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Wang chuanbin
/kloc-graduated from the painting and sculpture department of Hubei Academy of Fine Arts in 1970, majoring in oil painting, and now works in the library of Wuhan University of Technology. In his early years, due to fate, he was immersed in the field of ancient porcelain and wood products, asking about famous mountains, visiting kiln sites, and studying and collecting at the same time. In recent ten years, Huang Huali and old rosewood have been used as materials to make exquisite realistic sculptures.
Representative works:
Huang Huali, Hainan, one of the withered lotus series,
"Jiayuan" lobular rosewood,
Miss Luo Hainan's shell
Boxwood in the promised land
Sad tree leaves and ants Hainan huanghuali
Quiet road: boxwood mountain
Artistic experience
Wang Chuanbin has been obsessed with collecting and appreciating China ancient porcelain and wood products since he was in college, and devoted himself to the research and reproduction of Ming-style furniture in the next ten years. Now is the tenth year of making fine realistic sculptures.
His works are somewhat different from the common wood carvings we are familiar with. Rather than being called "woodcarving by new literati", his works wander in the expression of contemporary thinking and self-emotional catharsis, thus making his works highly recognizable and full of personality. In his view, ordinary wood carving often only uses wood as a medium, and it can also be stone carving or brick carving, rather than pure wood carving. For top wood carving, you only need to refine all the attributes of "wood" to the extreme, fully understand wood, the rational use of its texture structure, the extreme management of fiber toughness, the benefits of annual rings, buds, color difference, light and heavy oil content, and so on.
In order to get close to the top wood carving in his mind, for ten years, he stayed away from the noise and stayed in his studio, often working until the early hours of the morning. In Wang Chuanbin's works, he combines painting, design, literary play and literary accomplishment accumulated over the years. In addition, he received systematic and solid training in modeling ability during his college years, which made his works full of visual impact. In the process of carving, he is like walking a tightrope, constantly challenging the new vocabulary of carving. Through his subjective taste in everything, he presents a Zen style of oriental philosophy.
"The wind was blowing hard and the leaves in the yard rustled all over the floor. In the past, people's Qian Qian's grief was passed on to me. Every year at this time, I will carve leaves. Quite critical' means that another year has passed, and I want to keep my time in a solid form. "
"This year, I carved a leaf with an extremely ordinary shape. The leaves carved in previous years have a twisted and curly posture. This year, it seems unremarkable; But it pays attention to the rigid outline edge line and the hole that gives rhythm change, which is my painstaking arrangement; When I looked carefully under the lamp, its clear and subtle veins and meridians flashed, which touched me instantly. "
"This woodcarving scheme took about 70 days, but it took 108 to complete today. Repeated revisions, especially shoveling the meridians of leaves many times (actually, the shoveling is also very good, but I still feel that it has not achieved the most desired effect); The fluctuation of leaf surface, the change of leaf edge, the density of vein and the layout of moth-eaten holes all strive to change from concept to concept, so it is very brain-consuming. The length and thickness of the vein absorbs the effect of the ice crack, making it naturally appropriate and unobtrusive. It took a lot of thought and time. "
"I am slow to respond, have no agile skill and wise mind, and am used to indulging in one thing. I hate myself; See another way of life so moist, but mean to break free ... "
Wang Chuanbin completed a work, ranging from a few months to a year. In his works, people can feel his loneliness and pride, his strength in fighting against the surrounding environment, and his persistence in himself.
The life of the work was born from his hands, a journey to the world, or cherished and held hands; Or hidden in the cupboard, but pearls are pearls after all, and it is difficult to hide their light!
works appreciation
One of the sad leaves and ants
Skills: woodcarving works
Material: Huang Huali.
Dimensions: length 2 1 cm, width 6 cm, height 10 cm.
Significance of the work: This group of works has been done intermittently for seven years. Every autumn, I will pick up the first fallen leaf I see in the yard, then ponder it carefully, find inspiration from it, carve and create one or two pieces, and gradually accumulate to form such a group of works.
Title: Jiayuan
Skills: woodcarving works
Material: lobular rosewood
Dimensions: length 15cm, width 8cm and height 5cm.
Title: One of the series of dried lotus.
Skills: woodcarving works
Material: Huang Huali.
Size: 20 cm long, 5 cm wide and 32 cm high.
Title: Promised Land
Skills: woodcarving works
Material: boxwood.
Dimensions: length 2 1 cm, width 7 cm, height 10 cm.
Significance of the work: This work carves a free-playing ant with the black wood flower of boxwood, which makes the space focus at once; The reciprocating structure of loofah pulp produces exquisite and complex visual effects. The work took more than four months.
Title: Miss Luo's Shell
Skills: woodcarving works
Material: Huang Huali.
Size: each length, width and height is about 2 cm.
Significance of the work: "Time washes away the carrier of life, and quicksand erodes Miss Luo's home." Snail Shell is an important part of my previous life series. I spent almost half a year carving these thirty snail shells, and each one was changing in monotony. Different holes are arranged at different types of turning points, the clever use of wood color and how to correspond with wood grain are all under consideration, so that each one has a unique personality and vitality.
Title: Quiet Road
Skills: woodcarving works
Material: boxwood.
Size: 86 cm long and 0.7 cm in diameter.
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Name of the work: the past
Skills: woodcarving works
Material: Huang Huali.
Size: 35cm long, 20cm wide and10cm high.