Composition 1 on root carvings
As soon as school was over at noon today, I went to the school exhibition room with my grandfather to see the root carvings with a happy mood.
When I arrived at the school’s exhibition room, I saw lifelike root carvings: some looked like a naughty little monkey playing; some looked like a little sparrow singing on a branch; There are only woodpeckers that are treating the big tree; others are like kittens that are always nimble and catching mice. I'm really surprised that a small tree root can be carved into such a lifelike animal!
After I got home, I hurriedly asked my grandpa to make root carvings for me. Grandpa first prepared a knife, black pen, and tree roots. So grandpa first prepared a tree root that looked like a crocodile, cut two small pieces of wood from other wood to serve as the crocodile's mouth, and then used a black pen to draw two eyes on the "crocodile". Grandpa found another box of glue and two pieces of tree roots for the head and tail and glued them together to absorb shock. After a while, two decent-looking animals were born in his hands. All the animals seemed to be playing, really alive. Gen Diao's Composition 2
It was late at night, and the originally noisy city gradually fell silent. It was also quiet in the huge museum, without a sound.
“Hey, it’s so boring!” A sigh came from the dim light. It turned out to be a shiny, lifelike large root sculpture. "Hey, fire extinguisher, talk to me!" Dagendiao looked at the fire extinguisher not far away.
The fire extinguisher ignored the big root carving, but yawned, and then continued to scan the surroundings with its sour eyes.
"Hey, fire extinguisher, how can you be so rude?" The big root carving, who had never been ignored before, was obviously a little angry. "I am the most precious treasure in the museum, and everyone loves me. You...you...how can you do this to me?"
"I'm not being rude to you, I'm just doing my job! Care, I only care about your safety!" After saying that, the fire extinguisher continued to scan the surroundings with its sour eyes.
"Hey, it's so boring!" Seeing that the fire extinguisher ignored him, the big root eagle had no choice but to sigh and fall asleep.
"Beep... beep... beep..." Suddenly, a rapid siren broke through the tranquility of the night, and soon, thick smoke billowed in the quiet museum.
"Cough...cough...the fire extinguisher is on fire, what should I do? I am so precious, I don’t want to be burned into big black coals, I don’t want to, I don’t want to!" As he said this, the big root eagle cried. got up.
"Don't cry, don't cry! As long as someone comes, our fire extinguisher will work, and maybe the fire will be put out soon." The fire extinguisher comforted the big root carving while waiting anxiously.
After a while, the firefighters arrived. After they rushed into the museum, they immediately picked up the fire extinguisher and put out the fire. The fire was quickly put out, and the big root eagle said to the fire extinguisher embarrassedly: "Fire extinguisher, thank you for saving me. Fire extinguisher, can you forgive me? I just did that to you, it was so rude!"
The fire extinguisher smiled slightly and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter! You are a priceless root carving, and I am just an unknown fire extinguisher. How can you make me forgive you?"
"I know myself. You're wrong, every item has its own value, I shouldn't be selfish and arrogant and laugh at you. During the day, I am a proud big root carp, and at night, you are a proud fire extinguisher!" Da Gendiao said, lowering his head. .
Since then, the big root carving and the fire extinguisher have become best friends. During the day, the big root carving shows its value to people, and at night, the fire extinguisher performs its mission. Every night late at night, they would tell each other their stories. Listen, their stories began... Composition 3 of Gen Diao
I came to the home of my good friend Zhang Yiran.
When I arrived at her house, I found many root carvings. They were everywhere, on bookshelves, on tables, in corridors, next to cabinets...
These root carvings were carved by her father himself. Yes, it is said that root carving is hard to come by. You have to dig the tree roots first. However, tree roots are very particular! It should be difficult to crack, hard in texture, and shaped, such as: palm tree, wattle tree, etc.
Her father is very imaginative and can actually see the uneven tree roots as different animals. After finding the tree roots, first remove the bark, then dry it, then smooth it, drill holes, carve it, grind it finely according to the image in your mind, and finally spray paint it, and it's done!
There are so many root carvings in her house, and what I admire most is the tea table on the balcony. The tea table is also carved from tree roots. The top of the tea table is a smooth disk with a smaller circle carved in the middle. Next to it is a round thumb-like shape, which is golden and has the word " Tea". There is also a small circle on the right side below, where the tea cup is placed, and the bottom is supported. The tea table is natural, clean, non-toxic and beautiful. In addition, the balcony is transparent, so you can look at the scenery outside when drinking tea. Drinking tea in such an environment is both comfortable and peaceful. It is really pleasing to the eye and refreshing!
Each of these root carvings all shows her father’s superb carving art. Let’s praise one! Root Carving Composition 4
Today, the teacher took us to a bamboo root carving hall next to the beautiful Donggu Lake for an autumn outing.
I was carrying a bulging schoolbag, and the snacks inside were about to burst it. After a while, we came to the sculpture hall. I saw that the root carving artworks in the museum are of various shapes and forms, including "Wise Man", "Wisdom Brain" and "Lady Dressing Up". Among them, the one that impressed me most was the "Yu Li".
The shape of "Yu Li" is like a standing girl. She holds her hair in a high bun. Her body seems to be covered with a thin gauze, twisting her slender waist. , as if dancing, lifelike. At the same time, I also smelled a light fragrance coming from the piece. Just listen to the tour guide saying: "The material of Yuli is made of cedar. You see, these thin and twisted waist parts are due to the squeeze of hard rocks, causing the waist to deform. This work you You can touch it." As soon as the tour guide finished speaking, everyone rushed to touch it. I thought: The previous works were so rough, so this one should be the same. But as soon as my hand touched her, I was surprised to find that she was so smooth, completely different from what I thought before. Some students said, "This thing is really slippery!" Some said, "Has it been polished?" Others said, "How long will it take to complete this work?" Everyone was talking about it. At this time, the tour guide said: "Master Dehe discovered that the color and texture of the peeled cypress roots can particularly reflect the beauty of a woman. He won the gold medal at the folk handicraft exhibition in 20xx." I thought: Master Dehe must have spent a lot of effort to complete this work.
Finally, we reluctantly left the Root Carving Art Museum. Composition 5 of root carving
The shape, origin and development of roots. Some root modeling arts are called natural root crafts, while others are called root modeling and root art. It refers to handicrafts created by using plant roots, mainly rhizomes, root galls and scars of trees, collectively known as root carving. The art of tree root sculpture has a long history in our country. In 1982, archaeological work unearthed a tree root-shaped work "Warding Off Evil" from the Chu Tomb No. 1 in Mashan, Jiangling. It was ingenious in conception and vivid in shape. It shows that as early as 20xx years ago, this art had reached a relatively high level in our country. By the Tang Dynasty, this art had been widely spread among the people. Han Yu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote in his poem: "The fire penetrates the waves regardless of spring, and the roots are like the head, the face, and the body. If you occasionally return to the tree to live in the earth, there will be endless people seeking blessings." He vividly depicts the vivid shape of the tree roots. image. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a famous carving master in Fuzhou who used hard camellia tree roots and other materials, and carved them according to the situation and shape to create unique natural root wood carving crafts.
At that time, brothers Ke Chuancan, Ke Chuanzhong, Yu Lianke and others competed with each other, and it became popular for decades, and gradually developed the famous longan wood carving. In the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Summer Palace and Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai, there are still many exquisite works of art carved from tree roots. This fully shows that root carving has a high level of creation in the history of our country. Foreign friends call it "the most distinctive art in the East." In order to inherit, carry forward and popularize my country's traditional root art and improve its artistic value, my country established the Chinese Root Art Research Association in Beijing in 1986 . Many provinces and cities have also established root art research associations one after another to pave the way for root art enthusiasts and provide conditions for discussion and innovation.
The artistic and economic value of root carving
The reason why root carving works have its unique artistic style is that it can maintain its inherent natural qualities to the greatest extent and display its unique Material beauty. It is both natural and artificial, a product of the combination of natural beauty and artistic beauty, and has multiple values:
(1) Ornamental value. There are two main types of tree root art shapes. One is practical root carvings, such as: coffee tables, tables, chairs, flower stands, cigarette and tea boxes, pen holders, etc.; the other is display root carvings, such as: birds and animals, landscape figures and other shapes, which have high ornamental value. A root-carved flower stand, paired with better pots and landscapes, creates a noble and elegant trinity of scenery. The reason why root carving has a high ornamental value is that it is natural, full of wild interest, and combines roughness, simplicity, elegance, and exquisiteness. Displayed alone or in combination, they will add luster to the environment and be pleasing to the eye.
(2) Practical value. The practical value of root art mainly refers to practical items created by using the natural form of tree roots, such as flower stands, tables and chairs, cigarette and tea boxes, pen holders, etc. These works can be used in people's real life. . And it is more distinctive and interesting than other similar appliances.
(3) Economic value. Every work of art itself has a certain economic value. Especially the best works of root art have very high economic value. This mainly depends on the shape and art of the work plus the quality of the workmanship, because it does not have uniform specifications, and there is no uniform price. An exquisite large-scale root carving is worth thousands or tens of thousands of yuan. Composition 6 of Root Carving
On the second day of social practice activities, we visited the root carving exhibition in Jiangxiang Ecological Park. Facing those exquisite works, I couldn’t help but admire them.
The root carvings in the exhibition hall are not only diverse, but also lifelike. There is a majestic Bodhidharma holding a Zen staff, as if he is guarding the treasure; there is an eagle flying high in the sky, sounding, as if fighting against the storm. struggle; and the serene and amiable old birthday boy, as if he has just attended the Queen Mother’s peach party and is already a little drunk...
Among the many root carving works, the one that impressed me the most is the "Lion" ” and “Return with a full load.”
As soon as I entered the hall, I saw a "lion" with a bloody mouth. Thanks to the carvings of skilled craftsmen, its eyes, mane, teeth, and claws are all lifelike. Its eyes shone with a cold light, full of desire for prey, and its sharp teeth seemed to be able to crush any animal it was. Looking at it, it seems to be seeing a roaring grassland overlord, which makes people feel intimidated. Its sharp claws are like steel knives, which can make several deep claw marks on the ground. When I saw this, I couldn't help but take a breath. If I were caught by it, it would definitely be a dead end. . This male lion looks to the sky, as if announcing that he is the king. I sincerely admire those sculptors who give a root carving the breath of life.
After watching "The Lion", let's watch "Returning with a Full Load".
"Returning Fully Loaded" depicts a fishing boat with a huge harvest. You can imagine that as the sun sets, the fisherman sings the simple fishing song while rowing the fishing boat. His heart is sweeter than honey, and there is a smile on his face, as if he is thanking God that his hard work has finally paid off.
Just like that, he disappeared at the end of the sunset with his children...
The skills of those root carving masters are really amazing. They use their own wisdom, their own inspiration, and their own hands to make us wonder. It opens our eyes and brings us happiness. Composition 7 of root carvings
The hometown of root carvings is Kaihua County, Quzhou, where the root carvings are lifelike. Today I also had a good look at the root carvings.
When our family came to the home of my father’s friend Uncle Zhang, the first thing that caught my eye was the root carvings. There are decorations in the four corners of the living room. Walking a few steps up, you can see a root-carved tea table and another root-carved tea table next to the TV. I counted seven of them. It can be seen that he likes to collect these very much.
I walked over and looked at each one. This one was a beautiful woman. The roots were very interesting. The center was brown and the outside was white. So, the ingenious sculptors made the brown roots The place is carved into a head. The head is very detailed, the eyes are very lively, and there is a smile on the face. The strands of fine hair on her head and the curved bangs are all perfectly sculpted, and her lower body still retains the original shape of the tree. This beauty seems to be wearing a white robe, looking like a fairy descending to earth.
Here is a root sculpture of an old master. He is sitting upright, drinking wine with great interest. There is a pile of luggage next to him, and he should be on his way home. There are the root carvings of peanuts. The knobs on the tree have turned into peanuts, and the roots have turned into tentacles connecting the peanuts. I really admire the rich imagination and magical hands of the sculptors. There are also root carvings of frogs, coins, and argali sheep, but the most attractive thing is the tea table in the middle.
After dinner, we sat at this table and drank tea. I found that there were three stones in the middle of the table. My uncle told me that these stones have a vivid name called root boulders, which are formed because the roots of the tree wrap around the stones when they grow. Except for the tabletop being polished, everything else is formed naturally. This is called "three parts artificial, seven parts natural". Drinking tea in such an environment is really relaxing.
Root carving is a traditional Chinese art. It is strange and lively, which I really like. Composition 8 of Root Carving
Today, my father took me to the Tudaodao Root Carving Art Collection. It is located next to the north gate of Hongmei Park.
Judging from the appearance, Tu Yiyi Art Collection Museum looks like an antique building! After buying the ticket and walking in, I was shocked: Wow, there are so many beautiful root carvings! I asked Dad how they came from. Dad said: "These root carvings are made by Grandpa Tu and his disciples who have traveled through mountains and rivers to find roots of different shapes that have lasted for hundreds or even thousands of years. They were then recreated by Grandpa Tu and his disciples and carved into various lifelike images." Birds and animals, flowers and trees..."
Among the many bonsais, my favorites are the Plum Blossom Screen and the Boxwood Guanyin. According to the introduction of the staff, this plum blossom screen took many years to be carved by Grandpa Tu. The boxwood Guanyin has kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and looks extremely amiable. I admire Grandpa Tu's superb skills with admiration. There are also animal shapes among the root carvings, such as tiger cubs, peacocks, ospreys, etc., all of which are lifelike and vivid under the skillful hands of Grandpa Tu. According to the staff, Grandpa Tu devoted his entire life to his favorite root carving business. We are moved by his tireless pursuit of art.
Changzhou can also be said to be an ancient city with a long history. Many literati have emerged and written many immortal chapters. The heroic deeds of the Three Heroes of Changzhou are widely praised across the land of China. They are the pride of Changzhou people. I think Changzhou will have a better tomorrow and will attract more tourists to Changzhou. Root carving composition 9
After retirement, my grandfather likes to collect stones, fish and carve roots.
One day during the summer vacation, I followed my grandfather to the field to look for tree roots. We walked deeper into the field. Suddenly, my grandfather found three tree roots. He picked up an ax and chopped off the offending branches and threw them aside. , then picked up the shovel and shoveled the soil carefully, for fear of cutting off the tree roots, and pulled from time to time. Suddenly four big crickets jumped out.
An hour later, Root No. 1 was unearthed, and the tired and sweaty grandfather had a smile on his face. And my mind is full of questions. What can these "four dissimilarities" be carved into?
After another forty minutes, the root of tree No. 2 was also unearthed. This root turned upside down and looked like a big blooming flower. Nearly an hour later, No. 3 also came out. This one was the same as the first one - "four different things".
What kind of art will grandpa turn these messy tree roots into?
When we got home, grandpa took out the carving tools and took root No. 1 and two marbles to the backyard. I brought a basin of water and squatted on the ground to watch grandpa carving. Grandpa washed the roots and polished them smooth. , and then took a knife to carve on it, "Grandpa, what do you want to carve?" "Guess." Gradually, the tree root turned into a cow, but it only had three legs, and there was a wooden bump on the cow's back. Grandpa He drilled two holes in the cow's head with a knife, inserted two marbles inside, and a pair of live cow eyes were ready. "Give the cow a leg." Grandpa picked up the shortest wooden stick. Use glue to glue the hind legs on. Finally, grandpa used his magical hand wings to turn the wooden bumps on the cow's back into a sacred bird. A lifelike root sculpture was ready. I named it "The Divine Bird Riding the Divine Ox". Grandpa took it and placed it on the window sill of the living room.
In those days, Grandpa has been carefully carving his precious tree roots at home.
Grandpa carved Root No. 2 into a lively dragon with many long beards, like the Dragon King of the East China Sea in Journey to the West. I named it "Super Dragon King"
Grandpa started to create the third one. It had thin and long legs, like a mermaid. It raised its right hand and held a fake apple in its hand. Grandpa put a pink sun hat on it. I gave it It was named "Mermaid" and grandpa put it in the bedroom.
I feel that my grandfather’s hands are really dexterous. The strange tree roots turned into vivid works of art as soon as they were in his hands.
Grandpa said that they still need to be painted. I think when they are all completed, how vivid and beautiful those works of art will be! Composition 10 of root carving
There are many handicrafts on the bookshelf at my house, but my favorite is an eagle-shaped root carving.
This eagle-shaped root sculpture was a birthday gift from my uncle to me on my birthday. Its whole body is composed of black and gray. Although the color is dim and unobtrusive, its carving is very detailed. The eagle spreads its two wings, as if it is about to spread its wings and fly. If you don't look carefully, it really looks like a living eagle. I always regard it as a treasure and don't let others touch it, but the accident still happened.
I remember one time, a little brother came to my house. As soon as he walked into the house, he looked around and asked questions. Unexpectedly, my favorite root carving was taken by him. I secretly winked at my mother, but my mother came over and whispered to me: "What's the matter, let him play with it, it won't be damaged." I was very reluctant. I gave the root carving to the little brother. Although I was looking at my root carving all the time, when I took the root carving in my hand again, it had become a "disabled person" with missing arms and legs. I ran forward and scolded the little brother. At that time, I was so angry and sad that I hid in the small house alone and refused to come out. Although this root sculpture is no longer perfect, I carefully placed it on the bookshelf again.
Although my eagle root carving is not as beautiful as before in the eyes of others, in my heart, it represents vitality, which is something that other crafts cannot match. Today, I can still see this incomplete root carving on my bookshelf.
Whenever I encounter something unsatisfactory in the class, I walk up to it, and its sharp eyes seem to encourage me not to lose heart. Whenever I have conflicts with others and feel aggrieved, I will also talk to it. Its wings that are about to fly seem to tell me: "It is inevitable that there will be difficulties in life, and it will be fine in a few days." From this meaning It is said that this humble root carving has become an indispensable friend in my life. I love my root carvings.