Master of bamboo curtain painting

The famous bamboo curtain painter in modern times is Geng, a folk arts and crafts artist in China. Geng is a native of Liangshan Village, Youfang Town, Yangzhong City, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province. Because of his poor family, he studied and learned to be a craftsman from an early age. After graduating from high school, I dropped out of school and made a living by playing mats and weaving baskets. After many years as a craftsman, he gradually felt the monotony of weaving bamboo household utensils and began to pursue the diversification and artistry of weaving varieties.

Geng first wove mats with local folk customs. His designs include words such as "Fu", "Lu", "Shou" and "Xi", as well as images such as "Magpie climbing the branches" and "South Lake boat". Later, inspired by nave's calligraphy, he decided to weave "bamboo curtain painting". Because of his profound knowledge of bamboo weaving and his diligence, he carefully studied a set of his own techniques. He chopped bamboo strips into silk, which was as thin as hair, dyed and semi-hidden in natural bamboo filaments. Plus painting and calligraphy, the three-dimensional sense is very strong. He not only paints meticulously, but also weaves it with double-sided bamboo. His paintings, such as "Confucius" and "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", were lifelike and received rave reviews, so they were recorded in the China Folk Who's Who. At present, Geng is creating 65,438+000 statues of the Emperor China, 40 statues of the President of the United States and 65,438+0 works of the Four Little Dragons grabbing pearls.