The colored sculpture of "Clay Fighter Zhang" raised the traditional clay figurine to the level of circular sculpture art, and with colors and props, it formed a unique style. It is another peak of clay sculpture art in China after Liu Yuan in Yuan Dynasty. His works are exquisite in art and far-reaching in the world, occupying an important position in the history of China folk art!
Clay figurine Zhang has a wide range of creative themes, reflecting folk customs, or based on folk stories and stage plays, or directly based on classical literary masterpieces such as Water Margin, A Dream of Red Mansions and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Modeling works are not only similar in shape, but also similar in spirit, reaching a state of both form and spirit. "Clay figurine Zhang" painted sculpture is simple, elegant and bright, and the materials used are exquisite. The clay figurines made by it have a long history, are lifelike and enjoy a high reputation in the world.
Clay figurine Zhang Caisu belongs to indoor exhibition sculpture, which is generally small in size and about 40 cm high. It can be placed on a desk or on a shelf, so it is also called shelf sculpture and color plastic arts. It is an art form widely used in various environmental decorations and plays an important role in serving the society and beautifying the environment.
Clay figurine Zhang's colored sculpture art is based on myths, dramas, novels and real life. Through "shaping" and "painting", it not only vividly shows the characters, but also shows the flavor of modern life, which is not only close to daily feelings, but also integrates the lyric and line art of China literary tradition. "360 lines" depicts a realistic and ordinary life; Zhang Mingshan of the first generation, Zhang Yuting of the second generation and Zhang Yue of the fourth generation all created this theme successively. The fisherman's question and answer not only reminds us of Shao Yong's fisherman's question and answer and Kong's Peach Blossom Fan's fisherman's question and answer-the former uses fisherman's question and answer to explain the truth of heaven and earth; The latter used the dialogue between Liu Jingting and Su Kunsheng to express the grief caused by the rise and fall of the country, thus revealing the illusion of life: where is the purpose and significance of life? So in the end, it comes down to a secluded fisherman-and what is shown to us through plastic and painting is not a fisherman in ordinary life, but two "retired" literati "meeting in the wild".
"Clay figurine Zhang" painted sculpture pays attention to the shaping and depiction of characters' personalities. A conversation between Rodin and gesell said, "I'll tell you an important secret. How do you think we got the impression of real life in front of this Venus statue? -it is knowledge from "shaping". This knowledge is reflected in the works of clay figurine Zhang, which is one of the reasons why there is a strong sense of life in clay figurine Zhang's works. They captured the instantaneous dynamics of the characters, and tried to describe the inner character of the characters and add color. The figures in Zhang Mingshan's Yan Zhen and Yan Renbo's sculptures are very precise. 1933, Xu Beihong commented on these two works in Continental Magazine: "The colors are elegant and simple, the proportion is accurate, the bones are positive, and the expression is subtle. What I can see in the north is only the images of Song Taizu and Taizong in the past dynasties. If in sculpture, although Yang Hui is not enough. The colored sculpture of Clay Fighter Zhang pays attention to the description of street life, and makes people feel that the work is real and touching with simple colors. For example, Zhang Yuting's Blowing Sugar Man and Selling Sugar Man (characters in 360 lines) were all real life in the market at that time. In shaping, the author accurately describes the personality characteristics and instantaneous dynamics of the characters, shows the texture of the characters' clothes with rough lines, and then paints them with a faint turquoise, which makes us see the vitality of life from this work. Xu Beihong once praised this kind of works: "These two cake sellers and a candy buyer believe in realistic masterpieces. His observation is accurate and his practice is sensitive enough to compete with the Russian Prince (1867- 1938), the largest sculptor in the world today. Prince tuttle wrote more about nobles and celebrities than people. If Yuan Lu (1838- 1902), a French19th century sculptor, has many manuscripts hidden in small palaces in Paris, he looks inferior to them all. If the author can expand its volume and cast it in copper, why not compete with Biguomeniere (1831-1905) for one day? 」
The work of "Clay Fighter Zhang" is a combination of modeling and painting. Shape first, then color. In the process of clay sculpture, modeling is the key-first, shape the big man dynamically, and then depict the lines of clothing to express the texture without hurting his bones. The meticulous calligraphy in China's paintings is often used in color paintings, adding light and color to his works. The ingenious combination of "shaping" and "painting" shows people a real and powerful life, making people see beauty in general and infinity in details and fragments.
The artistic tradition of China Line has always been the main aesthetic factor of plastic arts in China. With the development of operas and novels, this kind of civic literature and art became a pure visual art after the middle of Ming Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Chen Laolian's "Yuanyang Jia" and "The West Chamber of the Secretary" were the pinnacles of the Ming Dynasty. His dignified modeling and unpretentious line drawing art have far-reaching influence on later generations. In addition, Shangguan Zhou's "Painting Biography of Late Laughing Hall" is elegant and free and easy. "Clay figurine Zhang" painted sculpture is an artistic line that absorbs the tradition of China.