Woodcarving artwork is a variety of folk art classified as carving materials. Generally, fine, flexible, non-deformable tree species such as basswood, birch, phoebe, camphor, cypress, ginkgo, agarwood, mahogany, longan and other wood materials are used for carving. Usually, it also refers to carving crafts made of wood.
The art of woodcarving in China has a long history. Woodcarving is divided into many types due to its wide range of applications and decorations, diverse expressions, different wood textures and various types of carving techniques. All kinds of woodcarving crafts not only contain China's auspicious culture, but also reflect the extremely high artistic value of woodcarving. People can not only use it for collection, but it is also very beautiful. It is also an excellent decoration for homes, offices, or public places such as restaurants, restaurants, and leisure.
Decorative effect
Woodcarving furnishings are small artworks that are displayed and placed on cabinets, tables, and coffee tables for people to appreciate. They play a role in embellishing and beautifying the environment and giving people a beautiful enjoyment. Woodcarving furnishings and handicrafts express a wide range of subjects, including flowers, birds, animals, ladies and so on. Woodcarving practical handicrafts refer to the works of art that combine practical and artistic decoration using woodcarving craftsmanship, and can be divided into woodcarving decorations and other handicraft woodcarving decorations. There are many wood products and woodcarving decorative crafts, such as floor lamps, wall lamps, lacquer screens, woodcarving screens, mirror frames, pen holders, woodcarving clock seats and so on. The scope of decorating other handicrafts with wood carvings is even wider, such as tables, seats, cases, and shelves. There are many objects for decoration, such as jade, tooth carving, cloisonne, vase, flower pot, agate, jade, jewelry, porcelain and so on. These artworks are complemented by wood carvings, enriching the whole and adding artistic charm.
Woodcarving classification
Woodcarving artwork is one of the favorite and collected artworks, and it occupies an important place in the history of Chinese art. There are many types of it, and the classification method is not uniform. In all kinds of wood carvings, it fully demonstrates the three-dimensional beauty and craftsmanship created by environmentally friendly materials and craftsmanship. According to experts, woodcarving can be divided into two categories: craft woodcarving and artistic woodcarving.
The craft woodcarving can be divided into two types: ornamental and practical. Appreciation refers to the works of art displayed and set up on tables, tables, cases, and shelves for people to admire. It is carved using three-dimensional round carving techniques, such as birds and animals, flowers, birds, fish and insects, marine life, Chinese zodiac, etc.; practicality refers to the use of woodcarving techniques to decorate artworks that combine practicality and art, such as palace lanterns, Mirror frames, pen holders, pen holders, jewelry boxes, piggy banks, furniture carvings, etc.
Artistic woodcarving usually refers to works that are cleverly conceived, profound in connotation, can reflect the author's aesthetics and artistic skills, and fully reflect the interest of woodcarving art and the beauty of environmentally friendly materials. Artistic wood carving is the product of sculptor's ingenuity, and it is also a work of art for decoration, decoration, beautification of the environment, and edification of sentiment. It has high ornamental value and collection value. Such as our common root carving.
Carving craft
Round sculpture is the simulation of real animal sculpture, also known as three-dimensional sculpture. It can be appreciated from multiple directions and angles. The round sculpture is the overall expression of art on the sculpture. The viewer can see all sides of the object from different angles, from front to back. Carved left and right top, middle and bottom.
Relief: It is a kind of sculpture in which concave and convex images are carved on a plane. It is an artistic form of expression between round sculpture and painting.
Root carving is based on the natural and distorted forms of tree roots (including tree roots, bamboo roots, etc.) as the object of artistic creation. Artistic images such as characters, animals, and utensils are created through conceptual artistic processing and technological processing. Root carving art is a plastic art that discovers natural beauty and shows creative processing. The so-called "one-third artificial, seven-part natural."
