Chairman of Wuhan Jiangxia Arts and Crafts Association
Yang Jingbai? Senior technician
Hubei root carving artist
Executive director of Hubei Bonsai Root Carving Art Association
Chairman of Jiangxia Arts and Crafts Association of Wuhan E-mail: 1398863691 @ 163.com
Honor
Gold Award of China "Longevity Cup" Root Art Exhibition
Silver Award of China Wuhan Agricultural Expo
. This old artist who participated in the Olympic Games, the Wenchuan earthquake relief, the 6th anniversary of the National Day and the National Agricultural Fair's exhibition, has countless works of root carving on his desk and behind his door, which are like wild animals with their teeth bared, or like birds spreading their wings, allowing thousands of scenery to "wither away". The image is vivid and lifelike ...
A family of woodworkers is attached to roots
He read a lot of related books and materials, and visited and studied in other places. After more than forty years of painstaking exploration and research, he gradually formed a unique and dynamic artistic style. He has created more than 2 works of root carving such as figures, animals and mountain scenery, and won more than 2 national, provincial and municipal awards.
Pursuing "root flavor" and turning decay into magic
Yang Jingbai's root carving is full of strong natural beauty. He paid attention to the comprehensive research on the shape, spirit, meaning and interest of root carving, and carefully tried to figure it out. With the inside story of life and understanding of artistic beauty, Yang Jingbai excavated and created beauty from the stubborn and decadent roots. Those mottled and knotted dead trees and broken roots turned into vivid works of art under his insight.
His masterpiece "The Rise of the Wonder Eagle" has rough lines, and the eagle's trunk is made of pure natural texture without any deliberate carving. It is the only root carving art donated by our province to the 28 Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee. "Call the Wind and Call the Rain" and "The Rise of the Lion" stand out among thousands of exquisite and large-scale exhibits, and successively won the gold medal in the 26 National Longevity Cup Root Art Exhibition. On the eve of National Day this year, in order to welcome the 6th birthday of New China, Yang Jingbai specially produced a root carving work named "Auspicious Three Treasures". This pair of brave warriors are made of hard thousand-year-old tree stumps, carefully carved, and stand tall, which means family harmony and good luck. In December this year, six of Yang Jingbai's works were compiled by China Cultural Information Association, and their root works were highly praised by people in the industry at home and abroad.
devote yourself to the creation and experience of root carving life
The success is often full of hardships and twists and turns. From abandoned roots to beautiful root carvings, it takes at least one year to go through many procedures. To the critical period of creation, Yang Jingbai often stays up all night.
The uniqueness and unrepeatability of root carving are the source of Yang Jingbai's creation. In order to find good raw materials, he often forgets his work. One winter, for the sake of a big tree root, he spent more than eight hours in the biting cold wind to clean up the tree root wrapped in ice soil, and the only one left on his body was soaked with sweat. When writing The Rise of the Eagle, Yang Jingbai worked so hard that the button sawed three of his fingers. A month later, before the wound healed completely, he returned to work.
Art is priceless and affectionate
"Some people create root carvings in order to get a good price, but my root carvings are never sold, only kept in my collection. In my heart, these treasures are more valuable than anything else." Talking about his own creation, Yang Jingbai is very talkative. "Now that the material life of our people has improved, we should pursue some healthy spiritual life. I collect these things to let more people feel the charm of art."
During the Wenchuan earthquake in p>28, Yang Jingbai spontaneously organized an earthquake charity sale in the "Love Disaster Area" and donated all the proceeds of the charity sale to the Sichuan earthquake-stricken area.
In his 4 years as an artist, Yang Jingbai is not a pure root carving artist. From learning crafts with his father, to a miner, the head of a trade union club and even the chairman of a trade union in Jiangxia Food Center, no matter how his job changes, Yang Jingbai never changes his ambition of root carving. Root art has become the most important part of Yang Jingbai's life, and it is not only the roots but also life that is carved with one knife and one axe.