Among Chinese stone animal carvings, stone lion carvings have a unique style and can be produced in countless quantities. They are widely used for decoration, such as the stone lion carvings on both sides of the gates of imperial palaces, houses, government offices, temple shaped tombs, modern large-scale commercial buildings, hotels and restaurants, and the stone lion decorative carvings on bridges, monuments and workshops. The body shape of stone lions varies in various ways, such as standing, squatting, lying, and so on, with various shapes and often regional differences. Jinan EPS exterior wall The stone lions are carved from a wide range of materials, mostly sandstone, marble and granite. There are many kinds of stone carvings, such as cliff paintings, natural colored stone paintings, inlaid stone murals and stone screen carvings; Stone carvings of famous inkstones such as Duanxiyu, Lu, Taohe, Songhua, Temple of Heaven (or Pangu) and Helan; Paperweights, stationery stone carvings; Tea sets, wine sets, smoke stone sets, lamps and lanterns, table, chair, stool, tea table and other daily necessities, such as craft stone carvings, which are large in number and well made; Inkstone carving and other unique styles, EPS exterior wall manufactor It has become a wonderful flower of Chinese stone culture: mosaic stone murals are a new masterpiece of contemporary stone carving art. The colorful stone landscape carvings in the hall on the first floor of the Central Television Tower, completed by Nu Skin, are magnificent and amazing.
Stone carvings pay attention to lifelike shapes, round and delicate techniques, and smooth and free patterns. Its traditional skills began in the Han Dynasty, matured in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and became popular in the Tang Dynasty. There are mainly garden sculptures, architectural sculptures, sculptures, stone carving handicrafts, and hundreds of products: marble mantelpiece, figure sculptures, reliefs, abstract sculptures, fountains, flower pots, Roman columns, railings, pavilions, busts, door covers, stone benches, bathtubs, animal carvings, tombstones, antique sculptures, etc. Stone carvings have a long history. They pay attention to lifelike shapes, round and delicate techniques, and smooth and free patterns. Carving products mainly include figures, animals, fireplaces, flower pots, balustrades, fountains, reliefs, dragon pavilions, dragon pillars, jade pavilions, birds and animals, and various high-quality sculptures. It not only has the charm of ancient art, but also has the elegant and fast modern art style. It enjoys the reputation of "excellent workmanship" and "groundbreaking" at home and abroad. It is a collection of creative, design, production of various works of art. In short, it is a work of art carved from stone.
From the perspective of development, sculpture can be divided into traditional sculpture and modern sculpture. Traditional sculpture is a visual, tactile and static three-dimensional art form molded with traditional materials; Modern sculpture uses new materials to make anti traditional four-dimensional, five-dimensional, acousto-optic, soft and dynamic sculptures. According to traditional materials, and according to environment and function, it can be divided into urban sculpture, garden sculpture, indoor sculpture, outdoor sculpture, desk sculpture, shelf sculpture, etc. There are many kinds of sculpture materials, such as clay, stone, wood, metal, gypsum, resin, ivory, etc. Then several categories were developed: wood carvings: wood carvings have a long history. Most of the early themes were centered on religion. In addition to religious icons, they were also used for the decoration of altars and religious places. In countries where wood building flourishes, wood carving develops with architecture. Modern wood carvings have quite diversified styles and features, and artists like to use abstract forms to express them. In addition, wood carving is also an important contributor to the invention of printing. Please see woodcut prints for details; Stone carving: The regions where stone carving is developed have a lot to do with where the stones suitable for carving are produced. The regions where stone carving is developed have a long history of stone carving. In the past, stone carvings were often used as decorations of gardens, signs of doorways, or architectural decorations of mausoleums. Because the stone is thick (not easy to be stolen), and the details of carvings are not easy to be damaged by wind and rain, stone carvings are mostly in outdoor environments. The common stone carving material is marble. There are clay sculptures, ice sculptures, sand sculptures, metal sculptures and pottery.
Bonsai sculpture is an ingenious combination of plant cultivation technology and garden art. It is an organic unity of landscape, basin and several frames. It is mainly composed of trees and shrubs, with rocks, people, buildings, etc. as the background, to show the beautiful scenery of giant trees in the wilderness, lush forests or ancient trees with thousands of years. There are evergreen pines and cypresses, such as five needle pine, black pine, larch, juniper, etc; Flowers and fruits include camellia, brome, June snow, longevity peach, fire thorn, pomegranate, etc; Miscellaneous trees include broad-leaved trees, shrubs such as elm, skeleton, etc. The miniature bonsai, which is the size of a wine cup, is planted in a basin with a wild state, exquisite and attractive plant shape. The cursive potted landscape refers to the shape of plants into a certain word, commonly used as elm with golden leaves, rose vine, etc. The chrysanthemum potted landscape is to use the small chrysanthemums grafted on Artemisia annua to twist the artemisia stem and form a vigorous tree trunk by manual traction; Modern green sculpture three-dimensional sculpture, also known as "three-dimensional painting", can enjoy different scenery from different angles and positions. There are combinations of rattan plants and buildings, such as green bridge columns, colorful landscape walls, etc. There are sculptures of grass and flowers, such as the charmingly naive giant panda, the beautiful peacock, the elephant with a long nose, the giraffe with a raised neck, flocks of cattle and sheep, monkeys playing on horseback, etc