Original title: Yongcheng Intangible Cultural Heritage | Filigree enamel: the fingertips "pinch" out of the intangible cultural heritage
Ningbo, March 11 news (reporter Zhang Wenwen correspondent Zhu Haisheng Zhuang Yuan) "It takes time to do filigree enamel painting, but every time I do it, my whole person is in a state of full dedication, probably this is called obsession." Meng Jinhua, who lives in Hongtang Street, Jiangbei, Ningbo, is working on her latest work, "Happy on the Eyebrows", and she has completed 20 works in the past year since she created the filigree enamel painting.
A year ago, by chance, Meng Jinhua was introduced by a friend to several non-hereditary heirs who made filigree enamel paintings, and through regular mutual exchanges and discussions, coupled with his own continuous exploration and research, Meng Jinhua quickly became proficient and gradually attracted by the charming beauty of filigree enamel paintings. "The finished product is elegant, vivid and can give people a bright feeling." Since then, she has embarked on her own creative path with interest and love.
Cloisonné is named "copper tire filigree enamel", because of its exquisite craftsmanship, it was listed as the first batch of intangible cultural heritage by the state in 2006. Cloisonné filigree enamel painting breaks through the previous restrictions that can only be attached to copper tires, has more "possibilities", and the production themes are more extensive, including landscapes, flowers and birds, thangkas, etc., showing the beauty of Chinese paintings, but also showing a surprising three-dimensional artistic effect.
Selection, drawing, filigree, point blue, drying, gluing... After the completion of more than ten pure manual processes in the whole process, a beautiful filigree enamel painting can be completed, of which the most important link between filigree and dot blue is also the soul, bone and flesh that constitute the filigree enamel painting. Speaking of kung fu, only to see Meng Jinhua holding aluminum wire in his left hand, the tweezers and scissors in his right hand switch smoothly, and between the bends and turns, a delicate and delicate flower prototype appeared.
Filigree is the bending of gold-plated aluminum wire according to the pattern, forming a smooth line and three-dimensional pattern on the plane. The paintings that have undergone the "filigree" process are covered with dense lines, which have both the beauty of traditional Chinese patterns and the charm of abstract lines. After "filigree", it is "point blue". The most amazing thing about dot blue is that the design pattern is not marked with color, what kind of color the flowers are in the work, what color is the bird, whether the background is painted blue or green, whether the contrast is soft or strong... It's all in the hearts of the creators. Meng Jinhua chooses colors and matches colors with experience and imagination, and the works in his hands instantly become dazzling and sparkling.
"Filigree enamel painting is not difficult to say, it is not easy to say, in addition to painting skills, you also need to have a certain sensitivity to color." Meng Jinhua said that if you want to make a beautiful work, you need to have a certain artistic foundation. During college, Meng Jinhua chose to major in art education, and her good art skills also gave her the opportunity to teach in the art industry in the future, so far she has 24 years of experience as an art teacher, and she has a lot of time to teach art courses at a training institution in Hongtang Street, and she can devote herself to her love. "Except for weekday evenings and weekends when I need to teach, the rest of the time is my own." Meng Jinhua said that her husband has shouldered more burdens in terms of family and child-rearing, just to support her love of creation.
The complexity of the works of different sizes and the patterns determine how much time it takes. "Small, simple paintings can be completed in as little as 3 days, and large-scale works can take several months." Meng Jinhua said that at present, she devotes most of her time to making filigree enamel paintings, and when a beautiful work is completed, her heart is full and happy, and the work brings her not only a sense of accomplishment, but also a sense of pride that the culture can be inherited.
Intangible cultural heritage should be learned and understood, and it should be passed on and carried forward. Meng Jinhua hopes to increase the interest class of filigree enamel painting in the future, so that children can understand traditional culture, love traditional skills, and strive to cultivate a new generation of intangible cultural heritage craftsmen, in addition, she also said that if she has the ability, she hopes to combine filigree enamel painting with public welfare undertakings to make intangible cultural heritage skills have higher value.
Source: CCTV