[Hong Kong Story] Hong Kong artists delve into woodcarving skills to show Chinese culture to the world
[Explanation] The eighteenth class of martial arts, exquisite carving, is a Hong Kong artist who is demonstrating woodcarving skills, named Chen Yushu, who is the fourth generation inheritor of classical furniture making skills.
In order to give a gift for the centenary of the founding of the party, he devoted himself to the creation of a series of furniture works called "Tong Dao" six months ago.
[Concurrent] Hong Kong artist Chen Yushu
The tenon and tenon structure of the furniture symbolizes cohesion, unity, and fit. The simple shapes of these lines represent the hardship and simplicity of the Chinese Communist Party.
The crutch patterns on the teeth and grids, as well as these gentle straight lines and curved arcs, symbolize the tortuous environment in our journey.
Therefore, some of the snails, dharma wheel, goldfish, and pan length on these sculptures belong to the eight treasure patterns, and some fish drums, jade flutes, and swords belong to the Taoist eight treasures (patterns). We put this set of works to symbolize our Chinese culture. Tolerant and mutual-learning work, we named it "Together with Joys and Sorrows".
[Explanation] Chen Yushu was born in Putian, Fujian. In 1973, he was born in a woodworking family.
Under the subtle influence of his ancestors, Chen Yushu has developed a keen interest in classical woodcarving furniture since he was a child.
In 1997, he went to Southeast Asia and traveled north and south, dedicated to telling the world the charm of Chinese classical wood carving art.
[Concurrent] Hong Kong artist Chen Yushu
When I was 24 years old, I went to Southeast Asia alone. I moved to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, then to Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, then to Australia, and then to the island country of Fiji in the South Pacific. Some art lovers communicate together.
In the process of mutual learning and cultural exchanges between civilizations of the "Belt and Road", we have come into contact with many art lovers who worship Chinese culture and use works as a carrier to spread our Chinese culture. Our China story.
[Explanation] From New York in the United States to Paris in France, from London in the United Kingdom to Sydney in Australia, Chen Yushu has successively established art centers in many countries around the world, dedicated to spreading Chinese culture.
Based on Hong Kong, Chen Yushu believes that Hong Kong is a city that integrates East and West and embraces everything. It is a gathering point of global talents, capital, information and ideas. It has a unique advantage and position in disseminating Chinese culture to the outside world.
[Concurrent] Hong Kong artist Chen Yushu
The culture of Hong Kong is not divorced from Chinese culture. On the contrary, it is rooted in our traditional Chinese culture.
At the same time, it integrates multiple cultures.
For example, the Hong Kong Cultural Festival is an annual grand ceremony that covers Hong Kong's traditional arts and culture in all aspects. Art Basel gathers top artists from all over the world, and both represent that Hong Kong is the center of Eastern and Western performing arts and an important stage for global art works. In this hot land of Hong Kong, it has unique advantages and functions to show the charm of oriental culture, tell Chinese stories well, deepen the understanding of traditional Chinese culture in various countries, and promote harmonious but different and eclectic cultural exchanges.
[Commentary] Chen Yushu said that in the future, he hopes to send his works to the Louvre Museum in Paris, the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and other art halls for exhibition, and use the works of art as a bridge to let more people around the world understand Chinese culture and fall in love with it. Chinese culture.
Reporter Fan Siyi reports from Hong Kong
Editor in charge: [Chen Haifeng]