【Explanation】Face molding refers to the kneading, rubbing, pressing, pointing, cutting, carving, and picking of dough by hand and various shaping tools, which is a unique traditional folk art in China.
On March 3, a reporter from China News Agency walked into the studio of Feng Gang, the inheritor of noodle sculptures in Yinchuan, Ningxia, and saw tall and powerful mythological figures, graceful Dunhuang fairies, and young girls wearing various ethnic costumes.
【During the same period】Yinchuan municipal face molding technique non-genetic inheritor Feng Gang
I personally tend to do ethnic and ethnic style works, similar to the 56 nationalities, or according to Dunhuang flying sky, opera characters, because this can reflect our broad and profound national culture. Many people like to do anime, cartoons, of course, this is also indispensable, but we still have a focus, that is, to put their own style, is similar to the national style of this style to reflect more perfectly.
【Commentary】Feng Gang became associated with face molding at the age of 1, and since he was a child, he saw his grandmother making flower dumplings and kneading noodles for people in the same village, and since then, the seeds of learning to make face molding have also taken root in his heart.
【During the same period】Yinchuan municipal face molding technique non-genetic inheritor Feng Gang
My relationship with face sculpture begins in the novel, when I was a child, my parents cut the queue in Nanniwan, and then I was sent to my grandmother, who was an elderly man in the village who was particularly good at making face sculpture and flower dumplings.
【Commentary】In Feng Gang's view, opening the face in the process of pinch face molding is the most important part, and whether a face molding work can be lifelike depends on the skill of the craftsman at this time.
【During the same period】Yinchuan municipal face molding technique non-genetic inheritor Feng Gang
So if you open the face, you must first grasp the proportion of the person (face), that is, pixel drawing is two-dimensional, but the open face is 3D. Then it first separates the position of the face from here, and then the nose, eyes, mouth and so on. In this process, it reflects the teacher's observation of this character and the ability to control this work.
【Commentary】In order to make the face sculpture can be seen and liked by more people, Feng Gang combined his years of business experience to develop different plans for different groups of people.
【During the same period】Yinchuan municipal face molding technique non-genetic inheritor Feng Gang
So what to do for children is to stick to some fairy tales and famous books that children are familiar with, especially those theme characters in the "Journey to the West" series. So what about making it for adults, such as private customization or family portraits, family affection. Only then will the demand be strong, and then the market can accept it.
【Commentary】In the future, Feng Gang hopes to produce more macroscopic works, so that a series of face sculptures can show a story or a historical node, so that more children can understand Chinese traditional culture through face sculpture.
Reporting by Xie Yu, Han Jiaqi, Yinchuan, Ningxia
Responsible Editor: [Liu Pai]