【Commentary】The person who is painting on the mirror in the picture is named Sheng Yan, I saw him pressing the mirror with his left hand, holding a utility blade in his right hand, and through the light, a kitten with fluffy hair and wide eyes jumped on the "mirror".
【Commentary】Sheng Yan is a national first-class artist and a national senior craftsman. In 1994, my parents opened a glass decoration shop, and there were many discarded mirrors in the store. At that time, the 19-year-old felt that it was a pity to abandon it, so he carved, colored, and electrified the reverse side of the mirror and sold it as a decorative ornament. After years of hard work and exploration, Sheng Yan's "mirror light sculpture" has won the national invention patent, and he has been praised by the industry as "the first person in mirror painting".
【During the same period】National first-class artist, national senior craftsman, Sheng Yan
Every kind of work has its own artistic charm, including my oil painting from watercolor to Chinese painting, in fact, it is all integrated into this mirror painting.
【Commentary】According to Sheng Yan, although mirror painting is novel, it can be traced back to the ancient Chinese copper mirror making process. The mirror is made of glass, with a layer of mercury paint on the reverse side, and the mirror painting creation is actually carved on the mercury paint.
【Commentary】Sheng Yan said that from the sketch on the paper, to the final copy of the mirror on the reverse side, to the engraving and coloring, there are complex and meticulous process steps behind each mirror painting.
【During the same period】National first-class artist, national senior craftsman, Sheng Yan
That is, we draw on paper sometimes very excited, and then draw on this mirror, you can't make yourself excited, you have to maintain a very normal mentality, and then it can't be altered, because the thickness of mercury is limited, so before drawing on the mirror, all on the paper to draw a lot of drawings, you have to put each link, how to draw it in your head, like a movie to demonstrate again, and then go to complete this creative process.
Sheng Yan said that creating a medium-sized work generally takes two or three months or even half a year, consuming nearly 200 blades. Although the creative process was arduous, he did not want to give up and continued to innovate techniques.
【During the same period】National first-class artist, national senior craftsman, Sheng Yan
Why do we say that the night scene at night, neon lights are very colorful, and it (mirror painting) can also give people a very reverie such an effect.
【Commentary】Sheng Yan said that he is a native of Wuhan Caidian, which is the hometown of Zhiyin and has rich local and cultural resources. Next, we will integrate mirror painting elements into the local cultural tourism industry, explore and create a new landmark of Cai Dian mirror painting culture, and help the development of hometown.
【During the same period】National first-class artist, national senior craftsman, Sheng Yan
So now I want to develop this mirror painting into an industry, in addition to a large number of original works, you can use mirror painting as a carrier to do some cultural and creative products, and at the same time this mirror painting (promotion), more people like to learn, turn it into a new type of painting.
Reporter Zou Hao reported from Wuhan, Hubei Province
Responsible Editor: [Luo Pan]