At all times and in all over the world, stone carving is a form of artistic expression. So, what are the characteristics of oriental stone carving? What are the characteristics of the West? Next, let us take a look together!
Among ancient Chinese
stone sculpture, works of arts and crafts occupy an absolute position. Although there are few pure stone carving works in ancient times, the aesthetic feeling, sense of volume and sense of weight in shape have the remarkable characteristics of stone carving. Decoration is a major feature of ancient Chinese traditional stone sculpture. Ancient Chinese stone sculpture have obvious painting properties. The colored painting on the stone carving improves the expressive ability of the stone carving. Chinese stone sculpture are also imagery, just like Chinese calligraphy and painting, with free and easy freehand splashed ink and concise expressive language, but they have achieved a vigorous expressive force.
1. The image is extremely rich and the number has increased
It mainly describes images of various social status such as warriors, attendants, dancers, and dancers. The stone carving method gradually breaks away from stylization, and the image is realistic and vivid.
2. The use of stone carving materials is becoming more and more extensive
Sculpture materials show a trend of comprehensive application, such as bronze, gold, silver, lead, pottery, jade, stone, teeth, bone and so on. There were also new developments in the production techniques of various materials, and the pursuit of simplicity and beauty became the dominant aesthetic trend of this period, especially in bronze, jade and lacquered wood stone sculpture. stone sculpture during this period have not yet emerged from technical fine arts, so they still retain a strong decorative effect.
Third, the emphasis is on shape
This was continued in ancient Greece, and the golden ratio was used in stone sculpture at that time. The stone sculpture of western characters are vivid and lively! Western aesthetics emphasize straightforwardness, clarity, and boldness; Western figure stone sculpture emphasize the beauty displayed by themselves. For example, the statue of the Roman Emperor Augustus: with piercing eyes, as if seeing a bright future. In the stone sculpture of Western figures, men and women are mostly half-naked or naked, giving people a strong visual impact.
This is because the Greco-Romans appreciated the burly and round physique of human beings, which is definitely not found in Chinese stone sculpture. Chinese stone sculpture hope to express this beauty directly and melodiously, and hope that the audience can associate and feel it. Western civilization is a typical marine civilization, which focuses on adventure and conquest, and is extremely expansive. This kind of civilization reflected in the stone carving art will particularly highlight its own heroic temperament and outgoing and bold aesthetic taste.
