In some stores or gates, you often see large stones in the shape of lion models, which look very realistic. There are also some things that are placed at home as decorations. These things are all carved out of stone mountains. stone mountain carving is a craft with high appreciation value. How much do you know about it, let me tell you about it next.
Nowadays, many urban landscapes are decorated with sculptures, especially some of the better scenic spots.
1. Leisure and entertainment functions. With the development of society, the types of sculpture have broken away from the pattern of political functions and are closely linked with people's lives. In the pedestrian streets of some cities today, there will be several statues of figures appearing on the streets, no longer standing tall in the middle of the road or in the park in the middle of the street, and no longer having the words "no touching" posted. They have familiar clothes, the same size as us, and some familiar characters, which make these works of art come into our lives, feel the joy that art brings us in life, increase the interaction between citizens and the environment, and improve urban cultural taste.
2. Cultural transmission function. In cities, it is architecture and sculpture that give people an intuitive feeling. Compared with architecture, sculpture has more humanistic care. It has warmth and emotion and is palpable. Through sculpture, people can see the character and temperament of a city.
3. Spiritual symbolic function. Sculpture is because of its strong visual effect, deep emotion and artistic vitality. Urban sculpture is a form of expression of sculpture art, and it is also a plastic art of public space. In addition to the personal skills of the sculptor, it must also be combined with the public culture of the city.
Stone mountain is a kind of plastic arts, also known as sculpture, which is the general term for the three creative methods of carving, engraving and sculpture. Generally refers to the use of various plastic materials, such as gypsum, resin, glue, etc., or hard materials that can be carved and engraved, such as wood, stone, metal, jade, code, etc., to create visual sculptures with a certain space. Art that reflects the social life at that time, expresses the artist's aesthetic feelings, aesthetic emotions, and aesthetic ideals. Commonly used rocks include granite, marble, bluestone, sandstone and so on.
