(Reporter/Wei Jinfeng) "I saw that the old woman was so old, so I called my relatives with my mobile phone. She smiled so happily that I wanted to create a work on this theme, and the name was "Chinese Dream". " The inspiration for his own creation comes from a photo, and the creator Cao said frankly.
Nanfang Daily reporter learned that Qingyuan won many awards at the Guangdong Arts and Crafts Exhibition on October 4th, 2010. Among them, the water splashing portrait sculpture by Zhong and the woodcarving screen by Chen Daiqing won gold medals respectively, while the root carving by Wu and Li Huihong and the woodcarving ornaments of Qingyuan (chicken) by Ma Guixing won gold medals respectively.
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Cao Lao's studio is located in a furniture factory near Henghe Street Office. It looks quiet and peaceful in the autumn sunshine.
In the exhibition hall on the first floor, the reporter saw this work, The Chinese Dream, which won the gold medal in Guangdong Arts and Crafts Exhibition in 20 14. This is a portrait sculpture of an old woman of Shui nationality with distinctive national characteristics. Grandma is talking on the phone with her mobile phone, laughing to reveal two front teeth, and the wrinkles around her eyes are narrowed together, which makes people feel a little warm. "I want to express the' Chinese Dream' through this work and reflect the changes in this society and people's lives." Cao Lao talked about the creative process and purpose.
When interviewed by reporters, Cao Lao's wife, Sugar Singing, was still wearing work clothes and writing with a meat cleaver. In the 20 14 Guangdong Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Sugar Singing's "Qingyuan (Chicken)" woodcarving decoration also won the silver prize.
"Qingyuan (Chicken)" woodcarving is created around chickens. A magnificent rooster and hen nestled under a group of chicks with different expressions. Sugar Singing told reporters with a smile that this rooster represents Qingyuan and the chicken below represents the counties and cities below Qingyuan. Qingyuan chicken is also a feature of Qingyuan, so I thought of sub-regions and created this work in three months.
The reporter learned that two pieces of root carvings and ornaments by the couple craftsman Qin Se's works "Zhong Kui Marries a Woman" and "Wei Zhen Gunsan" in Qingyuan won the gold medal and silver prize in "201Guangdong Arts and Crafts Exhibition" respectively, which filled the gap in Qingyuan arts and crafts industry.
In May this year, Qingyuan Intangible Woodcarving participated in the 10th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industry Expo, and boxwood carving's "Hehe Life" created by Cao and Cao won the "China Arts and Crafts Cultural Creativity Award", which was the first national gold medal won by Qingyuan for the 10th consecutive ICIF.
"It is my dream to spread the woodcarving culture of Changjia to thousands of households in northern Guangdong and pass on the woodcarving skills of Changjia to towns and communities in Qingyuan." Talking about the next development, Cao Lao admits that what he wants to do most is to let woodcarving enter the campus.