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interview
by Luwenyun and Chaozhenqing
Interview with Duan Yongheng:
Duan Yongheng was born in Huangyuan County Xi’ning, Qinghai province
in 1943. He is Han nationality. He is the member of Qinghai Province
Folklore Artists Institution and Huangshui River Origin Artists
Institution. He started to self-teach drawing at 1957. when he was
young, he liked the fine arts very much. He liked to draw the person
and the natural scene. Once he was in charge of drawing the
propaganda picture in Four-clear campaign,；rhyming
the Great Culture Revolution poems,；painting
the all kinds of Mao Zedong picture on the wall of every units
within his county to popularize “the Three Loyalty”；helping
to make the background picture of pattern drama hold by county
culture working group; painting the county cinema propaganda picture
and colorful car making scene at the art activity of production
groups. In 1973, he designed the.jpg)
exporting carpet in National appliance factory and drew the lamp row
for the county culture museum with 《the
First Myth》， 《Three
Kingdom Story》,
《The
Story by the Water Margin》as
its main contents.In 1995, he painted the scene of <Western Adventure Story> and <Red
Mansion Dream> on the Gujian Gate of Beijing Oversea Chinese Hotel
and the folklore person figures of the corridor of the Huang village
Architecture head company in Daxing County in Beijing. He was
praised the gold medal at the 120th anniversary of
commander-in-chief Zhu’s birthday and the exhibition match of people
honored artists, and was honored as the people meritorious artist
for his painting <Dare less to all difficulties>. In the 10th
anniversary of Deng Xiaoping death, he ranked first in the “Century
Monument” national painting and writing exhibition match and was
awarded the title of Chinese Celebrity and Contemporary Top Hundred
Artists.
Questions:
1)
When did you start to learn the drawing?
Answer: I started to draw at 1957 . I won’t give it up even till
today, as I like it very much.
2)
Did you taught by yourself or teacher?
Answer: By myself. Because, at that time, I was very poor and can’t
afford, I decide to learn it myself as I like the fine arts
,especially the figure and natural scene since childhood.
3)
Can you please talk something about your influence exerted to
the society?
Answer: In 1973, i designed the exporting carpet in National
appliance factory and drew the lamp row for the county culture
museum with
《the
First Myth》， 《Three
Kingdom Story》,
《The
Story by the Water Margin》as
its main contents. In 1995, I painted the scene of <Western Adventure Story> and <Red
Mansion Dream> on the Gujian Gate of Beijing Oversea Chinese Hotel
and the folklore person figures of the corridor of the Huang village
Architecture head company in Daxing County in Beijing.
4)
Can you please list the rewards and titles awarded?
Answer: I was
praised the gold medal at the 120th anniversary of
commander-in-chief Zhu’s birthday and the exhibition match of people
honored artists, and was honored as the people meritorious artist
for my painting <Dare less to all difficulties>. In the 10th
anniversary of Deng Xiaoping death, I ranked first in the “Century
Monument” national painting and writing exhibition match and was
awarded the title of Chinese Celebrity and Contemporary Top Hundred
Artists.
Interview with Tian Juying:
Tianjuying was born in Xining City, Qinghai Province in 1968. She is
Han nationality. She started to learn the paper cutting in 1976. She
is the member of Provincial Folklore Artists Institution,
Cotemporary writing and fine arts Institution, Chinese Writing and
Painting Institution and Huangshui River Source folklore artists
Institution. Her works include: 46 Mao Zedong images from the youth
to the year of Cultural Revolution；<Ten
Commanders-in-chief and Ten Generals>;the Party and Government
leaders; partial characters from the folk-custom；the
paper
.jpg) cutting
great man image exhibited in the Qinghai Province Museum at 2004;
<Four Masterpieces>; folk legend and classic characters; the
paper-cutting image for Mao Zedong, Chou Enlai, Zhu De, Liu Shaoqi,
Chen Yun, Deng Xiaoping, which is shown in the “Song for the Chinese
Harmony” the world Chinese spring handwriting and painting match at
2006. With the gold medal at that match, it was also exhibited at
the People’s great meeting hall and Martial Museum, judged as the
national treasure, collected by the organizer and titled by “
Special Art work ”. It once was ranked the first at the 120th
anniversary of the chief-in-commander Mr. Zhu
De’s birthday and the Meritorious People’ s Artists Handwriting and
Painting Match. Her traditional Chinese painting <Dare to All
Difficulty> won the title of Meritorious People’ s Artist. Her
superior artworks are also awarded the golden medal at the “century
monument” national handwriting and painting exhibiting match in the
memorizing the 10th anniversary of the Mr. Deng Xiaoping
death. Her <Four Modernization> won her the name of “the Chinese
celebrity, contemporary top 100 artists”.
Questions:
1) When did you start to learn the paper cutting?
I began to learn paper cutting since 1976, with the guidance of my
mother.
2) What are the characters of the paper
cutting?
It seems no character in paper cutting. Practice makes perfect. You
also need to be patient and careful in doing it.
3) Which are your main works of your paper
cutting?
Well, there are many figures, such as Chairman Mao, ten Generals,
and characters in novels.
4) What drives you to join in this line?
I have great interest in it. At first, my mother opposed me to learn
paper cutting; gradually, she taught how to make it.
Interview with Yang Zenggui:
Yang Zenggui, 64, lives in Hougou village at Shenzhong town. He
works in one wood.jpg)
products factory in Huangyuan. This 64-year-old man has been even in
this line for 51years, who is the only inheritor of the Huangyuan
Lamp row artwork. Born in the peasant family in 1943, he start to
the woodmaking in 1956 when he was 13. His woodmaking was equisite
and attractive. He once said:” when we carve after painting, we
should fix the wood board first. Or the wood will be out of the
place and the whole works will be ruined.” Using his left hand, he
was very careful
and concentrated. We can understand his skill by looking at his
facial expression: firstly painting; secondly craving, three layers
inside out; last craving, also the most important procedure, need
the basic ability which can adjust the craving strength according to
the density of the wood.
Questions:
1)Mr. Yang, where are you from?
I live in Hougou village at Shenzhong town.
2)How long did you involve in this line?
I have been even in this line for 51years and started to the wood
making in 1956 when I was 13
3)When did you start to make the lamp row?
At first, I made lamp row in Huangyuan Champer of Commerce, then in
Huangyuan Wood Products Factory. In 1992, I was invited to make it
in local cultural bureau.
4)Can you talk to us some skill needed to make
the lamp row?
Yes, making lamp row requires both patience and physical strength. I
must concentrate in making it. The procedures is like this: firstly
painting; secondly craving, three layers inside out; last craving,
also the most important procedure, need the basic ability which can
adjust the craving strength according to the density of the wood.
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