常州象牙浅刻艺术的传承与发展

The Inheritance and Development of Changzhou Ivory Light Engraving

本文介绍了常州象牙浅刻艺术经历的近四十年的发展,从村办企业到乡镇企业再变为承包制,最后走上了由传承人创办个人艺术工作室的发展模式;阐述了常州象牙浅刻通过刀法运用线条刻画的手法表现出来的效果既具中国画神韵又不失雕刻所讲究的金石刀味。常州象牙浅刻艺术在领军人物杨雪芳的带领下,涌现出以中国工艺美术大师萧剑波为主要代表的新一代传承群体,他们继承了浅刻传统艺术并发展了现代艺术,作品屡获国际国内比赛大奖,引领常州象牙雕刻艺术走上更高的境界。

This article describes the almost 40 years' development of Changzhou Ivory Light Engraving,which has experienced different modes,from Village-run Enterprise to Township Enterprise,to Contract System,finally to the Art Studio founded by the inheritors.It explains that the effect shown from the depiction of lines by using knives in Changzhou Ivory Light Engraving is characteristic of both the charm of Chinese painting and the strong attraction of knife-carving.Under the leadership of Yang Xuefang,the new generation of inheritors is emerging,the representative of which is Xiao Jianbo,Master of Chinese Arts Craft.They have inherited the traditional light engraving art and developed the modern light engraving art,whose works are awarded in the international and domestic competitions.They are leading Changzhou Ivory Carving to a higher level.