试论当代玉雕花鸟和弥勒的创作

Some Personal Views on Contemporary Jade Carving Creation of Flower-and-Bird and Maitreya

花鸟和弥勒作为两种不同的玉雕题材并非毫无关联。作为一名玉雕艺术创作者,笔者在创作实践中,体会到这两种题材之间有着某种文化关联。因此希望通过个人的玉雕创作实践以及对相关古代艺术作品的研究、解读,找出存在于它们之间的内在关系,从而协调两种题材在艺术表现上的审美冲突。本文将从院体花鸟玉雕和弥勒玉雕创作的合理性谈起,追溯古代院体花鸟、弥勒及佛教造像背后的文化脉络。同时从文化的内在联系上,阐明院体花鸟玉雕与弥勒玉雕之间的情与理、雅与俗的辩证关系。

As a contemporary jade carving creator, the author learned some experiences in the practice that there is relationship between the two different themes of jade carving such as flower-and-bird and Maitreya. By analyzing the creative practice and the ancient works of the same theme, the author finds out relationship between jade carving of flower-and-bird and Maitreya to realize harmony of two kinds of jade theme creation in artistic style and aesthetic pursuit. This paper talks about the rationality of the jade carving creation of courtyard flower-and-bird and Maitreya, and recalls the development of context behind the ancient courtyard flower-and-bird and Maitreya statue. It also illustrates the dialectical relationship beteween emotion and reason, the elegant and vulgar of jade carving creation of courtyard flower-and-bird and Maitreya according to cultural background. The jade carving of courtyard flower-and-bird and Maitreya can be unified under the idea of zen, which can provide a theoretical basis for jade carving creation on the realization of the unity of artistic style in two different themes.