格古匠心 贵在创新--罗安钢和他的竹雕薄意微刻

Craftsmanship with Inventive Style and Top Priority over Innovation

宁可食无肉,不可居无竹。中国文人对竹的钟情源远流长,而基于竹文化的竹刻工艺,则成为江南文化的一张名片。特别是明代中叶起,经文人与艺术家们共同努力,将竹刻推到登峰造极的地步,按艺术家们所在的区域形成了"嘉定竹刻"与"金陵竹刻"两大流派,他们创作的各色文房器具.陈设雅玩,已成为了传统的艺术瑰宝。从此,竹刻艺术,人才辈出。日前,笔者有幸相识罗安钢,并为他的竹雕微刻所吸引,因为这种艺术风格尚不见前人。

Bamboo carving falls into two major genres:"Jiading Bamboo Carving"and"Jinling Bamboo Carving"according to the artist places.A variety of stationery accessories,furnishings and elegant sundries,created by artists,have become traditional art treasures.Since ancient time,outstanding artists come forward in multitudes to specialize in bamboo carving art.At present,the author is fortunate enough to meet Luo Angang and is attracted by his bamboo microscopic carvings because this artistic style has never been seen before.