潮州木雕“龙虾蟹篓”的审美表达探析

An Analysis of the Aesthetic Expression of Chaozhou Woodcarving"Lobster and Crab Basket"

潮汕地区的手工艺者扎根本土生产条件和生活风情“孕育”出一批批匠心独运的优秀传统造物,它们丰富了中国传统造物体系的美育内涵和路径,是中华美育传统的重要组成部分。其中潮州木雕以高超的雕刻水平和独特的艺术构思成为潮州的文化符号之一。清末以来,得益于潮汕宗祠与祖屋的兴建和修缮,作为建筑构件的潮州木雕在雕梁画栋间增添了数不胜数的艺术精品,其中“龙虾蟹篓”作为中国东南沿海木雕中独有的创作题材体现了潮州木雕高超的技艺水平和独特的艺术视角。本文试图结合“龙虾蟹篓”题材兴起的历史语境与发展脉络探析潮州木雕作为美育载体的可能性。

Craftsmen in Chaoshan region have rooted themselves in local production conditions and lifestyles,nurturing batches of excellent traditional creations with unique craftsmanship and enriching the aesthetic education connotation and path of China's traditional creation system.It is an important part of the tradition of Chinese aesthetic education.Chaozhou woodcarving has become one of the cultural symbols of Chaozhou with its superb carving level and unique artistic conception.Since the end of the Qing Dynasty,thanks to the construction and renovation of Chaoshan ancestral temples and houses,Chaozhou woodcarvings,as building components,have added countless artistic boutiques to the carved beams and painted rafters.Among them,"lobster and crab basket"displays the superb skill and reflects the unique artistic perspective of Chaozhou woodcarvings as a unique creation theme in the woodcarving school along the southeast coast of China.This article attempts to explore the possibility of Chaozhou woodcarving as a carrier of aesthetic education by combining the historical context and development path of the rise of the theme of"lobster and crab baskets."