雕刀与树根的对话者——记浙江省非物质文化遗产嵊州根雕代表性传承人郑兴国

Carver and Tree Roots——Zheng Xingguo,the representative inheritor of Shengzhou root carving

根雕是一种古老的艺术,是自然造化和人类智慧的结晶,既需要树根作基础,又需要"工艺"作支撑。嵊州根雕在手法上追求三分雕功、七分天然,以"少雕多留""以少胜多"而在国内享有盛名。作为浙江省非物质文化遗产嵊州根雕代表性传承人,郑兴国是一个极富想象力和创造力的人,一块平常无奇的朽木,在他的一雕一刻间,便能呈现出耳熟能详的名人典故,描绘出活色生香的生活百态。

Root carving is an ancient art that contains the quintessence of human wisdom and nature.Shengzhou root carving is famous for its philosophy of "less carving and more margin" and "less is more".As the representative inheritor of Shengzhou root carving,Zheng Xingguo is full of imagination and creativity.Under Zheng’s graver,an ordinary rotten wood would be turned into statuettes of celebrities,lively scenes of literary allusions or daily life.