Cui Lei is both a young "national master" and an alternative "walker" in the jade carving world. He has only created more than a dozen works a year, putting more time on collecting and thinking. He did not say: "A jade carving master who does not summarize and does not like to refine, even if he is working hard in front of the water bench every day for 365 days a year, he is just an irresponsible craftsman, not a real artist." Jade becomes a tool for showing off wealth Going on the road of jade carving, for Cui Lei, it is a bit of a taste of "the sky is big, and the people must first suffer from their minds and work hard." Born in the Worker's House, his parents paid attention to cultivating his and his brother's painting skills from an early age. My brother later entered the Central Academy of Fine Arts. When Cui Lei graduated from high school, the intention was to test the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts. As a result, because of the "fudge" of the students, the special skills class of the Tianjin Fine Arts School was turned into a reserve talent of the Tianjin Jade Sculpture Factory. In the beginning of the year, Cui Lei only played the foundation of art, painted every day, and did not touch the carving knife. In the second half of the second year of the internship, he was assigned to the ivory profession. As a result, because of the international embargo ivory, there was no source of materials, and he had to engrave wood every day, and his future was bleak. After some hard work, he was finally transferred to the jade carving workshop. I never thought that the doorway had not yet been figured out. The jade carving teacher in the country had set off a big collaboration. The workshop was hung up, and Cui Lei once again fell into a situation of being overwhelmed. After calming down, Cui Lei decided to say goodbye to the carving knife and turned to printing. But after two or three months of typography, he couldn’t put down the art again, and once again returned to the jade carving industry, and he would follow up with a sister. After groping for nearly a year, a Hong Kong businessman set up a jewellery jade company in Shanghai, recruited people in Tianjin, and Cui Lei carved a jade arhat. He was considered to be "very talented" and came to Shanghai. Since then, Cui Lei's career path can be described as extremely Tailai. He followed Hong Xinhua, who is well-known in the jade carving world, and obtained the true biography of the Haipai jade carving, which was out of chaos. So far, Cui Lei is very grateful to Hong Xinhua, frankly: "The brothers and sisters follow other teachers to do other subjects, and finally did not learn, only I came out alone." In fact, his stand out and his "axis" is not unrelated. Every day, he gets up at 7 o'clock and studies the business until two or three o'clock in the morning. At that time, only three days off on National Day, Cui Lei prepared 6 packs of instant noodles, and carved in front of the workbench, and could not stop, and gradually understood the profoundness of jade culture. Cui Lei said with a smile: "I often make jokes. Jade carvings have a long history in China. With the orthodox culture stretching for thousands of years, this is the real 'academy' in China." After laughing, he could not help but feel that today, although we are in a materially rich era, we are spiritually a relatively poor era. "Hetian jade has been a symbol of spirituality since ancient times. Now the whole society pays more attention to its market value performance, and relishes its value-added. Jade has become a tool to show off wealth or wealth. Although the craft has improved, the cultural value It is negligent and castrated, which is very sad." Get inspired by collecting the wind For the work and art of jade carving, Cui Lei has a clear understanding. In his view, people have always regarded jade carving as a craft, emphasizing details and technology, focusing on micro and local, and thus self-limited. “The crafts put the 'work' in front of the 'art', which shows that the main point is the work and the foothold. Like the micro-carving, engraving 10,000 words on a grain of rice, reflecting the limits of manpower, not the expression of emotions. This is the show of craftsmanship. The art, the 'art' is in the front, the 'surgery' is in the back, the technique is used to explain the art, the work mainly reflects the creator's emotions and concepts, and the spirituality is the first. †Cui Lei believes that a master can use jade carving tools very skillfully in ten years. When you reach a certain height, you should focus on the pursuit of artistic effects. At this time, the core is the design. "Assuming that the tools are destroyed one day, you can use the computer to sculpt directly. Can you continue to be great? As long as you have your own soulful design, you can. If you want to go beyond the level of the craftsman, you must look at it, observe more, think more, and put one. The Wangen line is refined into a line, which accurately expresses your understanding of the human face." And these, Cui Lei is obtained by walking constantly. For example, he found that his understanding of the line is not deep enough. For what is the genre and what is simple, it is not clear, then he will choose to go to Dunhuang to collect the wind, where he quietly appreciates and gains spiritual stimulation instead of Simply take the picture and copy it to your own work. “Creation requires enthusiasm and impulsiveness. It can't be given by a 20-square-meter studio. You must go to the Langlang world to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, feel the greatness in the vulgar, experience the lowest level and the highest price in life. Resonance. Therefore, collecting wind is not plagiarism, but seeking, is the active creation after passive stimulation." At the same time, Cui Lei particularly emphasized the role of folk culture in jade carving. "Our folk art conveys the cultural spirit of the Chinese nation. To be a jade, we must not break away from this spirit. We must continue to draw on the creative nutrients from it." His "Guangxi", which won the gold medal in the 2008 Chinese Jade Carving "Hundred Flowers Award", It is inspired by the shadow play. At first, Cui Lei got the raw material of Hetian jade and found that one side is a straight line and the other is an arc. It is very special and difficult to do. As far as its thickness is concerned, it is appropriate to do Guan Gong or Guanyin. He drew a lot of drafts. In the search and summarization again and again, every time the wind was found in his mind, he saw it in the Guanyin Temple. The plaque often wrote “Cihang Puduâ€. He suddenly realized that Guanyin is not a tall image, but participates in the life of the world, Guanyin is dynamic rather than static! Therefore, he decided to make a pure, caring, and pure Guanyin. In the end, Cui Lei fixed the work on the image of a most folk version, the shadow play, with a sense of joy, and even borrowed the feeling of window grilles. dialogue Cui Lei Speculation Great damage to the jade industry Guangzhou Daily: The price of jade is rising day by day. In your opinion, what is the main reason? Cui Lei: Jade is so expensive, it is not expensive in our part, but the traffickers raise the price. They kept hype and raised the price of the jade very high. I was very disgusted. Guangzhou Daily: In addition, what kind of problems do you think exist in the jade market? Cui Lei: At this stage of the jade market, the contemporary jade carvings who are short of money are continuing to incense for the jade culture. We look for it ourselves and do it ourselves. Now that the jade material has been so expensive, can we buy a few pieces of material? Moreover, we must not only design, innovation, but also consider sales, consider survival, and it is a great contusion to creation. Entrepreneurs and wealthy businessmen buy jade and jade, which are basically for their own play. Few people have the idea of ​​preserving national cultural traditions. I have always stressed that human life is short-lived, and jade's life is eternal. The jade industry needs people of insight to support it. I hope that Chinese enterprises can gradually come to the front desk to buy jade materials. We will do it, and the jade culture will really be in place. Guangzhou Daily: What do you think about Xinjiang, Qinghai and Russian materials in Hetian Yuzhong? Will it still be more willing to do new materials? Cui Lei: You can't be thin. Only bad jade workers, no bad jade materials, the key is that the creators use them just right, find good subjects and good designs for each piece. I also do Qinghai materials and Russian materials, but what Xinjiang is expected to do, what Russian materials and Qinghai materials do, and reasonable arrangements must be made. Guangzhou Daily: How do you treat it differently? Cui Lei: Russian materials and Qinghai materials are suitable for making utensils. If they are small pieces, the oil and fineness of the two will not catch up with the Xinjiang materials. Only when they are large, can they show the characteristics of the materials. Guangzhou Daily: Is the small piece more popular on the market today? Cui Lei: It turns out that small pieces are popular because they are easy to carry and easy to play. Now everyone is paying attention to home furnishings. The big ones can reflect the spirit of the enterprise and the family spirit, and they are beginning to be loved by more people. I personally prefer to be a big tool. Now I still have a big move in this age group. The age is bigger, my physical strength is not enough, I can’t do it. I want to keep a little big when I am still doing it. The most important spirit of the Shanghai School is originality. Guangzhou Daily: Many people have said that today's Shanghai-style jade carvings occupy the mainstream of the market, mainly because of the skill and sweetness. Do you agree with this view? Cui Lei: I agree with this. In terms of exquisiteness, compactness, and playfulness, the Haipai jade carvings have to go faster than anywhere, and the major schools in the country are learning and imitating. I dare say that China's Shanghai-style jade carvings account for more than half of the Chinese jade market, but account for about 70%. It is a pity that other schools of learning to learn the sea jade carvings are limited to work, but not to others. Therefore, most of them only serve the market, but their creativity has declined. In fact, the greatness of the Haipai jade carving lies in its originality. It lies in its style. Every jade carving artist insists on being himself. Everyone knows who made it when they saw the work. Artists must have independent beliefs and self-seeking to make unique works. Guangzhou Daily: Just like yourself, I used to create two Guanyin images in 48 hours. Now I am determined not to repeat myself, or even do more than a dozen works a year? Cui Lei: Yes. It was for survival before, and then for creation. Doing two Guanyin in 48 hours, but it is because of the struggles of life, not a glorious thing. As long as I get rid of the economic difficulties, I am willing to live for myself and for my ideals. 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