Three-carve essence

Author: Wan Xinhua
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Three-carving essence—referring to the preservation, carving, and shaping of materials, creating various forms with tangible volume. Widely distributed among households, folk sculpture is one of the important folk art forms, closely related to the customs and habits of the working masses. Folk sculpture comes in a wide variety of types and rich content, mostly favored by the general public. Classified by materials, folk sculpture includes stone carving, brick carving, pottery sculpture, wood carving, bamboo carving, etc. Most folk sculptures have their own distinctive features and rich folk cultural themes, fully showcasing the secular customs of the Chinese land.
Folk sculpture is characterized by its unique features and diverse folk cultural themes, fully reflecting the secular customs of the Chinese land. The creators of folk sculpture are mostly local farmers, with a distinctive artistic style—simple, sincere, rough, unrestrained, yet also refined and exquisite. They embody the boldness of the Chinese nation, rich in rustic charm, and reflect the pure expression of the nation's unique psychological awareness and aesthetic concepts. Here, we will briefly elaborate on folk wood carving, stone carving, and brick carving to analyze the style of folk sculpture and the folk culture and customs it represents.