Hui Ming Applique Art Techniques

Author: Zhang Boling
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Fleece painting is a new type of handicraft that uses yarn as raw material and spreads it as a technique to restore yarn to fleece and then create paintings. Fleece painting originates from daily life, is easy to learn and do, has no fixed teacher, and no set pattern. The tools are simple, and the materials are inexpensive, making it a new type of handicraft that everyone can do. The colorful acrylic yarn commonly seen in the market can be bought at agricultural and trade markets, with a full range of colors. Buying just a few of each color can create many paintings with as little as 180 yuan in materials. Fleece painting does not use cotton dyed into the desired colors and spread onto a painting board; instead, it utilizes the complex colors of the yarn itself to create paintings, highlighting the natural texture and fine fibers of the yarn. Its uniqueness lies in not requiring paint or brushes, using scissors and tweezers as painting tools. Fleece paintings are durable, as the is covered with glass, making them resistant to dust, moisture, insects, and strong light, and they can be cleaned at any time. These thematic collage paintings are the author's works created in the early 1980s. They align with the mainstream of art creation at that time—realism—which expresses certain themes through specific, plot-driven images, such as the bustling city, the beauty of the fields, or the love of lovers. These works retain the marks of the era's artistic creation. This type of work may be more suitable for expression in the form of fabric collage. Conversely, fabric collage art is more suited to abstract or completely abstract shapes. The limitation of fabric collage lies in its difficulty in depicting fine details and expressing lines, while its strength lies in its rich and saturated color expression. The texture of the fabric itself has a certain decorative appeal. Therefore, the transition of Hui Ming's fabric collage art from concrete to abstract is a natural progression in line with artistic principles. Previously, some media introduced it as "Hui Ming's fabric collage paintings," but it is considered more accurate to call it "fabric collage art." This way, during the creative process, the author is not bound by specific "images" in the, allowing for greater freedom to fully leverage the strengths of the fabric collage form, showcasing the art's color, texture, and decorative charm, as well as fully expressing the author's interests and subjective feelings.