指尖上的大千世界

文、图／陈文进

指尖上的大千世界

The Wide World on Fingertips

文、图／陈文进

○ 花甲之年的王天明还在不断尝试新的雕刻工艺和方法，挑战自己的创新极限。In his 60s, Wang Tianming is still trying new carving technologies and methods to challenge his innovation limit.

○ 集微画、微书和微型工艺于一体的“三绝酒具”的大小相当于一颗花生米。The “Wine Set with Three Fabulous Features” integrating miniature calligraphy, miniature painting and miniature techniques is as big as a peanut.

画国画、写书法、修手表、雕刻、拉小提琴，将这些才能集于一身的就是山东省知名工艺美术大师王天明先生。

王天明出生在上海，成长于齐鲁，自幼在书香浓郁的家庭环境里长大，学龄时开始学习传统知识和书画艺术。上中学时，突如其来的“文革”中断了王天明的求学路。他先是下乡养马，后上山干了4年的钳工，期间王天明克难攻坚、精益求精，成了厂里手艺最巧的技工。他还利用业余时间为同事、朋友修好了1000多块手表。

而立之年，王天明与微雕邂逅。刹那间，多年累积的艺术素养和从事精密机械工作的经历碰撞出闪亮的火花，点燃了他充盈心中已久的艺术梦想。王天明的第一件微雕作品是上世纪80年代末创作的《兰亭序》，当时是将300多个字刻在象棋般大小的石头上，没想到这件作品刚完成不久就被一名日本人买走。此后，王天明一发而不可收，他白天上班，夜深人静时便沉浸在钟爱的艺术世界里。

较深的文化和书法绘画素养修，以及灵巧的手上功夫，使王天明的微雕作品在同行中迅速脱颖而出。他创作的多个作品堪称世界之最。《三绝酒具》是代表作之一。这套集微书、微画、微型工艺于一体的酒具，总重2.6克，经17道工序，历时一年才完成。极其微小的壶身和酒杯上刻了300个字的诗文；不仅中空的壶肚与壶嘴相通，取下壶盖，加酒后斟之还可注入杯中，令人叹为观止。

王天明的发雕技艺也堪称一绝。他在一根发丝上刻下了“和平统一、天下为公”的小字，只有在200倍的放大镜下才能看清，几乎达到了精微的极致。

喜好古典文学的王天明特别尊崇孔子，多年来他微雕的孔子形象作品不下千件。

2008年，刚退休的王天明利用和老伴在北京照料外孙的两年时间里，构思并完成了他的另一件大作《水浒一百单八将》。108块3厘米长、7厘米高的墨精石板上，不仅古风犹存的人物形象呼之欲出，连人物身上的汗毛都雕得丝毫毕现。此作品文、画、印的空间布局严谨，刻了2万多个字，每个字的大小只有0.2平方毫米。

30多年来，勤奋而淡泊名利的王天明创作了数千件微雕艺术作品，其中多件作品应邀赴法国、德国、挪威、瑞典等国展出，为中国的这一传统技艺赢来诸多赞誉。近年来，王天明不仅荣获了山东省政府文艺最高奖——泰山文艺奖，还囊括了山东省工艺美术大师、山东省民间手工艺制作大师和山东省传统技艺大师称号。

如今，刀耕不辍的王天明依然坚持每天刻1000个字，以保证指尖感觉的灵敏度。目前，他的微雕艺术已经成为济南市非遗项目，正在申报全国第一个省级微雕类非遗项目。他希望培养更多微雕技艺人才，将这一独特的中国传统文化遗产传播到世界各地。

○每一把刻刀都是王天明亲自磨制的，他修刀的时间往往比雕刻作品的时间还要长。All gravers were polished by Wang Tianming himself. The time he spent in repairing gravers is longer than his carving time.

○ 王天明雕刻的世界最小的曲谱不仅比牙签还纤细，音符、指法一应俱全。The world's smallest musical notation book carved by Wang Tianming is not only thinner than a toothpick, but also provided with notes and fi ngering.

○ 花红方框中的头发丝上是王天明的发雕作品，细微的字体已经超出微距镜头的拍摄范围。The hair in the red box is Wang Tianming's hair carving work. These tiny characters are beyond the coverage of micro-lens.

○ 微雕《水浒》人物古风犹存，毫发毕现。The miniature statue Water Margin still retains the features of ancient people, showing every tiny detail.

Creating traditional Chinese paintings, doing calligraphy, repairing watches, carving and playing the violin, the person who integrates these abilities is Mr. Wang Tianming, well-known arts & crafts master in Shandong Province.

Wang Tianming was born in Shanghai and grew in Shandong. Growing up in a family environment filled withan academic atmosphere, he has been in contact with Chinese traditional culture and the art of painting and calligraphy since school age.

Lots of his creations can be rated as the greatest in the world. The Wine Set with Three Fabulous Features is one of his masterpieces. Integrating miniature calligraphy, miniature painting and miniature techniques, with a total weight of 2.6g, this wine set was completed af ter undergoing 17 processes taking a whole year. The extremely small wine pot and wine cup are carved with 300-character piece of prose.

Wang Tianming's hair car ving skill is also fabulous. He carved the words“peaceful reunification, the world is for all” on a single hair, meaning it can only be read under a 200X magnifying glass.

Over 30 years, Wang Tianming who is diligent and indifferent to fame and wealth has created thousands of miniature car ving ar tworks, many of which have been exhibited in France, Germany, Nor way, Sweden, etc., and received much praise for China.