Appreciation of Stone Art and Creation

By/ Wu Yujie

Characteristics of Protolith

This Madagascar agate is oval in shape, slightly thin at one end and sinking at the other, just like autumn melons and fruits. Moreover, the color is ruddy and pleasant, the surface is pitted and natural, and the melon veins seem to be dimly visible, which makes the melon stone more vivid.

Application of Characteristics

The ornamental stone pedestal of melons and fruits is one of the representative pedestals of Zhou Ye Workshop in Liuzhou.

Over the years, on the basis of a large number of creations, they have been constantly improving the performance of the platform and strengthening the tension of their works.

An important improvement is that the performance of melon and fruit theme pays more and more attention to the word "light".

Frontal viewing, two birds echoing from the left and right, melon vines extending from the branches,including the lower right strands of rolled orchid leaves, all make the overall composition lighter. The position of melon's falling, top, supporting and clamping also makes use of the mechanics principle.It is more concealed and rationalized. On the basis of ensuring absolute firmness, it presents the lightest visual feeling.

When you look at this work again, you will not feel heavy and lost, but lightweight and joyful. This is because from the visual psychological point of view, heavy is heavy,heavy is rigid, the aesthetic feeling of the work seems to be dead under the weight of the stone. But once the whole work moves towards the light direction, the aesthetic feeling will be more relaxed, more publicized,and more easily accepted.

Enlightenment from Works

In the process of designing stone appreciation works,sometimes we need to think backwards. It is lighter,but the weight is even heavier.