Why "Mud Man Zhang" became the peak of China's clay art?

"Mud Man Zhang" began in the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, and its founder, Zhang Mingshan, created his own style based on the inheritance of tradition. He created his own style on the basis of inheriting the tradition, and his works were based on a wide range of materials, vivid characters, and the combination of molding and painting made the works more vital.

"Clay figure Zhang" colorful sculpture art from myths, drama, novels and real life, through shaping and coloring not only figurative representation of the characters, but also with the class coloring the character of the characters, showing the modern flavor of life, not only close to the daily emotions, but also a combination of China's literary tradition of lyricism and the art of line.

The works of "Mud Man Zhang" are a combination of plastic and painting. Shape first and color later. In the process of clay molding, the first figure of the big body dynamic molding, only to have a big feeling, and then carve the clothes lines to show the texture, without hurting its skeleton. In the coloring is mostly taken in China's painting brushwork calligraphy, so that the work adds a sense of light and color.

The skillful combination of shaping and painting shows people the real and powerful life, which makes people see beauty in general and infinity in branches and fragments.

"Mud Man Zhang" has become another peak of China's mud sculpture art after generations of inheritance.