Origin of the name of Mudman Zhang

Because its founder is Zhang Mingshan pinch mud people at a high level

Tianjin mud people of this folk art, in the Qing Dynasty during the Qianlong, Jiaqing years has enjoyed a great reputation, and make this art shine, the traditional pinch mud people to the level of the art of round molding, but also decorative colors, props, forming a unique style, when push "Mud People Zhang! "

The Mudman Zhang is the most famous mudman in the world.

Mudman Zhang color sculpture founder Zhang Mingshan (1826-1906), since childhood, practiced a handful of skills, can be in contact with people in an instant "touch imaging", and the form of realistic, convincing, and then got the "Mudman Zhang" reputation. So he was honored with the name of "Mud Man Zhang". He is good at portraying characters from the static state, and is good at capturing the spiritual characteristics of the sculpture object. Many of his excellent works are treasured in the Tianjin Art Museum, and his works are also hidden in the Palace Museum and Summer Palace in Beijing.

The art of "Mud Man Zhang" has been passed down from generation to generation, and the art of colorful sculpture has continued to develop. The second generation of Zhang Yuting (1863-1954) inherited his father's work, and was good at expressing characters from dynamics, and his works reflected more on the working people, satirizing and exposing the dark forces, and his artistic achievements were very high. Zhang Mingshan and Zhang Yuting's works were awarded the gold medal at the Panama Games, the honorable mention at the Panama International Exposition, and more than 20 awards and medals at exhibitions all over Nanyang. Zhang Jinghu (1891-1967), the third generation of "Clay Man Zhang", created many works on revolutionary and historical themes, and went into the minority areas to create works reflecting the life of the minority, creating a new way for the art of colorful sculpture. Nowadays, the fifth generation of Zhang Naiying and some excellent works of colored sculpture professionals have been acquired by the state and regularly displayed in museum collections, and some of the works have been selected and sent to foreign exhibitions. Japan Ashiya City, Enba "modern Chinese art museum" in 1983 for the "Tianjin clay figure Zhang colorful sculpture" set up a special room for the display of 58 pieces of work.

At present, there are two creative groups and one production group in "Tianjin Clay Figure Zhang Color Plastic Studio", and there is a "Clay Figure Zhang" color plastic shop in Ancient Culture Street. The studio also undertakes the creation and production of large-scale color sculpture works of Anguo Yakuang Temple in Hebei Province, Beijing Temple of the Ring, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Handan "Huangliang Dream", and Tianjin Tianhou Palace and the Drama Museum and other units.