Maijishan Grottoes are famous for their exquisite art?

Maijishan Grottoes are famous for their exquisite art, as follows:

Maijishan Grottoes are famous for their exquisite clay sculptures.

1. Maijishan Grottoes are located in Maiji District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province. It is a sub-scenic spot of Mount McKee and a solitary peak of Xiaolongshan, with an altitude of142m. The clay sculptures of Maijishan Grottoes can be roughly divided into four categories: high relief protruding from the wall, circular sculpture completely leaving the wall, molded shadow sculpture and wall sculpture stuck on the wall.

2. Maijishan Grottoes retain a large number of religious, artistic and building materials, reflecting the characteristics of statues in different periods over the past 1000 years and the development and evolution of clay sculpture art in China. Maijishan Grottoes is located in Maiji District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province, China. It is one of the core attractions of Maijishan Scenic Area and one of the four largest grottoes in China.

Maijishan Grottoes were built in the middle of 3rd century. After several dynasties' construction and expansion, there are 65,438+094 grottoes and about 7,000 clay sculptures and stone carvings. These statues cover all historical periods from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, mainly clay sculptures, as well as stone tires and stone carvings.

The related knowledge of clay sculpture art is as follows:

1. Clay sculpture art is a kind of traditional folk art in China. It is made of clay by hand, with a long history and profound cultural background. Clay sculpture art is deeply loved by the broad masses of people for its vivid image, realistic details and forms of expression.

2. The history of clay sculpture art can be traced back to the Neolithic Age, when people began to make various daily necessities and decorations out of clay. With the passage of time, clay sculpture art has gradually developed into an independent art form, which is used for occasions such as offering sacrifices, worshipping Buddha and watching. The production process of clay sculpture art usually includes soil selection, soil refining, soil kneading, modeling, carving and coloring.

3. Choose soil with fine texture, no impurities and no weeds; Soil refining is to temper the soil repeatedly to remove impurities and air; Rubbing soil is to knead refined soil into a uniform texture; Modeling is a preliminary shaping according to the image to be made, and it is finely crafted on the basis of preliminary shaping; Coloring is to add color to clay sculpture to make it more vivid and realistic.