Appraisal and appreciation of straw painting

Nowadays, the production of straw painting has become a prairie fire. From a new traditional craft to being gradually known by people and widely circulated in the market, straw painting has created remarkable economic benefits, so many people have joined it. However, due to the different artistic quality and craft level, the craft quality of straw painting is also very different. The difference is mainly in material selection and workmanship.

Material selection refers to the processing and selection of raw materials. When harvesting wheat straw, due to manual contact, some will inevitably produce many small damages and marks, while others are naturally messy and yellow or black, so they should be selected and discarded before mixing. Because of the operation, a small part of the assembled plate can't be used because of the unsatisfactory color or obvious imprint. If these unqualified materials are used in painting, it will seriously destroy the overall effect of the pattern, and at the same time, it will not stand up to close-up viewing, losing the material advantage of straw painting and the technological value of straw painting.

The quality of workmanship directly affects the final effect of straw painting. The value of a handicraft is largely reflected in its workmanship. Simple and meticulous trade unions have completely different effects. A high-quality straw painting must be smooth and smooth in cutting, natural and flexible in scalding, smooth in pasting, bright in color, tough and smooth in texture, accurate in modeling, harmonious in composition and full of artistic beauty.

Zhou Li said, "Everything is done by saints. ..... Sometimes, the earth is alive, the materials are beautiful, and the works are skillful. Combine the four, and then it will be fine. " (Kao Gong Ji) Only the perfect combination of natural conditions and artificial skills can create excellent artifacts. This is an important principle of creative design, the embodiment of China's ancient philosophy of harmony between man and nature, and the highest artistic realm pursued by artists. The wheat straw art of "ingenious materials and artistic design"-if the design and production of wheat straw painting fully consider the relationship between man and nature and ecology, and adhere to the design concept of harmonious life, it will certainly create wonderful works of art.