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The Inheritance Significance of Clay Sculpture

Clay sculpture art is a kind of Han folk art. Folk artists can make exquisite small crafts with natural or cheap materials, which is deeply loved by people. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, folk colored sculptures were loved by ordinary people, the most famous being the clay figurine Zhang in Tianjin and the Huishan clay figurine in Wuxi. It has already gone abroad and become a messenger of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. It has crossed the ocean and been accepted and loved by more and more countries and people. Although clay sculpture is not based on technology, it does add a new bright spot to your life. Simple, intuitive, real and more "zero distance". The collection time is also very challenging and valuable. In other words, every piece of work is handmade and unique in the world. There is no infringement such as imitation, copying and piracy, and it is different from other art forms such as oil painting, paper cutting and relief. Clay sculpture art has a strong visual impact effect, and its appreciation angles are extremely rich and diverse, which is closer to people's lives. Today, with the rapid development of high technology, it is a concrete portrayal of people's pursuit of returning to nature, and it is also the embodiment of people's pursuit of fashion and personality.

Chubby, red face, smiling slightly, wearing a red cotton-padded jacket, walking in the streets, the little girl named "Dream Baby" can be seen everywhere. She is well known through the public service advertisement "Talking about Civilization and Building a New Style-Chinese Dream and Dream Interpretation Series", and her embarrassing appearance is unforgettable. "Creating' Dream Baby' just wants to convey the yearning for a better future ..." Lin Gang, the creator of' Dream Baby' and a senior arts and crafts artist in Tianjin clay figurine Zhang Caisu's studio, told the reporter.