Because of its unique charm and artistic appeal, the technique of "brick engraving and rubbing" has become a district-level intangible cultural heritage project in Binhai New Area. Zhou Zhiqing, the inheritor of the project, has the greatest wish at the moment to let more people, especially young people, understand these skills and feel the breadth and profundity of traditional Chinese culture.
Rubbing technology is one of the ancient inventions in China, which has a history of more than 2,000 years. "Brick engraving prints" is one of the most distinctive cultural symbols in Binhai New Area, which is known as the "hometown of printmaking". When the textured prints convey the information of the excellent traditional Chinese culture, people are often amazed by the exquisite intangible cultural heritage skills. In the technique of "brick engraving and rubbing", the combination of brick engraving + rubbing + printmaking is the condensation of Zhou Zhiqing's years of painstaking efforts under the guidance of Mr. Zhang Fangyuan.
Zhou Zhiqing told reporters that brick rubbing prints belong to the category of letterpress watermark prints. "In the 60s of the last century, when I was still in middle school, I learned to carve with bricks and rubbings under the guidance of art teacher Zhang Fangyuan. Later, when I went to Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts to study, I tried to carve on bricks, and was affirmed by my teacher, so I began to study the creation and skills of 'brick engraving and printmaking'. Zhou Zhiqing said.
Zhou Zhiqing introduced, brick engraving rubbing prints are carved with clay bricks with seal carving methods, pay attention to punching, cutting knife method, the pursuit of gold and stone effect, with rice paper rubbing, knife marks, plate marks can be clearly reflected, can be a version of multi-color. Compared with other prints, brick rubbing prints have their uniqueness in terms of picture effect, printing method, style form and category style. He also borrowed the chiaroscuro method of Western woodcut, used Chinese painting composition, and often used Chinese characters in various calligraphy styles as the background and foil, so that his works integrated painting, calligraphy and seal carving, expressing the strong characteristics of Chinese culture.
His years of hard work has also been recognized by more and more people, and his brick rubbing prints such as "Xuanwu Soul" and "Chasing the Sun" have been selected for large-scale printmaking art exhibitions at home and abroad, attracting attention. In order to let more people understand this intangible cultural heritage skill, Zhou Zhiqing set up a studio, set up a team, and accepted apprentices to teach art. He said: "We hold exhibitions, hold public lectures, go to schools to talk about intangible cultural heritage, and organize students to carry out practical activities, so that children can experience the creative process firsthand, hoping that through our efforts, more people can see these intangible cultural heritage skills and feel the charm of traditional culture." ”
According to the December 21 Tonight News reporter Liu Guifang).