Aidong Camp NewsWheat can be ground into flour, but few people know that wheat straw can be used for painting, and paintings made using wheat straw are called wheat straw paintings. Wheat straw painting began in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and was a handicraft in the court at that time, which has been passed down through the generations and has continued to this day. It is not only shiny and translucent, with good decorative effect, but also full of artistic appeal, vividly reflecting the exquisite skills of folk artists.
Li Que's wheat straw painting in Guangrao County has a history of more than 100 years, which was introduced to Li Que Town by Jiang Yuhe, a native of the western grandson, and inherited and carried forward in the family. In December 2019, Li Que Town's "Li Que Wheat Straw Painting Production Skills" was included in the fifth batch of municipal intangible cultural heritage list by the people of Dongying City. At present, Jiang Qingming, the fifth-generation inheritor, lives in Anli Village, Li Que Town, where he learned the craft of wheat straw painting from his mother since he was a child, and continues to improve and innovate, and his wheat straw painting works are well-known in the local area. In recent years, he has created a large number of works of art with dragons as the theme, and is committed to carrying forward Li Que's wheat straw paintings.
In Jiang Qingming's home, the exquisite wheat straw paintings and artworks can't help but make people's eyes shine, the dragon that soars through the clouds and fog, the big one is the clouds and spits out the fog, and the small one is hidden and hidden, and the form is realistic. The old man Jiang Qingming's delicate hands have created exquisite and beautiful works, turning the waste of straw in the field into treasure, injecting new life into art. According to the old man Jiang Qingming, wheat straw painting is a traditional arts and crafts with a long history, which is the same as paper-cutting and cloth stickers, which belongs to the art of cutting and pasting. The production process of wheat straw painting is complex, and it generally has to go through multiple processes such as "smoking, steaming, bleaching, scraping, pushing, and scalding" and "cutting, carving, weaving, and painting", which tests the patience of the creator. It is smooth and translucent, the level is clear, lifelike, because of its material processing, physical creation, the use of pure natural pollution-free wheat straw production, and in line with the modern people's concept of environmental protection, wheat straw painting is also known as "green art".
Looking at the work "Dragon Walks the World" hanging on the wall, Jiang Qingming said that coinciding with the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon in the lunar calendar, the dragon has a special meaning in traditional Chinese culture, which is a symbol of nobility and honor, and a symbol of luck and success. I hope that through this work, everyone can achieve new success in life and career in the upcoming Year of the Dragon, and I also hope that more people will be able to understand wheat straw painting, fall in love with wheat straw painting, learn wheat straw painting, and let traditional culture be carried forward.
Jiang Qingming, who shoulders the heavy responsibility of inheritance, in addition to making exquisite works by himself, also regularly walks into the campus, or invites children and teachers from various schools to come to his home as guests, through the art class, let the children know about wheat straw painting, so that more people can understand wheat straw painting, so that the production process of wheat straw painting can be passed on.
On the basis of adhering to traditional skills, Jiang Qingming also constantly seeks innovation and strives to make his wheat straw paintings better and better. The wheat straw paintings he made not only protect and inherit traditional crafts, but also add a strong cultural atmosphere to the local area.
Reporter Zhang Jiasong, correspondent Sun Shujuan, Nie Yishan).