Wood is the gift that the sky falls down

Wood of Alisan Chinese juniper is in Taiwan well known, this kind of wood is planted basis is truncal and brawny, slender, because grow rate is slow and precious rare be short of, the Chinese juniper wood of above of tree age chiliad, be acted according to to be in place “ divine wood “ , governmental adjuration prohibits fell trees. A few that after 2002 “ natural disaster typhoon “ , let these on Alisan growth “ chiliad tree is clever “ down mountain torrents brook, enter the sea, be pushed by ocean wave again on beach, beach was become “ floodwood log graveyard field “ .  

Wood of Alisan Chinese juniper

In January the middle ten days of a month, the name is “ life “ “ floodwood “ woodcarving is exhibited exhibit in Shanghai art gallery, they the hand of Kang Muxiang of home of out Taiwan woodcarving.

Exhibit the sculpture basis inside the area “ life is wet “ , “ island affection “ , “ affectionate “ wait for region of different set partition to put. They mostly 1 meter many tall, the diameter also amounts to half meters many, some line are hale, present a mother to adopting the model of the child that provide an elephant, the surface is just as break off on sanded face with ax go out skin texture, be professed to be original creation by Kang Muxiang “ wind is cut break off spread a standard “ ; great majority is the appearance that is similar to cashew, be gifted “ uterus, embryo and genital “ symbolic significance, fruity and bright and clean, the surface did paint processing, the tea service tray that person couplet thinks of to Taiwan produces lets on quality of a material, there is this on introductory book is “ the world the epitome of 100 condition “ the work of sculpture of a few bronze with; not much amount to is laid aside in the corner, be woodcarving home “ make newly “ .

Of the agreement interviewed time to pass half hours, kang Muxiang did not appear tardy however, only plan exhibits a person Miss Wu teachs these for the reporter “ the meaning of life “ : Ammonia however  ? Taiwan has not compared inland, than vogue, taiwan comparing does not cross France, so does the place with fierce Taiwan where? It is vogue and traditional close together couple. The put together that knows Taiwan art program why so famous, because Taiwan has entered economy to develop, everybody is rich leisure times. “ see the reporter does not turn to cross a turn to come a bit, miss Wu complements again: Fly Φ swinging bed mires kneecap Fen remonstrates with shrimp? of team of 4 bed Qi is regarded as those ‘ style originality garden area ‘ ideal the adornment outdoor, so the sculpture of the other material such as stainless steel of already active fight in some places one by one creates woodcarving division, because wood classics does not have the wind outdoor,blow rain to hit. Because wood classics does not have the wind outdoor,blow rain to hit..

Eventually, the Kang Muxiang of white hair of a mad wild amice appeared. He tells a reporter, cost of these large woodcarving work are extraordinary. Chiliad “ floodwood “ after be being united to collect by the government, center an auction, size is so large, want 10 thousand yuan to pat 20-30 together, “So expensive wood, other sculptor Mailaidoubu be willing to part with or use certains, and I rather, it is hollow out completely “ .

Kang Muxiang is born in county of Taiwan seedling chestnut, a producing area of goods of woodcarving of figure of Buddha is over there, the ancestors in the home 3 generation are woodcarving division. The woodcarving art of Taiwan and religious relationship are close, foreland does obeisance to Mom ancestor, every every should place on a few figure of Buddha. Kang Muxiang expresses proudly, him carve closes fair, amount to rub, the figure of Buddha such as avalokitesvara vulture went out “ essence of life “ , comprehend by analogy land development went “ can see face posture and hand look “ specialty, then his take advantage of an opportunity explained how the nose of appearance can have money to wait one time.

Kang Muxiang contacts traditional woodcarving 13 years old, 26 years old establish the woodcarving studio that with oneself the name names. Refer “ turn artisan is division “ process, he says: Fade of Ang そ dirt steals Lv of î‚Œ of Gua of widow of Qu collect Zhan Xian to which blow to invade location to wring anxious ぷ ? to repeat same act probably everyday, can undertake according to example, dare not exceed range. When doing craftsman, I can be carved at the same time, sing at the same time or hear broadcast. And now… “ the expression that he shows one face to subdue, “But I am met 3 more climb the job in the middle of the night, and the law also is done not have to chat when working sang. You see me the hair is white, I am the life oneself in throwing each withered wood, exchange the renascence of withered wood, let its coruscate glorious. “ however, as coarse as the woodcarving home in the imagination hand polarity, the hand of health gentleman is protected very well however, meticulous and tender, ask under just be informed, the woodcarving home not need nowadays leaves a sword with one‘s own hands, have plane smooth engine and cut knife, “Such we are gotten with respect to save labour much “ .

A lot of woodcarving work in the exhibition are having natural crack, and the different figure that creation means of Kang Muxiang is basis wood itself, model in what the premise that withholds primitive scene as far as possible comes down to undertake configuration go up. He is what ground of this process poetic flavour says “ dialog “ . Before he says to undertaking creating, must undertake one time with each lumber “ dialog “ , search thereby belong to the language communicates peculiarly between he and every different lumber. “Wood is the gift that the sky falls down… in fact, all sorts of lumber drift after the typhoon passes and fall, already very flimsy, the degree of attaint is differ, I can straighten situation modelling according to the grain of every wood only, was full of the imply of submit to the will of Heaven. Was full of the imply of submit to the will of Heaven..