God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 1231 Birthday Cake
However, is innovation so easy to do?
Obviously not, even Xu Jingxing is unlikely to make any innovations on the premise of completely breaking away from traditional culture.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that it’s absolutely impossible for him to create works of art of the new era, new culture, new ideas, and new trends. He can also do it, but the level is definitely not as high as usual. After all, he accepts the edification and education of traditional culture, although He also stayed in a modern school for 11 years, but his ideological foundation and cultural inheritance are all in the old school style.

Moreover, in the era in which he lived, the critique of feudal thought had passed, and instead, he had reached a stage of reviving Chinese studies and promoting traditional culture. He knew very little about the main theme of the older generation, and had absolutely nothing to do with it in terms of artistic creation. How can I engage in what Old Madam Yu likes?
Therefore, we can only find another way.

What a different way?

Xu Jingxing thought of what he is best at, which is life-related subjects.

He has been living in the countryside for these years, and in terms of life experience, he is absolutely indispensable, especially the life experience in the countryside, which is a very precious asset for art workers, and his creations over the years, in addition to a large number of Except for freehand works, the rest are basically themes that are close to life, especially in his woodcarving works, there are many pictures of real life and rural life.

And his specialty is to find the interest of life that ordinary people can't perceive in those seemingly common life pictures, which is often shown in his works.

So he decided to carve a picture on the jade ruyi given to Mrs. Yu that is full of life and spirituality, and can express the wish for the old man to live a long and healthy life.

Well, with so many requests, it's a mouthful to listen to.

However, he really couldn't think of other better ideas, so he had to do it when there were difficulties, and he had to do it if there were no difficulties.

Then, it took a day and a half to finalize the specific creative ideas, and another two days to create, plus the piecemeal work took a total of nearly a week, which is for an efficient sculptor like him. Said it was already very slow.

However, the effect of the finished product proves that his idea is correct and the craftsmanship is fine. It depends on whether the old lady likes it or not.

Of course, since he dared to take it out, he was sure to win the old lady's favor, because the pattern on this jade ruyi was what almost every old man was looking forward to.

What's the content?

To put it bluntly, it is a picture of birthday greetings.

Speaking of birthday pictures, they are actually a large category of traditional themes, but basically they cannot be separated from the categories of old birthday stars, birthday peaches, birthday characters, and gods' blessings. welcome.

Therefore, he designed this picture of birthday worship as a picture with a very modern life atmosphere. All the elements in the pattern are modern, even the houses and trees are different from the common shapes in traditional art creations, and they all have a strong symbol of the new era.

For example, exquisite two-story western-style buildings, straight asphalt roads, neatly lined road guards, and so on, all of which are products of modern society at first glance.

This is the background of the picture.

As with the background, so with the characters.

There are three figures in the picture, two women and one man. The two women, one big and one small, look like a pair of mother and daughter. The little girl is wearing a common school uniform, the little girl’s mother is wearing a dignified dress, and the only boy is wearing a short skirt. Sleeved T-shirt and trousers, with a blue hair hairstyle.

The combination of these three people is also very interesting. The boy walked ahead with a huge birthday cake in both hands, walking very carefully, and his tiptoe gesture vividly expressed the cautious expression for fear of dropping the cake.

The girl in the school uniform jumped up and down next to the big boy, her big eyes were fixed on the cake held by the big boy, she seemed a little greedy, and she seemed to be guarding against the cake falling down , as if wanting to help hold the cake.

As for the dignified woman in a dress, she was a few steps behind, with one hand outstretched, her mouth slightly opened, as if telling the two little people in front to slow down and not to drop the cake.

In this way, the simple picture becomes vivid all at once. The moment anyone sees this picture, a very life-like scene will be formed in their minds: at noon, the school is over, and the mother takes her son and daughter I bought a big cake from the cake shop and went home to celebrate the old man’s birthday. When walking on the road, the older brother was very careful holding the cake. The two people shouted loudly behind them to be careful not to drop the cake.

Hmm, is this picture familiar?

To put it bluntly, people in Xu Jingxing's age group have almost all had such experiences, or similar experiences. Even if they haven't experienced it personally, they must have seen it. I feel very familiar, because this picture is unique to this era, and it is the imprint of life shared by all people.

But if it's just like this, this painting can only be regarded as a little new and more lifelike, and it can't be regarded as outstanding.

Also, it lacks the finishing touch.

One must know that when Xu Jingxing was engaged in creation, whether it was painting or sculpture, he basically had the finishing touch to sublimate the theme.

So, where is the finishing touch of this painting on this diseased Jade Ruyi?
The answer is actually very simple, on the big cake.

As I said before, the picture of birthday celebration, of course, focuses on the two words "zhu" and "shou". There are people celebrating birthday, one big, two small and three people, so what should I do to celebrate birthday?big cake.

So the question is, should we highlight the person celebrating the birthday, or should we highlight the birthday cake?
Logically speaking, the ones who should highlight the birthday celebrations are the one big, two small and three people in the picture, because the old man’s birthday is not just a mere cake, what is rare is the people who come to celebrate the birthday, and what is rare is the atmosphere of family reunion.

However, what Xu Jingxing wanted to express was not this point, but wanted to use this jade ruyi to quietly nourish the body of the old lady.

If you want to do this, you have to let this jade ruyi have a "spirit".

And if you want to create a "spirit" that can nourish the body, then this spirit should best meet the theme of prolonging life or similar. Therefore, the birthday cake that represents the heart of the child is the best carrier.

Therefore, the birthday cake held by the big boy has become the finishing touch of this painting.

For this reason, Xu Jingxing used the principle of scatter perspective to emphasize the existence of the cake, and set the cake as the focus of the whole painting. He also used the movements and expressions of the three people to set off the importance of the cake. The cake becomes the finishing touch of this picture.

The most important thing is that when the "spirit" dedicated to this jade ruyi was born, it was indeed based on this cake, and it was also shaped by this cake.

To be precise, this is a "spirit" in the shape of a cake.

Well, there are many "spirits" created, and there are all kinds of strange shapes, and there is nothing unusual about cakes.

Since it is a "spirit" in the form of a cake, the characteristics of this "spirit" are the same as that of a cake.

So what are the characteristics of the cake?

One word, fragrant.

The cake may not be very delicious, but it is definitely delicious and sweet.

Therefore, the "spirit" of this jade ruyi is the kind that cannot move, but exudes a sweet breath all the time. The essence of this breath is still the physical property of the object. It was Xu Jingxing who created this spirit. The source of the instilled truth is only diffused through the form of cake.

However, it is this kind of subtle diffusion that can benefit those who smell this fragrance endlessly.

That is to say, as long as Mrs. Yu puts this jade ruyi beside her pillow, she can get endless benefits in her sleep without any special actions. It can in turn warm and nourish the "spirit" in this jade ruyi to form a virtuous circle. Over time, this jade ruyi will become more and more spiritual, and the old lady will get more and more benefits.

This is the meeting ceremony that Xu Jingxing prepared for the old lady.

When Yu Yinan saw a jade ruyi in the box, his eyes lit up, and when he saw the painting carved on the jade ruyi clearly, his eyes became even brighter, "This, this, Xu Jingxing, did you draw this?"

Xu Jingxing smiled and nodded, "Yes."

"I didn't expect you to have such thoughts. If you want to draw such a painting, experience is not enough. You also need to have a delicate mind, a keen observation ability, and a perception of life," Yu Yinan was not stingy with her praise.

But this is not a brazen exaggeration, but a fact.

There are so many art creators who have lived in the countryside, how many of them can create such a breath of life and interest in life?

Xu Jingxing was also not modest, and said with a smile, "It's just more to see and think about."

"Hahaha, it's good to see more and think more," Gu Anren on the side laughed, and then asked: "So, does this jade ruyi have any magical effect?"

"good smell."

"Very fragrant? Is it the same as your mother's bracelet?"

"No, no, it's different. My mother's bracelet is made of plum blossoms, and the one given to my grandma is made of butter," Xu Jingxing explained with a smile.

Hearing this, Yu Yinan picked up Yu Ruyi in the box with suspicious hands, took a light breath, and nodded with all feeling, "I really feel that way."

Xu Jingxing secretly rolled his eyes, what do you mean by "I really have that kind of feeling", you obviously have a lot of feeling, okay, the reason why you don't feel it clearly, old man, is because your six senses have degenerated and your true nature has weakened as you get older. Focus on "smelling" the existence of the fragrance, and when you fall asleep, you will know how strong the fragrance is.

(End of this chapter)