Customized ancient stone arches

Carving through, in relief works, the protruding part of the image is retained, while the back part is partially hollowed out, which is called openwork in stone carving. The similarities and differences between openwork, openwork and chain carving are that they all have penetrability, but the back of openwork is mostly in the form of screen insertion. There are single side openwork and double side openwork in stone art. Single side openwork only carves the front, while double side openwork carves both the front and back images. No matter single side openwork or double side openwork, there is an essential difference between openwork and chain carving, that is, openwork and chain carving are 360 degree sculptures in all aspects, not front or back. Therefore, in stone sculpture, engraving and chain carving belong to round carving techniques, while openwork is an extension of relief techniques. China has a large number of stone carvings, stone carvings and stone handicrafts, and there are many kinds of them. There is always something you want.

How much do you know about stone carving?

Stone carving refers to the art of creating visible and touchable stone art of art with a certain space by using various kinds of carved and engraved stones to reflect social life and express the artist's aesthetic feelings, emotions and ideals.

Stone carvings, stone carvings and other stone crafts are generally divided into round carvings, reliefs, sunken carvings, wall carvings, hollowed out carvings (openwork carvings), line carvings, shadow carvings, micro carvings, intaglio carvings, and sun carvings according to different production methods. Each has its own characteristics and unique styles. Common stones include granite, marble, bluestone, sandstone, etc. Stone is hard and weathering resistant, and is the main material of large-scale memorial sculpture.

The history of stone carving begins with the origin of human art. It can be said that there is no art form that is more ancient than stone carving, and there is no art form that is more popular and lasting.