Although in this utilitarian environment, this persistence can easily be regarded as a fool by others, and sometimes even as a villain. After all, many people always think that value and price are always in the same dimension and should always be in a normal environment, but in fact, the value of some things lies not in price, but in meaning.
A man in Guangxi carved a "Giant Lion" root carving as high as15m, and threatened not to sell it without100000. Some people think it's stupid, others think it's a lion's mouth, but the root carving artist still insists that it's his art, so what's the result? Did he sell it?
First, the art of root carving
In ancient China, the art of root carving originated very early, which is a very elegant art, although in ancient society, princes and nobles liked to play politics, while the bottom people could only survive by survival. However, the people of China will never give up their pursuit beyond survival. For example, the art of root carving originated from the ordinary, but it has been carried forward to the noble.
It only needs a simple wooden root, and it can be beautifully carved. It can dance like a dragon and a phoenix for nine days. That kind of craft really surprised modern people. In ancient times, many princes and nobles liked this kind of thing and regarded it as a collection.
For example, some princes and ministers like to carve their roots into lions or dragons and put them next to their lobby to show their style. This is a symbol of nobility and a form of decoration. In the past, people even regarded this thing as a symbol of luck.
Therefore, a simple root carving art contains many cultural characteristics, which is a very elegant art in ancient society. Moreover, it is recorded in Five Miscellanies: "Take dead wood roots as meditation chairs." It can be seen that the art of root carving at that time was even linked to the realm of Buddhism. It is precisely because this industry is profound and has a long history that there are still many artists who insist on inheriting this craft and want to create new art.
Second, the persistence of men in Guangxi
It is precisely because of the cultural background of root carving art that many rich people like to collect it. However, as far as the environment at that time was concerned, although the root carving art was elegant, its real value did not exceed it. Except for those root carvings in antique collections, the number of other root carvings carved now generally does not exceed 5 million.
But one person is very dissatisfied with this and wants to break this standard. He is from Guangxi. He is very addicted to the art of root carving, so he hopes to make a great breakthrough in this industry. This man is called Dragon Master. He spent a lot of money and invited many experts to cooperate with him. After a long time of carving, he finally created a giant lion 15 meters high. This root carving is extremely luxurious and very atmospheric.
After the root carving was completed, he immediately invited many people to visit, hoping to promote the root carving. At that time, many people were watching it, and even some rich people wanted to buy it.
However, Master Long regarded this root carving as his dream. He didn't want to sell his art at a very low price, but wanted to break the limit of the root carving industry, so he threatened to sell it at a price of 654.38+million.
As soon as this sentence came out, people around me were surprised, and the onlookers talked about it and left soon. Because these people think that the dragon master should be crazy about money, how can the root carving art sell at such a high price at present, even if it is made of gold?
Third, the art and price of "Giant Lion"
In everyone's comments, Master Long described the value of his root carving. First of all, this root carving art took him a lot of effort, and he hoped to make this work of art into a groundbreaking thing, so this work of art itself is of great significance to him.
And this kind of root carving art has made great innovation. First of all, this root carving is a giant root carving, a large lion that has never been seen before. Moreover, this lion is extremely domineering and has a sense of guarding peace and making money.
Not only that, his root carving is mainly nanmu. According to the ancient documents in China, nanmu is the most beautiful of all kinds of wood. Therefore, Master Long felt that his root carving could not be compared with ordinary root carving. Without 6,543,800 yuan, his art was simply defiled.
At that time, a rich man was interested in this huge root carving art and offered to buy it for 3 million yuan. But Master Long finally refused, because for him, the cost of light art has already spent more than 2 million. If it is sold at a price of 3 million, it will not only defile his own art, but also disappoint those Taoist friends who have paid together.
Not only that, Master Long also suggested that the best attitude towards art is to sell it at the most precious price, otherwise it will be despised, which is a blasphemy to art. In the end, the rich man chose to give up because he felt that the root carving was not worth100000.
A lot of people are talking about this. It has been pointed out that this dragon master is simply opportunistic and only wants to make a fortune. After all, even the best works of art need to have some value. This root carving is so huge, no matter how high the freight is, it is embarrassing to put it in the living room, and it can't be placed in a place that attracts Feng Shui. Can only be put in the yard.
However, there are also many artists who support Master Long. After all, for artists, art is higher than price. If there is no soul, it is better not to do it. Therefore, there are also many people who firmly support Master Long and insist on value.
So, what is the final result?
Fourth, the helplessness of the status quo.
At that time, because the price offered by Master Long was too different from the psychological estimate of the rich, the root carving lion was not sold and has been preserved to this day.
Later, when interviewed by reporters, Master Long also expressed his helplessness. He has been waiting for someone who knows the goods to come. If there is no bosom friend, he is unwilling to spoil this treasure.
However, he also said that up to now, his works of art have suffered a great blow, because the root carving lion is too big, so there is no place to put it. So he had to put it in an abandoned yard. Although people are sent to take care of it every day, the wind and rain sometimes cause a lot of losses.
However, he still insists that art is always higher than price. He still won't lower the price and sell it to others. He will wait for a willing heart to appear.
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In fact, for this matter, I believe many people will think that Master Long has gone too far. After all, no matter how noble the art is, it will not reach an exaggerated level, and even give people a feeling of being a villain.
But in my opinion, people who persist in the art of root carving, such as Master Long, have their own beliefs, and they are like their favorite children to art. If you can't give your child's most precious gesture to those who know how to do things, it's like taking your soul away from them. Therefore, we should be tolerant of their persistence and understand the artistic mentality.
However, in this world, the phenomenon that art and value can go hand in hand is rare, and more art will be buried or even forgotten. But for those who pursue art, their faith in life can never be abandoned. If they are abandoned, what is the difference between them and losing their souls?
As the saying goes, people who engage in art are crazy, but these "crazy people" will always be admired. Therefore, we also expect Master Long to find a bosom friend, and his root carving lions can be sold well, not cheaply. Because art is always noble, its value should never be underestimated.