从绘画进入到雕塑领域的韩美林先生,以艺术的融会贯通创作了许多著名的雕塑,并成为20世纪后期以来中国雕塑的一朵奇葩。他创作的雕塑从几米、十几米到几十米,给人以崇高、壮美的美感体验;而小者仅几厘米,仍不失深厚内蕴,给人以美的享受。
韩美林先生的雕塑艺术吸收并融合了中国传统文化和民间艺术的精髓,借鉴了古代图案造型的艺术语言,注重装饰和唯美情调,有着独特的个性和鲜明的符号,创造了一种具有现代形态的审美风格。装饰性是韩美林雕塑个性魅力之所在,而唯美情调则是他对美好生活执着追求和无限爱恋的集中体现。他的作品或以生动的造型、流畅的曲线营造公共空间的视觉效果;或利用雕塑特有的体量感获得接近于生活真实的体验;或以富于巧思的设计与周边环境默契,使之融汇到特定的审美情境之中。
韩美林先生所创造的具有中国特点的装饰雕塑体系,是中国当代雕塑发展的一个方向,一面旗帜。
Since entering the field of sculpture, Mr. Han has created a large number of famous sculptures with his deep understanding and proficiency of art, becoming a master in the Chinese sculpture field in the late 20th century. His large urban sculptures, from several meters to dozens of meters, are splendid and magnificent; even the small ones, which are only centimeters long, are instilled with profound meaning and give the enjoyment of beauty.
Absorbing and combining the essence of Chinese traditional culture and folk art, using the artistic language of ancient pattern, and emphasizing decoration and a wonderful aesthetic atmosphere, Mr. Han Meilin’s sculptures possess unique character and distinctive symbolism and create an aesthetic style in modern form. Decoration is part of his sculpture’s personality and charm, and the wonderful aesthetic atmosphere expresses his persistent pursuit and boundless love. Some of Han’s sculptures create a visual effect in the public space with lively shape and fluent curves; some provide a sense of virtual reality with a unique dimensional sense; some are ingeniously designed to integrate into the surrounding environment and into a peculiar aesthetic situation.
The decorative sculpture system with Chinese cultural features created by Mr. Han is now a new direction and a model for Chinese contemporary sculpture development.