When you step into the exhibition hall of the Eurasian Ming and Qing Rosewood Carving Art Institute, you seem to be in a magical world of brilliant red light and otherworldliness. The exquisite mahogany carvings of different shapes will make you dizzy and mesmerized, the galloping horse and the "Galloping Horse Fan Screen" with its neck neighing, and the kind-faced and smiling "Jigong Living Buddha" , that "Yun Chang Mei Beard Gong" with a flowing beard and heroic spirit... Its exquisite and unique conception, its unique carving craftsmanship, and its smooth and natural lines are all breathtaking. That bottle of "Seated Bodhidharma" has fascinated countless viewers with its unique conception, ingenious shape, smooth lines and ingenious craftsmanship. This work became the only one among the ten shortlisted treasures in China to win a gold medal at the National Special Crafts Exhibition and Appraisal Meeting. However, did you know that such works are all written by Tu Jie, which cannot but make the viewer sincerely respect the authors sincere patriotic enthusiasm and unremitting pursuit of art.
Tu Jie understood the secret of "shaping with momentum" from the freehand techniques of Chinese painting, and fully absorbed the refraction principles and techniques of light in Western oil painting creation, pioneering a new art of mahogany carving - the split carving technique. It has embarked on a path of artistic innovation that "integrates into nature, unites things and myself" and turns "decay" into a magical one.
