Master Class

美育公益课堂

The seventh Master Class organised by the Youth Arts Education Committee of the Guangdong Soong Ching Ling Foundation (GDSCLF) was successfully held at the ASJ (Dongguan) on 25th October 2024. The event was highly informative, consisting of two main sections: the "Special Lecture" featured Professor Jian ZHAO, the former vice president of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, who delivered an engaging lecture titled "The Beauty of Design in Life"; and the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshop," Professor Zengfeng WANG, a master of Chinese carving art, led the students in exploring the art and techniques of traditional Chinese sculpture.

2024年10月25日，广东省宋庆龄基金会“美育公益课堂”系列的第七场活动在东莞暨大港澳子弟学校成功举行。此次活动精彩纷呈，包括两个主要版块：“学者讲堂”邀请了广州美术学院原副院长赵健教授，他为学生们带来了一场主题为“生活中的设计之美”的精彩讲座；而在“非遗课堂”上，则由中国雕刻艺术大师王增丰教授亲自带领学生们探索中国本土雕塑艺术及制作技巧。

Special Lecture: The Beauty of Design in Life

学者讲堂：生活中的设计之美

Professor Jian ZHAO is a former vice president, chairman of the academic committee, and a Level-2 professor at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. He has served as a member of the thematic pavilion display design expert group for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, the leader of the overall visual image and landscape system design expert group for the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, and the leader of the overall visual image system design expert group for the 2011 Shenzhen Summer Universiade. Professor ZHAO's research focuses on design planning, architecture and environmental design, and public cultural landscape studies.

赵健教授是广州美术学院原副院长、学术委员会主席、二级教授。他是2010年上海世博会主题馆展示设计专家组成员，2010年广州亚运会整体视觉形象与景观系统设计专家组组长，2011年深圳世界大学生运动会整体视觉形象系统设计专家组组长。赵健教授主要致力于设计策划学、建筑与环境设计学、公共文化景观学等方面的研究。

In his lecture, Professor ZHAO introduced the concept of "public art" to the students, typically referring to architectural, sculptural, and mural artworks placed in public spaces. These artworks can exist for a long time without demanding constant attention from the public, highlighting art's public welfare and cultural benefits. Professor ZHAO presented design cases such as Chicago's Millennium Park and Sydney's Olympic Memorial Pillar Array, teaching students how to recognise and appreciate this art category in their daily lives and how to cultivate the habit of observing the beauty of design.

赵健教授在讲座中为同学们引入了“公共艺术”的概念，“公共艺术”泛指放置在公共空间的建筑、雕塑、壁画等艺术作品，它的存在能持续很长时间且无需公众高度关注，强调艺术的公益性和文化福利。赵健教授在讲座上展示了芝加哥千禧公园以及悉尼奥运纪念柱阵的设计案例，教导同学们如何学会在生活中辨认并欣赏这一类别的艺术，并培养留心观察生活中的设计之美的习惯。

Professor ZHAO also encouraged students from the perspective of public art design, emphasising that art is not an unattainable product; it is present in our daily lives. Art does not belong solely to the artists in the fine arts academy; it also belongs to every member of the public. At the end of the lecture, students had an enthusiastic exchange with Professor ZHAO, from which they greatly benefited.

赵健教授还从公共艺术设计的角度鼓励同学们，艺术并不是高不可攀的产物，它就存在于我们的生活当中，艺术并不专属于美术学院的老师，它同样属于在座的各位。讲座最后，同学们还与赵健教授进行了热切交流，获益良多。

Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshop: Exploring the Art and Techniques of Traditional Chinese Sculpture

非遗课堂：中国本土雕塑及制作

For this Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshop, we were fortunate to invite Professor Zengfeng WANG, a master of Chinese carving art, to teach the students about the art and techniques of traditional Chinese sculpture. Professor WANG is also an expert receiving a special government allowance from the China State Council, a member of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government's Historical Research Office, and a master's supervisor at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design at Guangzhou University.

本次非遗课堂我们有幸邀请到中国雕刻艺术大师王增丰教授来为学生们授课，王教授同时也是享受国务院特殊津贴专家、广东省人民政府文史研究馆馆员、广州大学美术与设计学院硕士生导师。

Professor WANG introduced the origins and development of Chinese traditional sculpture through a display of works from various historical periods, allowing students to gain a deep understanding of the style and characteristics of Chinese sculpture. Following this, Professor WANG introduced the concept of "comic sculpture" to the students. As a renowned comic sculpture artist in China, each of Professor WANG's works and every character he creates has its own connotation and unique story. He shared the stories behind his works with the students and encouraged them to have their own ideas and innovations during the creation process.

王教授通过展示从古至今不同时期的雕塑作品将中国本土雕塑的起源与发展娓娓道来，同学们在与王教授的互动中深入了解到了本土雕塑的风格与特色。随后，王教授向同学们介绍何为“漫塑”，作为我国知名的漫塑艺术家，王教授的每件作品、创作的每个漫塑人物都有其内涵与独特的故事，他将作品背后的故事分享给同学们，并鼓励同学们在进行创作的过程中一定有自己的想法，有自己的创新。

Under Professor WANG's guidance, students learned the basic techniques of comic sculpture, such as kneading clay and using tools for carving and shaping, and quickly immersed themselves in creation. Some made small animals, others shaped characters, and some even incorporated natural landscapes. Professor WANG's guidance was not only about passing on techniques but also about stimulating the students' creativity. Through this process, students learned to express themselves through art and successfully created artworks in their style.

随后，在王教授的指导下，学生们学习了漫塑的基本技巧，如揉捏陶土和使用工具雕刻塑形，并迅速投入到创作中。他们有的制作小动物，有的塑造人物，还有的融入自然景观。王教授的指导不仅仅是技术上的传授，更是对学生们创造力的激发和培养。通过这个过程，学生们学会了用艺术表达自我，从生活中汲取灵感，创作出了充满个性的艺术作品。