Mountain boy creates 400 gemstone paintings
(Baonghean.vn)- From his passion for painting, combined with his knowledge of gemstones... Than Duc Kien (born in 1986), in Minh Tam hamlet, Minh Hop commune, Quy Hop (Nghe An) has made efforts to learn, create, and become a painter.famous in the western region of Nghe An.
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| Having been passionate about painting since he was in school, combined with his knowledge of gemstones acquired from his family's stone carving business, after graduating from high school, Kien went to Luc Yen (Yen Bai) to learn the craft of making gemstone paintings. After 3 months of apprenticeship, Kien returned to his hometown to practice his craft at home. Up to now, after nearly 10 years of working in the profession, Kien has created nearly 400 paintings. |
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| Gemstone paintingsis a handcrafted work of art, made entirely of precious stones.nature, soLong lasting durability, natural multi-color and never fades. |
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| Kien said that gemstone paintings are mainly made to order. Kien's customers include not only people and agencies in Quy Hop but also neighboring districts such as Nghia Dan, Quy Chau, Que Phong... some people even order paintings to be sent abroad. Accordingly, customers often order paintings such as: horses, four seasons, ancient town, Dong Ho... |
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| The concept of gemstone painting players is not only to increase luxury and modernity but also to be close to nature, feel the breath of nature in the living space and bring many feng shui values... |
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| Kien said: The technique of making gemstone paintings is very elaborate, from preparing the stones, polishing the stones, crushing the stones, choosing colored stones to painting, assembling the stones... (In the photo is the stone crushing and screening process) |
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| On mica material, after sketching the painting theme, comes the stone assembly step. To attach stones and stone powder to the painting surface, glue must be used and after only a few minutes the glue dries, the stone powder also sticks firmly without losing the color of the stone. Before assembling colored stones to create lines and shapes, a layer of white stone (marble powder) must be spread over the surface of the painting to line the background. Therefore, stone paintings are often very thick and heavy. |
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| The most difficult thing in gemstone painting is how to make the tiny colored stones express images of people, mountains, rivers, and nature in a smooth, soft, and vivid way, becoming real works of art, not just stopping at simple dark and light color blocks. This stage requires the craftsman to be really delicate in his perception... |
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A small gemstone painting takes on average 2-3 days to complete. Large paintings with many motifs can take a week or a month. Each successful painting is a harmonious combination of perspective ideas with the skillful hands of the stonemasons, meticulously taking care of each motif. Kien said that in the near future, with the support of his family, he will open a product showroom right at home to introduce and promote this type of painting so that more people know about it. Along with that, he will organize vocational training for those in need, especially young people with the same passion. |
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