銅壁畫又叫銅(tong)浮雕(又叫鏨銅(tong)或敲銅(tong)),是(shi)利用銅(tong)材料的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)延展性(xing)興起(qi)來(lai)得鏨刻工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi),是(shi)我國傳統手工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)百花中的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)一枝(zhi)奇(qi)葩(pa)。之中技術據今已有幾千(qian)年的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)歷史。 鍛銅(tong)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)品(pin)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)造(zao)型,主要(yao)為平(ping)面的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)片(pian)活(huo),片(pian)活(huo)是(shi)平(ping)裝在某些器(qi)物上(shang)或懸掛起(qi)來(lai)供(gong)人欣(xin)賞(shang)。鏨刻工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)操作,是(shi)在設計好器(qi)行或圖(tu)案(an)后,按照一定的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)流程(cheng),以特制的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)具和(he)特定的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)技法,在金(jin)屬板上(shang)加工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)出千(qian)變(bian)萬化的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)浮雕狀圖(tu)案(an)。完成一件精美的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)鏨刻工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)品(pin)需要(yao)十多道工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)流程(cheng),加上(shang)技術工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)人的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)格(ge)調創造(zao),匠心獨運地打造(zao)出個性(xing)化,現代化的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)雕塑作品(pin)。
鍛銅(tong)(tong)(tong)是一種區別于(yu)鑄銅(tong)(tong)(tong)的工藝(yi)(yi)(yi),是在(zai)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)板上進行創作,利(li)用銅(tong)(tong)(tong)板加(jia)熱后質地變軟,錘打(da)后又恢復堅硬的特性,重復這(zhe)一過程,最終制作出藝(yi)(yi)(yi)術作品(pin)或其(qi)它(ta)生活、工業用品(pin)。隨著(zhu)人民生活水平和審美(mei)情趣的提升,鍛銅(tong)(tong)(tong)這(zhe)一傳統工藝(yi)(yi)(yi)尤其(qi)在(zai)工藝(yi)(yi)(yi)美(mei)術領(ling)域受到越(yue)來越(yue)多設計師和大眾的喜(xi)愛。
火、錘(chui)子(zi)(zi)和鏨子(zi)(zi)是(shi)鍛(duan)銅(tong)的(de)三個重(zhong)要(yao)(yao)元素。小(xiao)型(xing)鍛(duan)銅(tong)工藝作(zuo)(zuo)品(pin)或大(da)型(xing)浮雕局部加(jia)工可以采(cai)取氧氣(qi)加(jia)乙炔產生的(de)高(gao)溫加(jia)熱,大(da)型(xing)作(zuo)(zuo)品(pin)就需要(yao)(yao)生爐火鼓風加(jia)熱。加(jia)熱這一環節相對容易(yi)。加(jia)熱后(hou)的(de)銅(tong)板要(yao)(yao)用皮錘(chui)敲打平(ping)整(zheng)。