銅壁畫又(you)叫(jiao)銅浮(fu)雕(又(you)叫(jiao)鏨銅或(huo)敲(qiao)銅),是利用(yong)銅材料的(de)(de)延(yan)展性興起(qi)來(lai)得(de)鏨刻工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)(yi),是我國傳統手工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)(yi)百花中(zhong)的(de)(de)一(yi)枝奇葩(pa)。之中(zhong)技(ji)術據今已有幾千年的(de)(de)歷史。 鍛(duan)銅工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)(yi)品(pin)的(de)(de)造型,主要(yao)為平(ping)(ping)面的(de)(de)片(pian)活(huo),片(pian)活(huo)是平(ping)(ping)裝在(zai)某些器(qi)物(wu)上(shang)或(huo)懸掛起(qi)來(lai)供人(ren)欣賞。鏨刻工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)(yi)的(de)(de)操作,是在(zai)設(she)計(ji)好器(qi)行或(huo)圖案(an)后,按照一(yi)定的(de)(de)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)(yi)流程,以特(te)制的(de)(de)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)具和特(te)定的(de)(de)技(ji)法,在(zai)金(jin)屬(shu)板(ban)上(shang)加(jia)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)出(chu)千變萬化(hua)的(de)(de)浮(fu)雕狀圖案(an)。完成一(yi)件(jian)精美(mei)的(de)(de)鏨刻工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)(yi)品(pin)需要(yao)十多道工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)(yi)流程,加(jia)上(shang)技(ji)術工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)人(ren)的(de)(de)格(ge)調創造,匠(jiang)心(xin)獨運(yun)地(di)打造出(chu)個性化(hua),現代化(hua)的(de)(de)雕塑作品(pin)。
鍛銅是(shi)一種(zhong)區別(bie)于鑄銅的工(gong)藝(yi),是(shi)在銅板上進行創作,利(li)用銅板加(jia)熱后質地變軟,錘打后又恢復堅(jian)硬的特性,重復這(zhe)一過程(cheng),最(zui)終制作出藝(yi)術作品(pin)或其(qi)它生(sheng)活、工(gong)業(ye)用品(pin)。隨著人(ren)民生(sheng)活水平(ping)和審美情趣的提升,鍛銅這(zhe)一傳統工(gong)藝(yi)尤其(qi)在工(gong)藝(yi)美術領(ling)域(yu)受到越(yue)來越(yue)多設計師和大眾的喜愛。
火、錘子和鏨子是鍛銅(tong)的三個(ge)重要(yao)元素(su)。小(xiao)型(xing)鍛銅(tong)工藝(yi)作品或(huo)大(da)型(xing)浮雕(diao)局部加(jia)工可以采取(qu)氧氣加(jia)乙炔(gui)產生(sheng)的高(gao)溫加(jia)熱,大(da)型(xing)作品就需要(yao)生(sheng)爐火鼓風(feng)加(jia)熱。加(jia)熱這一(yi)環節(jie)相(xiang)對容易。加(jia)熱后的銅(tong)板要(yao)用(yong)皮錘敲打平整。