Chapter 107: Electric Drill Mural Come On
#Yongan Museum uses electric drill to repair cultural relics. #
[Electric drill... am I seeing things? Director Jia is using an electric drill? ]
[Yes, you read that right.]
[Fuck, why is Director Jia using an electric drill? Didn’t she come to Mogao Grottoes to repair the murals? ]
[Maybe it's to make the wall smooth as soon as possible. After all, wasn't this cave destroyed before? I guess it needs to be cleaned up if it's to be rebuilt.]
[I agree. I also think that although it is a bit outrageous to use an electric drill to repair cultural relics, if it is a cave that has been completely demolished and destroyed, it is normal to use some modern tools to speed up the process.]
[It's just... there's basically nothing left in this cave anyway, so this will speed up the progress.]
The electric drill raised by Jia Wenyan caused a commotion in the live broadcast room.
After all, in the eyes of most people, electric drills are more often used for destructive demolition.
This positioning tool has a positioning difference that is almost like the yin and yang of the cultural relics restoration team of the Yong'an Museum where Jia Wenyan works.
Therefore, even though the electric drill in Jia Wenyan's hand is much smaller than the electric drill in the public's impression, it still cannot cover up the contradiction between this equipment and the entire environment it is in.
Many viewers even began to worry, saying that they were afraid that Jia Wenyan might accidentally cause a devastating blow to the murals that had managed to survive with great difficulty.
However, this time, before they could question the reason in the barrage, they, together with the staff responsible for filming the scenic spot on the scene, and the surrounding tourists who were watching for fun, witnessed the incredible scene that followed from afar through the zoom function of the camera.
The electric drill, which originally represented "demolition" and "destruction" in the eyes of the public, seemed to have its own soul consciousness after it fell into Jia Wenyan's hands, and it moved nimbly on the stone walls of the Mogao Grottoes.
The smooth and neat lines are like a paintbrush painting on the stone wall.
The audience didn't know how Jia Wenyan did it, but from the video footage on their side, Jia Wenyan's movements just now hardly paused at all.
[So what is this new product? It can cut so fast on the rock wall.]
[Oh my god, is the focus now on the electric drill? The focus now is Director Jia Wenyan. ]
[That is, how did Director Jia manage to paint steadily on the stone wall with an electric drill?]
[I just looked at the traces on it. Although it has not been colored yet, the traces should be an extension of the restored version of the flying figure. ]
[I thought I had given Director Jia's craftsmanship a high enough evaluation, but Director Jia is now trying to reach new heights.]
[Plus one, you must be very confident in your skills to dare to paint on the stone wall with an electric drill. I usually don’t even dare to paint on paper. ]
[I am a clumsy hand, I have never dared to write even with a pencil for so many years. 】
[It’s not that I’m a clumsy person who doesn’t understand our feelings. I just have a hunch that if I write, I’ll be wrong.]
[I agree. I always feel like I am letting down the paper as soon as I put pen to paper.]
[Drawing is really different from writing. People who can’t draw find it difficult to even pick up a pen. I think Director Jia will never understand our thinking.]
[Painting with an electric drill, are the people at Yongan Museum so skilled? 】
[It shouldn't be. Didn't you see that everyone around you was just using hammers and chisels to knock on it bit by bit? I guess it's just that Director Jia is very skilled and daring.]
[That’s right, look at the guys on the right, it’s obvious that they didn’t expect Director Jia to be so strong.]
[Let me ask someone who knows the subject, can an electric drill really be used for engraving? 】
The barrage of comments in the live broadcast room kept pouring out.
At that moment, the photographer and host of the scenic spot who was responsible for the live broadcast hesitated again and again, and finally made up his mind to take the initiative to ask while Jia Wenyan put down the electric drill to check the situation:
"Thank you for your hard work, Director Jia."
Jia Wenyan: "? What's the matter?"
"I'm sorry, Director Jia, we have been live streaming at the entrance of the cave, and our viewers in the live streaming room are very curious. You just used an electric drill to carve the mural, right?"
"What else?" Upon hearing this, Jia Wenyan looked at the handheld electric drill in her hand.
Jia Wenyan: "I know what you are worried about. You are worried whether my sloppy murals can meet the carving requirements of Mogao Grottoes murals."
"You can rest assured that both the electric drill and the chisel can be used normally in the carving process."
"As long as you can control the force well, the lines carved by the electric drill can even be more stable than those carved by hand, but of course this is based on personal skill."
"Generally speaking, I recommend using a normal chisel for carving. Otherwise, as you might expect, irreversible consequences will occur."
Director: "Then may I ask Director Jia, when did you first discover that you could use an electric drill to carve?"
"It's been a while since this happened." After a moment of contemplation, Jia Wenyan said:
"I think netizens who follow our Yong'an Museum should have heard that I first entered the industry by practicing various carving techniques such as jade carving and porcelain carving."
"I am good at this kind of relatively detailed carving work. As time goes by, I naturally gain confidence in my skills."
"As for carving murals with an electric drill, although it may seem a little scary, it is actually the best way for me to carve at the moment."
Director: "What's the best way to carve?"
"Yes, I think everyone has seen that we are now inside the Mogao Grottoes."
"Although the mining capacity in ancient times was limited, the Mogao Grottoes we are in are solid rock walls."
"Carving on a rock wall is a very physically demanding activity, so if I were to use a chisel, it would be difficult for me to have enough energy to complete the carving in a short period of time."
"So I changed my mindset, and sure enough, as long as the electric drill itself is fine enough, I can complete the engraving work in one go. The only difficulty is that the electric drill is too efficient to make adjustments bit by bit during the engraving process."
As Jia Wenyan spoke, she directed the camera to the sculpture work of a student nearby.
Jia Wenyan: "Please see, although traditional carving is slow, it is possible to modify the carved patterns by chiseling little by little, just like this student did. This is why the Mogao Grottoes murals are so exquisite."
"The craftsmen chiseled again and again, which was more like "decorating" the entire wall than carving."
"So generally speaking, although this method of chiseling is slower, it is easier to carve out beautiful pictures."
"Although sculpture is also a part of fine arts, compared to painting, sculpture art itself has a stronger three-dimensionality and unexpectedness. Many times, some inadvertent mistakes may also become miracles."
"As for the electric drill I use, although it is highly efficient, I can hardly think while painting. I have to accurately depict each step in my mind. Otherwise, the power of the electric drill will be too high and the entire layout of the painting will be destroyed."
"So generally speaking, I personally do not recommend using carving tools such as electric drills."
"Of course, if I'm just grinding like an electric grinder, that's a different matter."
"By the way, what we see as murals are often actually the sculptor's beautification of the existing wall through his imagination."
"It's just like we humans connect the stars in the sky into constellations through various connections. The undulations of the wall, after being associated with the picture, will also give the onlookers a different sense of three-dimensionality."
"Murals are not just sculptures, but a perfect combination of sculpture and painting."
"Although the early creators should have decided on the theme early on, when facing these stone walls, they were more likely to think alone about the imagination that could be derived from the ups and downs of the walls."
"What we have to do as restorers is to reverse the existing mural designs to find wall carvings that can make these pictures appear three-dimensional under the influence of light and shadow and the ups and downs of the wall."
"The main reason why I chose this cave, which is almost completely destroyed, is that I have tried to reproduce the "Flying Apsaras" mural before, and I hope everyone can take this opportunity to get used to this operation mode as much as possible."
"The damage done to the stone wall is irreversible. Even if the craftsmen who carved the cave were there, there would be no way to completely restore it to its original state."
"In this respect, we cultural relic restorers are actually very similar to funeral makeup artists in funeral homes."
"We have no way to reverse everything and restore it to its original best condition. We can only make it as much as possible to become a cultural relic that can be appreciated by the public."
【Searched for silk,】
Director: "Then may I ask Director Jia how long do you think it will take to complete the restoration of this cave?"
"It's hard to say." Jia Wenyan nodded slightly and said:
"Although the cave we are in is not a particularly large cave in Mogao Grottoes, I originally thought it would take about one or two months to complete it, given that we were starting from scratch."
"But the students in our restoration team really exceeded my expectations. According to their work efficiency, we are likely to complete the restoration of the cave within a month or even two weeks."
"So if there are viewers who are interested in this and plan to travel in the next month, you can consider Mogao Grottoes as one of your travel options."
"We will then compile a book of the various mural styles we have previously referenced and conceived before and after the restoration of the cave."
"At the same time, I also hope that everyone can support the traditional cultural tourism industry."
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