Is Ganlong Garden Sculpture a Sculptor of Socialist Values?
According to the different nature of application, it can be divided into practical garden sculpture, decorative garden sculpture and thematic garden sculpture. Practical garden sculptures mainly refer to the types of sculptures that have practical uses in gardens, including Feng Shui balls, promenades, pavilions, stone tables and chairs, flowerpots and fountains. Decorative garden sculptures refer to those sculptures that play a decorative role in gardens, such as flower windows and rock paintings. Theme garden sculpture is the image representative of garden sculpture. Different theme sculptures should be chosen according to different personality needs, which are usually used to express some ideas and convey some information, so as to influence everyone's body and mind and promote social development. According to different carving methods, it can be divided into round carving, relief carving and through carving. The most common carving method in garden sculpture is round carving; Relief is usually used for rock paintings in gardens; Through-carving is often used in flower windows, garden decoration ornaments and so on. According to the data used, it can be divided into stone carving, copper carving, stainless steel carving, cement carving and so on. According to the difference of garden personality, the materials used in sculpture are also different. Stone carving is the most widely used. Copper sculpture is usually used for garden-themed sculptures, while stainless steel sculptures are usually used as symbolic sculptures. In addition, there are ice sculptures and snow sculpture, which are a unique sculpture art in winter gardens in Northeast China.