镂山海古韵 绘艺术新经——著名艺术家卢雪与《山海经》/ Carving the Ancient Charm of Mountains and Seas Painting a New Canon of Art —— Renowned Artist Lu Xue and The Classic of Mountains and Seas

也许听起来并不陌生，似曾相识，当我们在搜索引擎上打出“卢雪”这两个字，就会出现大量关于卢雪的介绍和视频。2022年，山东电视台以及央视国际频道和清华大学英雄文化基金都对卢雪进行了更为充分的采访和记录。我们这才发现：卢雪不仅是中国艺术研究院特邀研究员及民间艺术创作研究员；不仅仅是国内最年轻的丹麦国旗骑士勋章获得者；不仅仅是中国非物质文化遗产传承人薪传奖、中华英才等奖项获得者；不仅仅是2008年北京奥运会火炬手，中国优秀传统文化的传播者，两岸三地文化艺术交流的推动者，她更是现代青年的喜爱对象。近距离感受过她作品的90后00后，都为她精湛的指尖技艺惊叹，被她的天马行空的想象力折服。直到在光环闪耀的2022年，镂绘艺术家卢雪才逐渐提及自己近三十年来的重磅心血之作——《山海经》。

《山海经》这个名字，大家并不陌生，近来学界都在炒“《山海经》”，且《山海经》和元宇宙相结合，越来越热，随着《山海经》的呼声越来越高，山海神兽、怪植也逐渐被大众了解。现在很多书店都有《山海经》，出版社也是云盯《山海经》，包括但不局限于上海古籍出版社，清华大学出版社，浙江教育出版社等等。这些已经出版的《山海经》大体上都是文言加注释，无图。有些是文言加上注释，再加翻译，配图是一章节之后统一配图，部分是配小部分单图。有的《山海经》的图文不是搭配入文，会在重点章节提及的时候加入。关于《山海经》的章图很少能系统的看见，倒是有一些简单的类似水墨的古画作，也有现代线条的结构画样，有一些色彩比较鲜艳的画作，看起来趋于基础版。只要是没有看过卢雪《山海经》，你就永远不知道《山海经》还能做到如此精美绝伦，它超越平面，超越物理空间，更远超你的想象力。

《山海经》被称之为中国志怪古籍，有称大体纪录战国中后期到汉代初中期的楚国或巴蜀人所作，亦称是一部荒诞不经的奇书。现代人认为该书是中国古代四大奇书之一，古人认为该书是“战国好奇之士取《穆王传》,杂录《庄》、《列》、《离骚》、《周书》、《晋乘》以成者”。现代学者也均认为成书并非一时，作者亦非一人，它是一部内容丰富、风貌奇特的古代佳作，堪称中国奇幻、魔幻文学的开山鼻祖。

作为传统文化兢兢业业的图解绘制者，传播者，卢雪深入研究《山海经》，三十年来不忘初心，用镂绘艺术倾情创作的重量级艺术作品《山海经》即将问世。卢雪《山海经》艺术作品不仅继承了传统艺术的理念和技法，并且完美融合了众多艺术形式的镂绘艺术，是极具艺术流派的新《山海经》。

It may sound familiar to you. When we type "Lu Xue" into a search engine, a great deal of introductions and videos about her will appear. In 2022, Shandong TV Station, CCTV International Channel and Tsinghua University Hero Culture Fund conducted more in-depth interviews and records of Lu Xue. Only then did we discover: Lu Xue is not only a Special Research Fellow of the China National Academy of Arts and a Folk Art Creation Research Fellow; she is not only the youngest recipient of the Order of the Dannebrog (Knight’s Cross) in China; she is not only the winner of awards such as the Inheritance Award for Inheritors of China’s Intangible Cultural Heritage and the China Talent Award; she is not only a torchbearer of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, a disseminator of China’s excellent traditional culture, and a promoter of cultural and artistic exchanges across the Taiwan Strait, Hong Kong and Macao—she is also a favorite among contemporary young people. Post-90s and post-00s who have experienced her works up close are amazed by her exquisite craftsmanship with her fingertips and convinced by her boundless imagination. It was not until 2022, a year of shining glory, that hollow-carving artist Lu Xue gradually mentioned her masterpiece of nearly 30 years of painstaking efforts——*The Classic of Mountains and Seas*.

The name *The Classic of Mountains and Seas* is no stranger to everyone. In recent years, the academic circle has been enthusiastic about "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", and its combination with the metaverse has become increasingly popular. As the popularity of *The Classic of Mountains and Seas* grows, the mythical beasts and exotic plants in the mountains and seas have gradually become known to the public. Now many bookstores have *The Classic of Mountains and Seas*, and publishing houses are also closely focusing on it, including but not limited to Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, Tsinghua University Press, Zhejiang Education Press, etc. Most of these published versions of *The Classic of Mountains and Seas* consist of classical Chinese with annotations and no illustrations. Some include classical Chinese, annotations and translations, with illustrations unified after each chapter, and some are accompanied by a small number of single illustrations. In some versions, the texts and illustrations are not matched into the text, but are added when key chapters are mentioned. Systematic chapter illustrations of *The Classic of Mountains and Seas* are rarely seen; there are only some simple ancient ink paintings, modern line structure drawings, and some brightly colored paintings that look relatively basic. Whoever has not seen Lu Xue’s *The Classic of Mountains and Seas* can never imagine how exquisite and magnificent it can be. It transcends the two-dimensional plane, defies physical space, and goes far beyond imagination.

*The Classic of Mountains and Seas* is known as an ancient Chinese book of monsters and anomalies. It is said to have been written by people from the State of Chu or Bashu from the mid-to-late Warring States Period to the early-to-middle Western Han Dynasty, and is also called an absurd and extraordinary book. Modern people regard it as one of the four great strange books in ancient China, while ancient people believed that it was "compiled by curious scholars in the Warring States Period by extracting contents from *Biography of King Mu*, and integrating excerpts from *Zhuangzi*, *Liezi*, *Li Sao*, *Book of Zhou*, *Jin Cheng* and other works". Modern scholars also agree that it was not written at a single time by a single author. It is an ancient masterpiece with rich content and unique style, and can be called the originator of Chinese fantasy and magical literature.

As a dedicated illustrator and disseminator of traditional culture, Lu Xue has conducted in-depth research on *The Classic of Mountains and Seas*. For 30 years, she has remained true to her original intention, and her heavyweight artistic work *The Classic of Mountains and Seas*, created with dedication through hollow-carving art, is about to be released. Lu Xue’s artistic work *The Classic of Mountains and Seas* not only inherits the concepts and techniques of traditional art, but also perfectly integrates hollow-carving art with various art forms, making it a new *The Classic of Mountains and Seas* with a distinct artistic school.

镂绘是一种新的艺术形式和创新，所谓“镂”是镂刻、镂雕、镂空（剪、刻、燃）；“绘”是主题设计、主题构图、绘画、绘制、绘色。镂绘艺术简意上是先绘画绘制后再镂刻、镂雕、镂空，再绘制、绘色并合二为一，称之为镂绘艺术。在卢雪《山海经》艺术作品中，不仅要求创作者通过不同的材质去描绘出《山海经》的所有内容，还要对《山海经》的主题给予深刻的理解，包括它的历史内涵、意境传达、民俗民意。正是基于这样的要求，卢雪《山海经》让你能够彻底沦陷在这部《山海经》艺术作品中，遇见非凡、感受震撼。

首先卢雪《山海经》的作品数量呈现非常的完整，包含了349个神兽，77棵山海植物，489座山海，6个创世神话。卢雪《山海经》艺术作品的数量之多、体现出的完整性对于近代《山海经》文化研究是一种无法比拟和难以超越的史料贡献。

其次，卢雪《山海经》的艺术作品独特性，是艺术品类珍藏级别。它采取的镂绘艺术流派，开创了《山海经》新呈现方式的艺术山河，手工镂绘“指尖上的中国”，大的构图“镂”才找到了它的施展空间，经过艺术家精巧的手使得镂刻、镂雕、镂空浑然天成，时而小桥流水、时而大气磅礴，时而寄托情思，时而繁花锦簇，一派锦绣河山……精湛的镂雕技艺结合西方油画的透视、聚焦和不羁地斑斓色彩碰撞出中国传统艺术中那朵倔强地、又有顽强生命力地镂绘之花。卢雪《山海经》的艺术作品传承了中国山海文化的底蕴，用镂绘艺术对《山海经》文化遗产进行了创新性的呈现，这种别具一格可以说是独树一帜。

最后，卢雪《山海经》艺术作品的视觉瑰丽、无局限的艺术想象力让人脑洞大开。正如大家所知《山海经》中所述颜色几乎全为“正色”，诸如为“赤”“黄”“青”“黑”及“白”，剩余的颜色，除了要赋予动植物和神山应有的缤纷色彩，还要有独特的理解力来赋予它强大的生命力。卢雪擅长用色，天生的色彩敏感性加上她的想象力，打造了远古时代最宏大的绚丽场面，绽放无限神秘浪漫色彩的同时，卢雪揉合了中国吉祥、喜庆文化使得《山海经》艺术作品更为生动落地，散发出了浓郁的民族文化艺术魅力。

Hollow-carving art is a new artistic form and innovation. The so-called "Lou" (carving) refers to carving, engraving, and hollowing out—cutting, carving, and even burning techniques to present works. The so-called "Hui" (painting) refers to theme design, composition, and coloring. In simple terms, hollow-carving art means first completing the painting and design, then carrying out hollowing and engraving, and finally integrating painting and hollowing into one—this is hollow-carving art.

In Lu Xue’s Classic of Mountains and Seas series works, the art of hollow-carving is perfectly embodied. It not only inherits the traditional paper-cutting skills of the East, but also integrates the perspective and color expression of Western oil painting, forming a unique artistic style that is both traditional and innovative.

Hollow-carving art is a new artistic form and innovation. The so-called "Lou" (carving) refers to carving, engraving, and hollowing out through cutting, burning and other techniques; "Hui" (painting) refers to theme design, composition, and coloring. Hollow-carving art is the integration of painting and hollowing, which breaks the limitations of traditional paper-cutting and presents a three-dimensional and vivid artistic effect.

As an artist, Lu Xue has been committed to inheriting and carrying forward traditional culture. Her works of The Classic of Mountains and Seas are not only a display of traditional culture, but also an innovative expression of art. The Classic of Mountains and Seas is a treasure of Chinese civilization, and Lu Xue’s hollow-carving art has made this ancient cultural treasure shine again in the new era.

English Translation (Consistent with the overall tone, accurate and solemn)

Hollow-carving art is a new artistic form and innovation. The so-called "Lou" (carving) refers to carving, engraving, and hollowing out—realized through cutting, carving, and even burning techniques. The so-called "Hui" (painting) refers to theme design, composition, and coloring. In simple terms, hollow-carving art means first completing the painting and design, then carrying out hollowing and engraving, and finally integrating painting and hollowing into one—that is hollow-carving art.

In Lu Xue’s Classic of Mountains and Seas series works, creators are required to not only depict all the contents of The Classic of Mountains and Seas through different materials, but also have a profound understanding of the theme of The Classic of Mountains and Seas, including its historical connotation, artistic conception transmission, and folk customs. It is precisely because of this in-depth understanding that Lu Xue’s works can make people completely immersed in them, feeling the shock beyond imagination.

First of all, the works of The Classic of Mountains and Seas created by Lu Xue are complete and systematic, including 349 mythical beasts, 77 mountain and sea plants, 489 mountain landscapes, and 6 creation myths. These works are not only a display of traditional culture, but also an innovative inheritance of traditional craftsmanship. They integrate the freehand brushwork of Chinese painting with the perspective and color of Western oil painting, forming a unique artistic style.

The uniqueness of Lu Xue’s works lies in the integration of hollow-carving art with traditional paper-cutting and Western oil painting. It breaks the limitations of traditional paper-cutting, makes the works more vivid and three-dimensional, and lets the ancient culture of The Classic of Mountains and Seas shine again in the new era.

In addition, the artistic value of Lu Xue’s works is also reflected in the inheritance and innovation of traditional culture. Her works not only inherit the essence of Chinese traditional culture, but also absorb the advantages of Western art, forming a new artistic school with unique characteristics. This is not only a new exploration of traditional craftsmanship, but also a new interpretation of traditional culture.

The art of hollow-carving is not only a display of skills, but also a inheritance of culture. It lets the world see the profound heritage of Chinese civilization, and also lets the traditional culture take root in the hearts of people, blooming brilliant flowers in the new era.

    卢雪《山海经》艺术作品镂绘了大量的山海、神、兽，你会看见里面的氤氲神韵，它寄托了远古时期的喜怒欢乐惧，繁花锦啸幻，它勾勒出了古地理神话、天文历史、植物动物以及人文学、海洋学、异域风俗等方面的诸多内容……卢雪《山海经》艺术作品—它注定是一部传奇镂绘艺术代表，是一部载入艺术史册的典藏巨著。

In Lu Xue’s artistic works themed on The Classic of Mountains and Seas, a great number of mountains, seas, gods, and beasts are depicted through hollow-carving. You will see the dense and hazy charm in them, which embodies the joys, angers, sorrows, and joys of ancient times, the prosperity and romance of flowers in full bloom, and also outlines numerous contents such as ancient geographical myths, astronomical history, plants, animals, and humanistic customs...

Lu Xue’s Classic of Mountains and Seas artistic works are destined to be a representative of hollow-carving art and a classic masterpiece inscribed in the history of art. They are not only a vivid presentation of traditional culture, but also a vivid interpretation of the inheritance and innovation of traditional craftsmanship.