The Origin and Development of Stone Garden Statues

Stone Garden Statues is a finished product type of stone carving. Stone Garden Statues has the characteristics of light weight, corrosion resistance, and relatively low cost. In the early years, Stone Garden Statues appeared in continental Europe in the fourth to third centuries BC. The objects of stone carvings were also to commemorate and praise contemporary celebrities, mainly figures.

Also for the purpose of displaying prestige and singing praises, the royal nobles of our country expressed their rights in a tactful way and used mythological beasts such as dragons and phoenixes, stone lions, and stone unicorns to set off their greatness and nobility.
FRP celebrity stone carvings in the true sense of our country were introduced from the West in this century, and the style of the May Fourth New Culture Movement brought portrait stone carvings into our country by the way. In the early years of our country, after returning to China after studying abroad, a group of old-timers who studied abroad created a variety of portraits of reform pioneers, patriots, cultural celebrities, etc., embracing the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal cultural movement that is taking place in our country. Contributed to the cause of national liberation. Both spirit and form are the fundamental aesthetic principles and methodology for the invention of Chinese celebrity stone carvings. The celebrity stone sculptors in our country all know that there are both gods and shapes, and its main content is that the portrait works achieve the perfect unity of shape and god when reflecting the purpose of the characters. As a method, stone sculptors are required to fully grasp the living materials of the characters, conduct a search for gold in their shapes and spirits, digest the false and keep the real, and finally improve the personality characteristics of the target shape and gods, and then create works that "both spirit and form" .
Whether it is modern or ancient, no matter in what form, Stone Garden Statues have always survived in our lives. If you pay attention, you will find Stone Garden Statues all around you.