Iron art – the art of pure hand forging

The art of pure hand forging in Europe The development of iron products has a long history. European iron products are mainly for artistic display, which requires a lot of time and energy. However, domestic iron products are for practical purposes without considering artistry. Since ancient times, they have been little known. Compared with European countries, China still lacks in the development of iron art culture.

The development of iron art can be traced back to the early Middle Ages. The iron art products popular in the ancient Roman style were characterized by elegance and solemnity. With the development, the European Gothic style began to dominate, and the iron art products changed from elegance and solemnity to gorgeous shapes. , rich in color. In the 17th century, when the Baroque style prevailed, iron art changed. Complex decorations were matched with richness and richness. The colors were more gorgeous than before, and gold was mostly used. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the rococo style iron art began to use a large number of plant patterns. , the shape is extremely complicated and colorful.

(European wrought iron door display)

Wrought iron gates appeared in the early 17th century. As a decorative art, they can be found everywhere in European countries, such as the Royal Brook Gate, Carnell Parish Church Gate, Celtic Gate, etc. There are many styles of gates. There are many types of weapons. In China, the historical documents record more swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, chisels, saws and hammers, all of which are iron tools and cannot be called iron art.

(ancient weapons)

In the late 20th century, in some developed cities in the south, iron anti-theft doors and windows began to appear. Based on safety protection, there were no requirements for appearance and no artistry at all. They were also very easy to rust and corrode, that is, they were damaged. overall construction The integrity of the building has lost its protective function, and more seriously, it may even cause safety hazards. However, the introduction of iron anti-theft doors and windows also laid the foundation for the future development of Chinese iron art and became an opportunity for the popularity of Chinese iron art.

With the rapid development of modern society, the national attitude toward Thoughts and cultural perceptions are changing, and iron art culture is slowly being recognized by everyone and gradually entering life. It is not only practical, but also increases the pursuit of artistry.

Take this purely hand-forged iron gate as an example: the top is auspicious clouds, and the bottom is a beautiful There are trees, flowers growing on the trees, and dragonflies, snails, and spiders in the middle. The overall lines are very characteristic of British iron art, simple and clear; the shape is very characteristic of Chinese culture, the auspicious clouds are irregular, the branches of Qiong trees are curled, flowers are dotted on the branches, and dragonflies fly among the cloud trees. Snails crawling on auspicious clouds, spiders swimming in tree webs, simple and clear lines and shapes with Chinese characteristics, this is a cultural product of the collision of Eastern and Western cultures.

(actual picture of dragonfly on Gugellanzha wrought iron gate)

(actual picture of flowers on Gugelanzha wrought iron gate)

(actual picture of the snail on the Gugelan Iron Gate)

From scratch, from existence to excellence, from excellence to perfection, pure hand-forging of iron art is the accumulation of culture and the inheritance of vitality