In ancient times, when a certain historical event occurred in a certain place, it was usually passed down through oral transmission among people. It wasn't until the improvement of writing and recording methods that carriers such as oracle bone inscriptions and bamboo slips began to emerge. Later, with the popularization of printing technology and paper, recording through historical documents became the mainstream. Among these ways of written inheritance, some are texts written by ancient literati on their own, which we call unofficial history. There are also historical materials revised by the official, which are official history, local county annals, or city annals. Nowadays, museums have become the main body for each place to inherit historical culture. The cultural relics in museums serve as convincing witnesses for contemporary society to tell future generations about historical events in a country or a certain place.
Museums give people the impression of being quiet. As soon as people enter a museum, a sense of history rushes over, allowing them to calm down and think about some interesting things that happened in the past. In addition to the ancient cultural relics in the museum, there are often museum sculptures made by modern people at the museum entrance or inside the museum. These sculptures often exist as a supplement to the museum. They not only beautify the exhibition environment of the museum but also highlight the theme culture of the museum. Museum sculptures involve various aspects such as psychology, emotion, thinking, customs, and culture. With their proficient expression styles and rich symbolic connotations, they have become the language for museums to display culture.
The sculpture works in museums are an extension of the exhibition space inside the museum. They are a medium between the theme content and the exhibition space, reflecting the continuity of the overall landscape image in the exhibition space. In the artistic expression techniques of museum sculptures, the artistic expression language used to create sculpture works for commemorative purposes has certain symbolic, ornamental, and educational values. It integrates its hard materials, three - dimensional art, distinct personality, and rich emotions into the exhibition, enriching the theme content, enhancing the visual effect, and extending the theme connotation at the same time!
Due to the importance of museum sculptures, the production of museum sculptures is also very strict. In addition to conforming to the theme of the museum, the production process of museum sculptures is different from that of ordinary city square sculptures. Taking the production of museum figure sculptures as an example, it requires very delicate and vivid depictions of the characters' expressions rather than creating abstract - style sculptures because the museum itself is a place that speaks with facts. Moreover, the museum is a public place and should be solemn. The characters, symbols, clothing, etc. on the museum sculptures are required to strictly conform to historical facts and be shaped according to historical materials.