现代根艺远承中国古代文化传统,近汲西方现代派艺术精华,是在传统根艺的基础上借助现代艺术理论逐步发展起来的一门现代艺术新品类。全国根艺分为两派,天成派以表现树根的原生艺术为最高境界,是典型的寻根求宝,而艺术派是把树根当成体现作者思想情感的艺术材料,进而当成艺术元素去进行更高的艺术自由追求。前者是自然树根的忠诚奴隶,而后者则跃为自然树根的主人。南阳天宝物华,人杰地灵,是历史上久负盛名的“工 Modern root art far inherited the ancient Chinese cultural traditions, and absorbed the essence of Western modernist art. It is a modern art new category developed gradually with the help of modern art theory on the basis of traditional root art. The national root art is divided into two camps. As a representative of the root seeking art, Tiancheng camp embodies the root art of primitive art. The art school regards the root of tree as the artistic material embodying the author’s thoughts and emotions, and then takes it as an artistic element Higher pursuit of artistic freedom. The former is a loyal slave to the natural roots, while the latter leaps to the owner of natural roots. Nanyang Tianbao Wuhua, outstanding people, is the history of prestigious ”workers