楊玉冰出身書香門第，自幼練習(xí)書法，從八十年代開始對(duì)我國傳統(tǒng)根藝進(jìn)行研究與創(chuàng)作并成功投入市場。九十年代在傳統(tǒng)根藝的基礎(chǔ)上將我國“農(nóng)耕文化”、“傳統(tǒng)吉祥物”及“民俗風(fēng)情”等人們喜聞樂見的題材溶入根藝創(chuàng)作中，在根藝界形成了楊玉冰新流派。繼2009年7月尼日利亞、利比里亞、牙買加三位根雕藝術(shù)大國的駐華全權(quán)特命大使親臨樂山市五通橋拜訪楊玉冰先生并參加其五通橋根石家藝術(shù)展館開館揭幕以及之后的中外媒體大量宣傳報(bào)道以來，已有越來越多的世界根雕、奇石藝術(shù)發(fā)達(dá)國家的駐華使節(jié)和藝術(shù)家們對(duì)楊玉冰的根書藝術(shù)產(chǎn)生了極大的興趣，并紛紛邀請楊玉冰先生講學(xué)訪問。楊玉冰大師創(chuàng)作的根書“道”字（規(guī)格100x82cm）在北京萬隆拍賣會(huì)上拍出二十萬元人民幣的高價(jià)。

楊玉冰大師2009年被中國根藝美術(shù)學(xué)會(huì)授予“中國根藝美術(shù)大師”稱號(hào)和全國根藝最高獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)“劉開渠根藝金獎(jiǎng)”，同年被文化部中國鄉(xiāng)土藝術(shù)協(xié)會(huì)授予“中國鄉(xiāng)土藝術(shù)大師”終身榮譽(yù)稱號(hào)；被聯(lián)合國國際科學(xué)和平周組委會(huì)授予“和平使者”獎(jiǎng)；

2010年初，被中國藝術(shù)家協(xié)會(huì)等聯(lián)合單位授予全國藝術(shù)界的最高榮譽(yù)“中國德藝雙馨藝術(shù)家”光榮稱號(hào)。以介紹楊玉冰先生作品為主的根石家藝術(shù)機(jī)構(gòu)網(wǎng)站每天被眾多海內(nèi)外華人瀏覽，楊玉冰先生也多次受到國內(nèi)外黨政要人的接見，中央及地方媒體爭相報(bào)道，中央電視臺(tái)、中國教育電視臺(tái)、四川衛(wèi)視、新華社、人民日報(bào)、光明日報(bào)曾多次專題報(bào)道；著名書畫家歐陽中石、黃永玉、李鐸、李中貴、黃正襄、孫菊生、楊年耀、張志堅(jiān)等也給予其根書藝術(shù)高度評(píng)價(jià)并題詞。

Brief Introduction to Mr. Yang Yubingu2019s Art

Yang Yubing, male, Han nationality, born in Wutongqiao, Leshan, Sichuan in 1953, is a well-known calligrapher, master of tree-root calligraphy and vernacular art in China. As the founder of the art institute Root Rock Gallery (Genshijia), he now is the art director and curator of Root Rock Gallery. Raised in a literary family, Yang Yubing learned and practiced calligraphy as a child. He began researching traditional Chinese root art from 1980s and created works at the same time, which had been put on the market successfully. Based on the traditional root art, he blended the Chinese subjects popular among the Chinese people like “farming culture”, “traditional mascot” and “folk custom” into his creation of root art, forming a new school in root art circle-Yang Yubing School. Since the three ambassadors extraordinary to China from the large root carving countries of Nigeria, Liberia and Jamaica paid a personal visit to Mr. Yang Yubing in Wutongqiao, Leshan City and attended the opening ceremony of his Wutongqiao Root Rock Art Gallery in July 2009, and the vigorous dissemination of reports by various media sources at home and abroad subsequently, more and more envoys of countries with developed root carving and strange stone arts to China have become closely interested in his tree-root calligraphy, inviting him to pay lecture visits. The Chinese character of “Dao” (100x82cm) Master Yang Yubing wrote in the style of tree-root calligraphy was sold for RMB 200,000 at Beijing Wanlong Auction. In 2009, Master Yang Yubing was honored with the title of “Chinese Master of Root Art” and the national highest award of “Gold Medal of Liu Kaiqu Root Art” by Chinese Association of Root Art, and conferred the lifelong title of honor of “Chinese Master of Vernacular Art” by Chinese Association of Vernacular Art under Ministry of Culture at the same year; he was awarded with “ Peace Messenger Award” by Organizing Committee of Peace Week of United Nations International Science; in early 2010, he was conferred with the honorable title of “Chinese Artist of Moral and Artistic Qualities”, the blue ribbon in the art circles by China Artist Association and other associated units. The website of the art institute of Root Rock Gallery mainly introducing works of Mr. Yang Yubing is explored by numerous Chinese at home and abroad. Mr. Yang Yubing was also received by many party and political celebrities at home and abroad. He received intense media coverage from the central to the local. CCTV, CETV, Sichuan Satellite TV, Xinhua Agency, People’s Daily and Guangming Daily, all had ever given special coverage for many times. Famous Calligraphers & Painters Ouyang Zhongshi, Huang Yongyu, Li Duo, Li Zhonggui, Huang Zhengxiang, Sun Jusheng, Yang Nianyao and Zhang Zhijian, has also highly appraised his tree-root calligraphy.