The Modern Design Value of Traditional Decorative Art (I)

Introduction

Traditional decorative art is one of the forms of art in the history of human development and the most common form of art in human society. It is not a purely artistic phenomenon. It is first and foremost a creative activity of human creation for survival. No matter in which era, where, or during each period of human development, traditional decorative art can often reflect the culture of the era and Art level.

As the bell of the new century rings, humans have also stepped into a new beginning in the field of design. In China, after the reform and opening up, people adopt the attitude of “taking in” in all areas of design. Basic inherited and inherited modern design concepts and methods beginning with Bauhaus, functionalist concepts, constructivist styles, point-and-face geometry, and simple and abstract styles. These are widely used in various fields of design and have quickly become the mainstream of China's design industry. When a seat with a steel frame, a glass curtain wall, modern buildings with icy faces rise in the cities where we live, when we are surrounded by more and more high-tech products with functional features, While sighing that he has created a brand new modern life, he suddenly felt that he was starting to get lost in such a world of metal and cement.

With the development of modern science and technology, the application of network technology has eliminated the geographical boundaries in which we live. The trend of "globalization" also affects our country's design field. Design languages ​​and design styles are becoming increasingly international. And the multicultural system created by mankind is increasingly being eroded by “globalization”. What we have missed in the new design concept is what causes us to start worrying and what makes us feel guilty on the way forward. . That is a sense of loss that has been overlooked in traditional culture. What makes us lose our self when we shake hands with the world? In the past we lost, ------------------ that is our traditional decorative art.

The traditional decorative arts have aroused the attention of the design community. Because the traditional decorative arts originate from life and originate from tradition, they have simple artistic styles such as lacquer painting, ceramics, clay sculpture, batik, and paper cutting, which reflect the essence of national culture. In modern society, it shows its unique vitality. In terms of design, it has strikingly consistent style with modern design. Therefore, traditional decorative art has become a valuable source of inspiration for modern design creation. The use of traditional decorative art in the modern design field, especially in visual communication design, is no accident. This phenomenon has actually formed a kind of cultural compensation.

Although the East and West fine arts are due to two different cultural systems, they have formed different art systems. However, in the sense of aesthetic consciousness, they infiltrate and interact with each other in the process of mutual integration. The modern design of the West and the traditional decorative arts of the East have more striking similarities. It also reflects the value that traditional decorative art can not ignore in modern society.

First, the modern trend of traditional decorative art reflects its artistic value in modern life.

1, simple and general. In the traditional decorative arts, it is the main feature of the natural image of "complicated censorship and simplicity." Such as our country's folk paper-cut, this simple feature is very obvious, the shape of more than a simple and neat appearance, while the model focuses on the performance of its shape and characters or objects, the design tends to be more flat. In traditional decorative patterns in China, there is a circle that changes into a straight line, and the natural form is regularized and geometrized. The characters on the portrait bricks of the Han Dynasty use this method, which is concise and highly generalized. It also has a planar feature. This artistic feature is exactly the same as the concept of modern design. The “less is more” advocated in modern design modeling, and the “purified form” coincides with this feature in traditional decoration.

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