Plum blossom pattern is a kind of decorative pattern with plum blossom as the theme, which is the visual expression of plum blossom culture and its aesthetic imagery. The decorative use of its patterns has led to a variety of auspicious meaningsAfter the evolution and development of successive dynasties, it has become an auspicious pattern with great national characteristics and cultural connotation, and occupies an important position in traditional Chinese auspicious patterns and plant patterns.
In the process of continuous evolution, traditional patterns combine the specific geographical, political, and economic conditions of each era, as well as different human factors and aesthetic sensesIt gradually showed its unique artistic characteristics and cultural connotations.
Before the Sui and Tang dynasties, people worshipped nature based on the primitive society, and the motifs of the patterns were mainly reflected in mountains, water, fish, birds, etc. With the emergence of society and power, rulers began to pursue the worship of man and godDecorative patterns are gradually dominated by mysterious or majestic animal patterns, and geometric patterns are often used as shading decorations. At this stage, the development of plant patterns such as plum blossoms is still in the embryonic stage of the whole evolutionary process.
From the Sui and Tang dynasties, plant patterns gradually entered a stage of continuous development, and reached a state of maturity and prosperity in the Song and Yuan dynasties. Since the Tang and Song dynasties, people like to appreciate flowersWearing flowers, painting flowers, chanting flowers, etc., they have a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding and cognition of plants and flowers.
"Xuanhe Painting Spectrum" contains: "Zhuhuang painting flowers are wonderful in Fu color, with a very new and fine brush, no ink is visible, but dyed with light color. ”This also provides sufficient conditions for the development of plant and flower patterns in a period. In the Tang Dynasty, the eclectic and extensive open background and the Song Dynasty admired literature and suppressed martial artsIn the social environment of elegance and common appreciation, plant patterns gradually began to occupy the central position of traditional Chinese decorative patterns.
During the Song Dynasty, with the prosperity of scholar culture and the popularity of flower and bird paintings, plant patterns gradually tended to be elegant and simple. Under the influence of the realistic style,A relatively complete decorative paradigm was formed. As a flower with gentlemanly qualities, plum blossom is more in line with the aesthetics of the literati of the Song Dynasty, so it has become one of the main plant patterns of the Song Dynasty.
The social status of the literati in the Song Dynasty was unique in Chinese history, and the entire society pursued literati, which led to the gradual growth of the literati and doctors. Their aesthetic orientation represented the fashion vane of Song Dynasty society, and especially played a leading role in the development of arts and crafts and decorative patterns in the Song Dynasty. From an aesthetic point of view, the art form expressed in the scholarly culture based on the development of science pursues a simple, ethereal, subtle and plain style, advocating nature, simplicity, elegance and poetry.
The economic prosperity of the Song Dynasty made the lives of the citizens more and more prosperous, which provided a solid material foundation for the development of spiritual civilization. When the citizen class is guaranteed in material life,They began to pursue the pleasures of spiritual life. This also prompted the folk arts and crafts and literary arts, began to show a trend of secularization and commoditization, because in this way can meet the aesthetic needs of the citizen class. With the continuous advancement of secular culture, the plum blossom pattern in the Song Dynasty gradually became popular among the people, adding more color and interest to the lives of citizens.
"Yongbu Sketches" contains: "The emperors of the Song Dynasty have many excellent literary affairs, and they are also good at calligraphy and painting. ”In the creation of folk crafts, patterns are endowed with various auspicious meanings. For example, the peony pattern represents wealth and auspiciousness, and the fish pattern symbolizes the surplus every yearThe lotus pattern represents the birth of a noble son. The folk plum blossom pattern is also different from the elegant posture depicted by the literati doctors, it often appears on the daily utensils of the citizens, containing more beautiful meanings, and also incorporating elements of folk culture.
As a classic representative of traditional Chinese plant patterns, plum blossom pattern has formed a unique national and cultural character through historical inheritance and development. This pattern glows with a strong artistic appeal under the designer's penIt conveys the cultural characteristics of China and creates a unique Chinese style. The application of the plum blossom pattern of the Song Dynasty to modern clothing design can not only inherit and carry forward China's excellent traditional culture and meet the aesthetic needs of modern society, but also improve the problem of insufficient Chinese foundation of modern clothing design and realize its humanistic and commercial value.
Plum blossom pattern is a common plant decoration pattern that is widely used in modern design. Whether in the fields of clothing accessories, building decoration, print advertising or product packagingYou can see its different styling applications. Compared with animal patterns or geometric patterns, plant patterns are not only decorative and realistic, but also more suitable for the decorative needs and aesthetic emotions of different genders, different occupations, different regions, different nationalities, and even different countries.
It not only has a strong plasticity in shape, but also contains a noble personality symbol and a beautiful auspicious meaning. In application, it can be combined with different product needs and design positioning to carry out more targeted artistic reconstruction. The application of plum blossom pattern in commodities can arouse people's emotional resonance with its natural beauty or spiritual connotation to a certain extent, so as to enhance the value demand of goods in the hearts of consumers, stimulate people's desire to consume, stimulate consumption and realize the application value of plum blossom pattern.
When designing the pattern, the designer can directly extract the natural form of the plum blossom and use photography or sketching to depict its biological form and color characteristics, so as to control the overall shape of the pattern. The plum blossom pattern also has a traditional and classic decorative style, and the designer can directly quote the existing decorative shapes of the previous dynasties, restore it and reflect it in modern fabrics. These direct references to the design methods make the final expression of the pattern more realistic and vivid, and at the same time reflect a certain traditional national characteristics.
Compared with direct quotation, the pattern expression of secondary design will be more rich and diverse. The specific steps of the secondary design are first to extract elements such as the classic contour line of the plum blossom or its unique biological characteristics. Then, combined with different pattern modeling techniques, color combinations or clothing styles, etc., the extracted plum blossom elements are transformed in a more targeted manner.
"Tokyo Menghualu" contains: "If two people sit opposite each other and drink, they must also use a pair of bowls, two plates, five fruit and vegetable plates, and three or five water vegetable bowls, that is, nearly 100 taels of silver." ”After the secondary design of the plum blossom pattern can be simple, gorgeous, realistic or freehand, for its overall performance does not pursue must restore the tradition,As long as it maintains its outstanding characteristics or inner spiritual charm. For the pattern itself, more emphasis is placed on whether the plum blossom can be perfectly adapted to different styles of clothing after the second design.
The most widely used in modern printing technology are digital printing and screen printing. As far as the current production process is concerned, digital printing is mainly divided into two types: direct injection printing and thermal transfer printing. Direct jet printing uses a printer similar to printing technology to transfer patterns directly from the computer to cotton, linen, silk, polyester and other fabrics. Thermal transfer printing is to spray the dye on the transfer paper through the printer, and then transfer the pattern to the fabric by pressing the iron machine at high temperature, this method is mainly for nylon, acrylonitrile or some wool fabrics.
Dyeing is a more national craft technique, as opposed to printing. Through different anti-dyeing methods, the patterns on the fabric can be revealed, and the common processes mainly include batik, tie-dyeing, slurry dyeing, etc. The batik process arose in some ethnic minority areas in southern China, and its principle is to draw patterns on white woven cloth with melted wax, and remove the wax after dyeing to show a light-colored pattern. With the development of modern technology, there is also a mechanical batik, which is produced in a high-efficiency and low-cost way, but does not affect the style of traditional craftsmanship.
Hand painting is a process that uses textile dyes and brushes to paint patterns on the fabric to be decorated. This process is not limited by the properties of the fabric itselfIt is possible to express the designer's ideal effect in different fabrics more freely. It not only enhances the visual effect of the fabric but also makes it more colorful.
The plum blossom pattern of the Song Dynasty is applied just right in modern clothing design, which can perfectly show the symbolic meaning of the tenacious vitality and noble character of the plum blossom. This application not only enhances the artistic value of the garment, but also enhances the market competitiveness. It also satisfies consumers' emotional needs for traditional culture and promotes the unique charm of Chinese culture.
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