The Unique Charm and Application of Chinese Characters in Decorative Art

Abstract: Chinese characters have a long history, and the use of Chinese characters in decoration is also unique. This article analyzes the uniqueness of Chinese characters as decoration and its extensive application in the field of decoration from the characteristics of Chinese characters.

Keywords: Charm of Chinese Characters The use of Chinese characters has a long history and it is unique in the world of languages ​​and characters. The Chinese characters have been produced for more than 5,000 years and are one of the oldest hieroglyphs in the world. With the development of history and the changes of the times, the holy book characters of Ancient Egypt and the cuneiform words of Babylon have long since disappeared. After Chinese characters passed through graphic texts and Oracle bones, today they are the only pictographs still used. From the point of view of graphics, the meaning expressed by the Chinese characters through graphics is essentially the perception of the physical body. From this point of view, the characteristics of Chinese characters are inclusive and similar to other figures, that is, the Chinese characters can be As a graphic to recognize, it can also be used as a language tool. In the decorative arts, the use of Chinese characters has been further interpreted. Its unique charm lies in its ability to accurately and profoundly express historical, cultural, psychological, subjective, and objective connotations and to fully demonstrate its significance. The beauty of the form of decorative arts. In modern decorative design, it is very common to use Chinese characters directly as a decorative subject. The design concept is directly integrated into Chinese characters to make the Chinese characters graphical, and the connotation and the extension of the Chinese characters are formalized so as to achieve the purpose of decorating the Chinese characters.

Compared with Arabic texts, Chinese characters are more likely to be decorated. First of all, the Arabic text strokes are simple and inconvenient for formal processing. Chinese characters have more strokes and there is a lot of space for formal processing. Second, Chinese characters are hieroglyphs. After its deformation and decoration, it can not only accurately express the connotation of its literal meaning, but also accurately express its extended meaning after decoration.

Oracle is the first step in the evolution of images into texts. Most of Oracle's fonts are box-shaped bodies. In the box-shaped bodies, they are all combined using lines. From the point of view of the composition art, the lines of these constitutional characters are formed in space. The comparison and combination of circle and square, length and short, closed and open, sparse and dense, coarse and fine, real and imaginary, etc., have the aesthetic conditions of formal art. From Oracle to Daxu and Xiaoyan, to the current variety of Chinese characters and POP fonts, this form of contrast and form of visual art form more formal and strong.

Calligraphy and seal carving arts are comprehensive expressions of Chinese characters as decorative extensions and cognitive connotations. Since there was text, there was a decorative art based on text. Calligraphy and seal carving art were typical visual decorative arts. Artists further decomposed, reconstructed, combined, and organized the lines of Chinese characters, making the lines of Chinese characters The arrangement of forms is more artistic. Calligraphy and seal cutting art are both formal arts and decorative arts. Calligraphy and seal carving arts stress the movement of the pen and the chiseling line. The essence is to emphasize the formation of hard and soft, coarse and fine, and long lines in the arrangement of Chinese characters. Contrast with the short; form a contrast between big and small, square and round in the appearance of Chinese characters; form a contrast between rhythm and rhythm of poly and scattered, sparse and dense in the overall relationship. This contrast undoubtedly strengthens the decorative role of Chinese characters. Therefore, the art of calligraphy and seal carving is not only to understand the meaning of the connotation as a text, but also as a concrete expression of the extended meaning of decorative art. Such as Qi Baishi's seal seal, most of the strokes of Chinese characters are arranged horizontally and vertically. Some places are closely lined up, and some are arranged sparsely, resulting in more intense visual contrast and visual impact, forming a strong line decoration. , like copper and iron cast in general. Therefore, the visual art formed by words is the art of graphics, that is, the art of decoration. As a decorative element, Chinese characters have a unique artistic charm in the decorative arts. Not only does it have its own decoration, but it can also be used as an independent identity in the decorative arts.

In the Chinese ceramic art, the use of Chinese characters is very extensive. From decorative symbols on primitive pottery to decorative symbols on modern ceramics and ceramic art, we can find illustrations using Chinese characters as decorations. During the Qing Dynasty, ceramic decorative arts, such as Shou Can, Shou Diao, Hi Cans, and Hi Pads, were used to decorate the whole body; there was a pattern of Chinese characters incorporated into the pattern as part of the design; Chinese characters are transformed into graphics and patterns. The use of Chinese characters as ornamental elements in ceramic utensils throughout the Ming and Qing Dynasties was extremely common, and they were frequently used and favored by ordinary people. The unique use of these characters in the ceramic decorative arts directly expressed people’s understanding and aspiration for life. The blessings on people's health and longevity; on the other hand, the use of the beauty of the lines of Chinese characters has played a unique decorative role in pots and plates, making ceramics decorated with Chinese characters uniquely attractive and symbolic, and expressing a more accurate culture. Connotation.

The use of Chinese characters in architecture and indoor furnishings and decorative arts is reflected in architectural arts. Chinese characters are not only used in the main body of a building's interior space, but also used in the exterior of a building. In the decoration of buildings and furnishings, the decoration is mainly based on the auspicious characters such as “Fu”, “Lo”, “Shou” and “喜”. This is due to the traditional Chinese “five blessings” concept. Fu, Dafu, longevity, well-being, and enjoyment of heaven and earth are the common good wishes of mankind. In the Han dynasty, people used Chinese characters to decorate bricks and tiles, giving Han bricks historical and historical values ​​in the history of Chinese civilization. In the wooden frame structure represented by the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Chinese characters were carved into the columns of buildings. As a decoration, beams, and walls give the building itself more connotations and meanings, expressing people's praise for a better life, and the pursuit of a comfortable environment for the well-being. At the same time, it has played a further decorative and beautifying effect on the building itself. Located in the building of the Shanxi Hall in Hui County, Henan Province, the “Shou” character was used as a decoration for the threshold, and changes were made. The decorative pattern of “Longevity” and “Longevity” appeared; it is located in Yuzhong District, Chongqing City. In the Huguang Assembly Hall building, characters such as “Enriching the Source of Money,” “Fortune for Money,” and “Peace” were sculpted on the windows and doors, expressing the desire to go from business to business and go out of business. From these text-centered decorative patterns, we can see that at the time, the degree of stylization of Chinese characters was very stable and stylized. In addition, we can still see that the use of Chinese characters as a decoration is very extensive in many Ming and Qing furniture.

In short, Chinese characters, as a symbol of the Chinese nation, are the language communication tools of the Chinese nation. It not only plays a decorative role in calligraphy, seal carving art, ceramic art, architectural art, etc., but also in folk embroidery art, folk paper-cut art, mural art, and environment. Various fields such as art, display art, and book binding arts also play an important role in decorating, conveying a variety of cultural and spiritual information of the Chinese nation and playing a positive role in promoting people’s spiritual civilization.

â–  Chen Xuchun

Reprinted from: "Decoration"

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