How is the concrete association of color expressed in China folk art?

When the color aesthetics of folk art is brought into the concept of "five colors" in the philosophy of "five elements", cyan, red, yellow, white and black are regarded as positive colors. Through the concrete association and abstract association of color, the five elements of color are endowed with special spiritual significance.

Among them, the most typical red symbolizes life, auspiciousness, jubilation, positivity, enthusiasm, courage, loyalty and justice. , usually used as an active color reflecting bright and positive tones.

Cyan is a solemn, steady and elegant color, which represents the color of the growth of objects and is a thriving and vibrant color expression element.

Yellow represents the color of the earth and symbolizes strength, but sometimes it is evil. These five-color symbolic meanings, which have been passed down for thousands of years, have imperceptibly become the application concept of folk art colors.

Extended data

Folk art is put forward according to the concepts of academic art and literati art. In a broad sense, folk art is an art created by workers to meet their own life and aesthetic needs.

Including folk arts and crafts, folk music, folk dance and opera and other art forms; Folk art in a narrow sense refers to folk plastic arts, including various forms of expression of folk art and arts and crafts. According to the classification of materials, folk handicrafts are made of different materials, such as paper, cloth, bamboo, wood, stone, leather, metal, noodles, mud, ceramics, grass willow, rattan, paint and so on.

They are mainly made of natural materials, local materials and traditional handwork, with strong local characteristics and national style, closely combined with folk activities and life. Folk art is accompanied by life etiquette from birth to death, food, clothing, housing and transportation in daily life all year round.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-folk art