Comparison of characteristics of flower arrangement art between east and west

Nowadays, with the rapid development of science and technology, high-tech products emerge one after another, which meets the actual needs of people to work quickly and know the world without leaving home. However, people's spiritual world is gradually empty, which reduces the chances of contacting nature, and the world is getting smaller and smaller, and the vision is getting narrower and narrower. The art of flower arrangement is gradually gaining popularity again. Its elegance and freshness make it difficult for many people to give up. So now let's learn more about the art of flower arrangement.

The art of flower arrangement refers to the branches, leaves, flowers and fruits cut by plants as raw materials, which are processed through certain processes (pruning, pruning, bending, etc.). ) and art (conception, modeling, coloring, etc. ) and reconfigured into a delicate, perfect and poetic flower art that can reproduce the beauty of nature and life. The origin of flower arrangement art should be attributed to people's love for flowers. By freezing flowers, we can express an artistic conception to experience the truth and glory of life. The style of illustration art is different.

Oriental flower arrangement originated in China. As early as the Western Han Dynasty, there was a simple form of flower arrangement, in which flowers were evenly inserted in pots. By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, flower arrangement had become one of the offerings of Buddhist activities, and for a long time after that, flower arrangement had a strong religious color. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, flower arrangement extended from offering flowers in front of the Buddha to the palace and the people, and flower culture appeared. The art of flower arrangement became more and more mature, and it was introduced to Japan with cultural and religious exchanges during this period.

Japanese flower arrangement developed under the influence of China, and formed a unique Japanese style and flower god about 500 years ago: there are many schools, including about 300 schools represented by Caoyueliu, Xiaoyuyuan and Gupai. It has played a great role in the exchange and integration of eastern and western flower arrangement art.

Western flower arrangement also has a long history. As early as 2500 BC, ancient Egypt used plant materials for decorative purposes. In the religious ceremonies in the Middle Ages, flower arrangement with lilies as the main material became a symbol of religious belief. After the Renaissance, flower arrangement developed rapidly, forming traditional geometric and pattern styles, and initially forming a large number of western flower arrangement styles.

In the 20th century, with the exchange of flower arrangement art between the East and the West, western flower arrangement also absorbed some characteristics of oriental flower arrangement, and began to pay attention to expressing the beauty of lines with branches and leaves, and began to pursue smooth lines such as drooping, arc and asymmetrical inclination in composition, and a large number of mixed lines appeared, further perfecting and enriching the style of western flower arrangement.

Characteristics of Oriental Flower Arrangement Art

1, pays attention to the expression of artistic conception and connotation, embodies the conceptual characteristics of oriental painting, and makes flower arrangement works not only have decorative effect, but also achieve the artistic realm of "both form and spirit".

2. Give priority to line modeling, pursue the beauty of lines, make full use of the natural form of plant materials, give play to the advantages of materials, express emotions and express artistic conception.

3. Advocating nature in composition, adopting asymmetric composition rules and paying attention to painting, the layout requires clear priorities, alternation of reality and reality, corresponding pitching and mutual expectation.

4. Pay attention to the personalized meaning of the work, endow the work with profound ideological connotation, and express the author's spiritual realm with natural flowers, so pay great attention to the cultural factors of flowers.

5. Colors are mainly light and elegant, and understatement is advocated. There are also colorful flowers, but they are mainly used for court flower arrangement.

6. In terms of techniques, the three main branches are used as the skeleton, and various forms are formed by high and low pitching, such as upright, inclined and drooping.

Characteristics of Western Flower Arrangement Art

1, flower arrangement works pay attention to the decorative effect and the pleasure of the insertion process, but do not overemphasize the ideological connotation.

2. Pay attention to geometric pattern modeling and pursue the expressive force of the group, which is similar to western architectural art..

3. Symmetrical and balanced methods are often used in composition, so that the expression is stable and regular, which reflects the beauty of artificial strength and makes the flower material show strong decorative effect.

4. Pursue rich and gorgeous colors and deliberately render a rich atmosphere.

5. Pay attention to the coordination between flower materials and flower devices, and the coordination between flower arrangement works and environmental occasions. A variety of flowers are often used to combine color blocks.

You may like the unrestrained and gorgeous flower arrangement style in the West, or you may prefer the elegant and simple flower arrangement style in the East. No matter which style, it is worth learning and appreciating. Friends who suffer from busy work and really don't have time to go outdoors often can try to understand the beauty of flower arrangement, enter the world of flower arrangement and feel the magic of nature. It's time to slow down and feel life.