Similarities and differences between modern art and traditional art

Graffita means (scribble) in Italian, while graffiti (its plural form) refers to an image or painting that is scribbled on the wall. Basically, graffiti is a kind of behavior close to words, which accounts for a large proportion, and symbols, signs and graphics of images are also common contents, but most images briefly show their intentions in a way similar to words, without deliberately describing them. But in the later graffiti art, pictures, symbols and signs, in turn, overwhelmed the words and became the dominant in graffiti art. Compared with words, pictures can better reflect what the author wants to express and the dominant idea of the work.

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. 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.

According to different production techniques, folk art can be divided into painting, plastic carving, weaving, cutting and carving, printing and dyeing, etc.

From the creator's point of view, folk art is a handicraft product with farmers and craftsmen as the main body to meet the creator's own needs or supplement family income, and even make a living.

Judging from the mode of production, folk art is handed down from generation to generation by taking one family as the production unit, with fathers passing on their children and teachers leading their disciples.

From the functional point of view, it includes not only folk art works with ornamental and spiritual pleasure, but also utensils and decorations with practical and use functions. The theme and content of the work fully reflect the aesthetic and psychological needs of the public in civil society. The shape is full and rough, and the colors are bright and rich. It is not only beautiful and practical, but also has the spiritual function of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil.