What is the essential difference between Chinese and European patterns?

Chinese and European patterns are formed from plants, animals, natural landscapes, geometric shapes, because of regional differences and historical changes ultimately form the style we see today. European pattern form of changeable, elegant and luxurious style, the atmosphere is free, the style is curved shape mostly, the pattern generally does not carry too much thought of moral, Chinese pattern is elegant and handsome, lively and vivid, by the religious influence is relatively large, with Zen and writing nature, a large portion of pattern for the axis of symmetry, which is very similar to the ancient Chinese architecture. Pattern style with auspicious symbols, and even in the form of stories, such as the cloud pattern and carp pattern, the cloud pattern for the Chinese Han Chinese auspicious motifs, which represents the step by step and as you wish. Carp also has multiple meanings, depending on the overall meaning of the painting is expressed, ancient China has a carp leap dragon gate legend, there is a high rise, promotion of officialdom soaring to the top of the symbolism, in addition to the fish and Yu homophonic, the carp image is also often found in a variety of paintings, and at the same time in the paintings also appear in the lotus flower or lotus root, year after year, that is, the Lotus Company has fish, the expression of the ancient people's desire for a rich life. The main types of Chinese patterns are cloud patterns, back patterns, landscape patterns, scrolling grass patterns, taotie patterns, bird and flower patterns such as lotus, bats, koi carp, dragon patterns, mandarin ducks, lotus, plum, orchids, bamboo and chrysanthemums, and so on, with a lot of branching styles. The main archetypes of European floral pattern are ranunculus leaves, iris, bellflower, trumpet flowers, roses, lilies, wheat bundles, shells and urns, etc. European floral pattern is mainly divided into four major styles: 1. Damascus pattern, 2. Here are a few typical European and Chinese patterns.

First, let's talk about European patterns, as I said earlier, the formation of patterns are derived from plants, animals and people, natural landscapes, geometric shapes, myths and legends. Most of the pattern in the evolution of the time after the exaggeration and deformation, most do not recognize its original face, we can only roughly know what they are formed by which plants, but in the European pattern there is a kind of plant can be clearly recognized, is the following Mediterranean buttercup leaf. It has broad leaves with thorny edges. The Mediterranean is the birthplace of European civilization, this plant is very famous, it symbolizes wisdom, art and eternity, its image is widely used in European patterns. He can be seen everywhere not only in European architecture, but also in homes, jewelry. It can be said that the image of this plant affects the whole performance of the European pattern.

Then say the Chinese pattern:

Chinese pattern is mainly divided into three categories:

The first category of folk art, the folk according to their own will to create out of their own will, i.e., for the folk of the native out of the pattern, reflecting the folk life to send the desire to live a good life, is the most popular folk things. This type of pattern style changeable, free and rough, performance in ceramics, window, embroidery, paper cutting, carving, weaving.