The style of Chinese flower arrangement

1. Teach nature, unity of man and nature

Chinese horticulturist Ji Cheng in the Ming Dynasty said in the book "Garden Metallurgy", "Although made by man, it is like the sky." This sentence expresses the essence of traditional Chinese culture and art, which is the highest state of Chinese flower arrangement. This sentence tells the essence of traditional Chinese culture and art, is the highest state of Chinese flower arrangement, this "unity of man and heaven" realm, is the ideal goal of flower arrangement artists to pursue all their lives. Ikebana is a flower artwork created by people using the flowers, branches, leaves, fruits and roots of plants in nature as materials, after skillful conception and following the principle of composition. It originates from nature, but also higher than nature, is the organic combination of artificial beauty and natural beauty, is the crystallization of the "unity of heaven and man". Therefore. Chinese flower arrangement strives to express the natural beauty of the form and color of the flowers, and opposes the artificial and deliberate artifice to minimize the traces of artificial sculpture. Chinese flower arrangement is natural and varied, both in form, and not bound to form, both normative, and not standardized, to the author of the flower arrangement to a great deal of freedom of creation space, all in accordance with the principles of nature, in line with the natural state, full of natural feelings, rich in the interest of nature.

2. Paying attention to poetry and picturesque, focusing on the creation of the beauty of the mood

Chinese flower arranging pay attention to the "external division of the creation, the internal development of the source". The "external division of creation" is to learn from nature; "internal origin" is to say that the creation of flower arrangement should be infused with the author's strong thoughts and feelings. To write "scene" with "emotion", the scene should be blended; to write "God" with "scene", the form and spirit should be prepared. This kind of scenario, shape and spirit of flower arrangement works, not only the external modeling, beautiful and moving; its inner poetic mood, but also conveyed an infinite scene outside the scene, outside the sound. So that people in the appreciation of the works of the external beauty of the form and color and get the visual aesthetic enjoyment, and then step into the wonderful mood, in the works of the connotation of the vast world to roam, can be more profound understanding and interpretation of the works, is actually involved in the works of re-creation, and the authors of the flower arrangement of the soul of the dialogue and communication. Thus, the author of the flower arrangement will have a dialog and communication with the author of the work, which will lead to the exclamation of "the meaning of the work is infinite while the text is finished" and "the resemblance of God is better than the resemblance of form, and the silence is better than the sound". Therefore, Chinese flower arrangement emphasizes subtlety, believing that "the deeper the hidden, the greater the realm", which strengthens and deepens the infectiousness of the mood. This is totally different from the open and straightforward style of western flower arrangement. In the creation of the beauty of the mood, the title of the work and the symbolism of the flowers play an important role.

3. Asymmetrical natural composition form

The shape of the eastern style flower arrangement often adopts asymmetrical composition form. Although there are four types of basic compositional forms such as upright, tilted, horizontal (or spreading), hanging, etc., there is no unchanging format, through the staggering heights and lows, echoing the momentum, look forward and backward, just soft and curved, each with a natural interest, just like Yuan Hongdao in the "Bottle History - Yishui", "the difference is not incongruous, the state of mind of the natural," based on the four basic compositional forms, the natural compositional form of the flower arrangement works. On the basis of these four basic compositional forms, they form an asymmetrical natural composition with many variations. These works are fresh and natural, beautiful and colorful, not subject to any form or format, and can give full play to the author's artistic creative talent according to the needs of the environment and theme. This is the outstanding feature of Chinese flower arrangement which is fascinating and unique.

It is said that Japanese classical flower arrangement has a strict and fixed form of composition, and each school has its own unique form of composition, which is an important feature of Japanese classical flower arrangement. Modern Japanese flower arrangement has no strict limitations on the form.

4. Line modeling, the pursuit of the beauty of the individual lines of flowers, mostly woody flowers

Chinese paintings use line modeling as the main means of expression, in the creation of floral arrangements, flower branches are like lines in painting, with beautiful and natural, varied gestures of the flowers outline the outline of the work of floral arrangements and modeling, which is a major feature of the Oriental flower arrangement. The changes in the thickness, flatness, slant, curvature, tension, height, etc. of the lines of floral materials and the combination of these lines can express colorful pictures; can reflect deep emotions and attractive interests. It can show all kinds of human conditions; it can depict all images of nature; the joy, anger, sadness, sweetness, bitterness and spiciness of the human world can be expressed into the spirit; the wind, rain, thunder and lightning of nature, spring, summer, autumn and winter can be shown in front of the eyes, and its expressive power is infinite!　Therefore, Chinese flower arrangement is very concerned about the choice of flowers, it does not win by quantity, but focuses on the gesture and quality of the flowers. Because of the beautiful and changeable posture of woody flowers, easy to be processed into a pictorial line, long life in water, so in the Oriental flower arrangement is often used. Commonly used in the composition of the outline of the shape of the work, you can appreciate the beauty of the individual lines of flowers in the work.

5. Emphasize the meaning of flowers

Since ancient times, our Chinese nation is the love of truth, goodness and beauty of the nation, the wind of the trees and flowers of love prevails from generation to generation, in the love of flowers, flowers, flowers, flowers, flowers, in the process of generating a deep affection for it. Flowers as a companion, flowers as a living, spiritual friends, know each other very well! Many touching stories have been passed down, such as "picking chrysanthemums under the East Fence, leisurely see the South Mountain", Tao Yuanming, who loved chrysanthemums; such as retiring from the mountains, his wife and wife, Lin Hejing; Su Dongpo, who had a relationship with peonies, etc. After the Sui and Tang dynasties, China's trees, flowers and other plants became the center of the world's attention. In China, after the Sui and Tang dynasties, trees and plants were personified, and according to their habits, forms, and blooming seasons, they were endowed with all sorts of beautiful symbols, using flowers as a metaphor for human beings, expressing people's feelings and expectations for nature, society, and life, and deducing the reason of nature to the reason of society and the reason of life. For example, the lotus, roots growing in the sludge, flowers and leaves stand high above the water, as "out of the mud without staining", called "pure friend", is the embodiment of purity and holiness, noble character. It is the embodiment of purity, holiness and nobility. It is often used as a Buddhist flower. Peony, with its large, colorful, elegant and graceful flowers, is honored as the "King of Flowers" and called "Noble Guest", which is a symbol of richness, nobility and prosperity. It was once used as the main flower material for the Tang Dynasty court flower arrangement. Plum blossoms, characterized by "sparse shadows" and "floating fragrance", "fall into ashes and grind into dust, only the fragrance is as old as ever." Known as "Qingke", it has the character traits of noble and elegant, proud of snow and frost. There are some other flower materials with high character and rhyme, which are combined together according to their blooming habit or character traits to give them certain meanings. For example, magnolia, begonias and peonies are combined together and called "Jade Hall of Fortune"; pine, bamboo and plum, which blossom in winter or are evergreen, are combined together and called "Three Friends of the Year"; and plums, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums, which are of elegant character, are combined together and called "Four Gentlemen". "Four Gentlemen"; there is also a "harmonic flowers" to the flower name combination of harmonic, constitute an auspicious meaning. Such as copper, duster, Nianqing, plum combination together, the harmonic name of the "Mileage", is to mention the banquet of the best; cypress branch, Nianqing, lotus, lily combination, the harmonic name of the "Mileage", is a good combination of flowers for the newlywed flower arrangement. These Chinese flower arrangements for the creation of the mood of beauty and play provides a wealth of creative material.

6. Performance of seasonal characteristics

Different seasons have different flowers in bloom, and after generations of people's search and selection, each season has confirmed its representative flowers. Such as orchids and peaches to welcome spring, lotus and pomegranate shelter summer, chrysanthemum and osmanthus to protect the fall, plum and bamboo to fight the cold. To express the theme of the season, it is necessary to use the flower materials of that season to create, which is a major feature of Oriental flower arrangement. This characteristic makes the works rich in distinct sense of reality and immediacy, and enhances the infectious force of the works. It makes people really feel the moving scene of the season. On the contrary, if the theme of a season is expressed, and the flowers of other seasons are used, they are considered to be used wrongly.

7. Pay attention to the unity of the work and the environment

Flower arrangement is for the beautification of the environment, the Eastern style of flower arrangement pays special attention to the perfect unity of the work and the environment. Pay attention to the environment, music, poetry, books, paintings, accessories and the organic combination of flower arrangement works, is the pursuit of multi-sensory aesthetic enjoyment of the elegant art. We include environmental furnishings in the entire process of flower arrangement creation, which is the last process of flower arrangement creation. In the creation of flower arrangement, we should be clear about the specifics of the environment, it will be considered in the design of the flower arrangement, after the completion of the work, displayed in the designed environment, will inevitably play the best artistic effect. To achieve the purpose of the creation of flower arrangements, then, only fully completed the task of creating flower arrangements.