In the face of Chinese lacquer art, how should it be inherited and developed in the contemporary era?

The craft of lacquer art has been passed down to this day, and it has accumulated complex materiality, functionality and culture. Lacquer art was once one of the most representative skills in China. The hard-won lacquer art materials and the beauty of materials and textures presented in lacquer art works are amazing.

The long wait is rewarded with breathtaking beauty. This kind of joy and sense of accomplishment can only be experienced by lacquer makers. Therefore, lacquer making is something that once people get into it, they will never tire of it. Because lacquer art has strict requirements on the creative environment, the production cycle is long, and the technology is complicated, there are fewer and fewer people making lacquer. The creation of lacquer art, the sorting out and research of lacquer culture and theory are a kind of practice. Therefore, many art schools now do not offer lacquer art majors, and lacquer art works are rarely seen in the market. ?

Lacquer art works are inherently rich in a calm oriental temperament, dignified and majestic, and are deeply loved by Eastern people, especially in Japan, where many craftsmen are still engaged in the production of traditional lacquerware. In English, china originally means porcelain, and Japan means lacquerware. In the eyes of Westerners, Japan is synonymous with lacquerware. It is indeed a bit sad that a skill born in China has been carried forward in neighboring Japan. Yanagi Soetsu once said: "Japan is a country that enjoys handicrafts."

Each region in Japan has its own representative craftsmanship, and some have been inherited for thousands of years. A handicraft embodies the emotion and wisdom of the craftsman, and displays the culture and national soul. Traditional craftsmanship inspires us to think about the value of tradition and the significance of inheritance. Fortunately, many knowledgeable people in China have begun to spread the traditional values ????to the Chinese people and encourage young people to join the ranks of inheriting traditional skills. Lacquer art is a difficult profession, and we don't know what the future will be like now, but this group of young people are stronger than imagined and have a greater sense of cultural mission. Young people have injected fresh power into lacquer art and also provided greater possibilities for the inheritance of lacquer art. ?

The power of design. When traditional lacquer art gradually fades out of people's lives, a group of young people with a sense of cultural mission decisively joined the team to inherit the tradition. They bring not only material resources, but also human resources, and fresh ideas are of more practical significance to the inheritance of lacquer art innovation. Combining modern design art with traditional lacquer art is one of the ways to preserve skills. Before discussing infusing design thinking into lacquer art, it is necessary to understand the power of design. ?

Design art is a practical art. It is widely involved in all aspects of people's clothing, food, housing and transportation. It uses artistic expression to make different design categories present different artistic forms. Its essence is the combination of practicality and aesthetics, which is a narrower interpretation of design. From a broader modern perspective, design can actually be understood as an act of exploration, which allows people to look at life from a different perspective; it is a process in which people constantly awaken to their understanding of life in daily life; it allows people to discover Out of the unknown parts of common things in life, the "unknown parts" here include material and non-material types.

Through the intervention of design, a new lifestyle has been introduced into consumers' vision and achieved success. An example that must be mentioned is the brand "MUJI" created by Japanese graphic design master Ikko Tanaka and his team. MUJI starts from the concept of "life" and aims to provide a new lifestyle for a society with excessive consumption, that is, a simple, reasonable and comfortable lifestyle. Under the guidance of this brand concept, designers implement the concept of simplicity and rejection of excessive consumption, from the appearance design of various products, to store image decoration, to product packaging design.