The charm of black in traditional culture

The charm of black in traditional culture

In the 5,000-year history of China, influenced by the five-element chromatics system and Confucian culture, black has its uniqueness and nationality in China, which is not only manifested in painting and traditional crafts, but also in people's choice of clothing colors. The following is the charm of black in traditional culture that I compiled for you for your reference, hoping to help friends in need.

1, black simplicity

Compared with other colors, black brings a great sense of simplicity. It has no hue and purity, only lightness. We can produce endless light and shade changes through brightness changes, and create changeable spatial levels. In China, black has been favored since ancient times because of its simple and elegant artistic conception, especially in China traditional ink painting. The light, thick, dry and wet ink can also show various color senses of images, that is, the light and dark levels of black and white can reflect rich color attributes. In China's traditional painting, the theory of multicolored toner, that is, dry, wet, thick, light and burnt, is all embodied in black ink. Chinese painting "ink" is connected with "color", which brings the association of "color" through the hierarchy of "ink" and achieves "colorless as color". The smudge effect of ink shines on the layered rice paper. "No painter, very similar" declares that color is dispensable in painting. From "splashing ink" landscape to "colored ink", the use of black is even more familiar. "Ink is divided into five colors", plus paper ground, silk ground white is six colors, vermilion seal is seven colors, used together, it changes a lot. Ink landscape painting is an outstanding contribution to world painting by using the beauty of ink color and the change of dry and wet shades to leave readers with room for imagination. Calligraphy ink is connected with painting, and it also expresses the change of natural color and the calligrapher's mind and artistic conception through the shade of ink, the emphasis of dryness and wetness, the importance of stippling and the urgency of strokes. China's calligraphy works follow the rule that white is black, and the pure black and white has a kind of beauty that goes back to nature and tends to be plain. The wonderful calligraphy art produced by the strong contrast between black and white is equally amazing. Similarly, folk buildings are mostly black tiles and white walls, much like the artistic conception of Chinese painting, with different levels of ink and color.

2, the sense of stability of black

The stability and eternity of black make people feel serious, dignified, mysterious and trustworthy. Taking the black pottery culture as an example, represented by its black pottery, it has the power to shock the soul and make people feel dignified and comfortable. Its aesthetic effect is not full of splendor, but quiet and far-reaching; Its aesthetic character is not beautiful, but magnificent and sublime. This aesthetic experience is different from the traditional beautiful charm, thus expanding the connotation of China's traditional aesthetics. Among the black pottery techniques, Longshan black pottery is the most representative, which can be divided into three types: fine mud, muddy mud and sand inclusion. Decorative patterns are generally simple, and only polished translucent luster is used as the main decoration of the vessel, which is organically combined with black, which is also the place where black pottery shows its beautiful and charming style. Longshan culture eggshell black pottery is a major breakthrough in the design of primitive times, integrating natural technology and artificial creation, with its vigorous and straight shape, hollow decoration and overall effect of "black as paint, bright as mirror, thin as paper and hard as shell". Longshan black pottery, as an instrument of primitive etiquette and exquisite works of art, will always have the mysterious and attractive charm of black pearls. After years of tempering, the darker and brighter it is, the more precious it is. This kind of black makes people feel sedate, mysterious, noble, generous, elegant and profound, while the lofty and magnificent black pottery makes people feel shocked. As the best kind of pottery, the quiet and far-reaching black pottery interprets the ancient Chinese civilization with the art of earth and fire, and deduces the crystallization of strength and beauty. Because of its exquisite production and beautiful shape, it has been dumped by the world and praised by Chinese and foreign historians as "the treasure of primitive culture"

3. Black tolerance

Black belongs to achromatic color neutral color in color system, which has strong adaptability and harmony, and will not be discordant with any other colors. It often helps to express the style of color or things collocation, and this infinite tolerance makes it appear profound charm. The neutral feature of black accords with the Confucian doctrine of the mean and the aesthetic view of "harmony is beauty" and has become a common artistic expression. Taking the use of black in China lacquerware as an example, it is recorded in history that black and red are the main colors of lacquerware in the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties, which is more extreme in the development of lacquerware in later generations. According to the color concept formed by China people since ancient times, "Tian Xuan Dihuang" is a basic concept, which shows that the basic color that can match black should be yellow. We can see that the basic colors that match lacquer black are Zhu and Huang. Cinnabar is not equal to yellow, but red with yellow, so it can also be regarded as yellow, and the effect is enhanced. The combination of black paint with vermilion and yellow symbolizes China people's concept of heaven and earth, and achieves a warm, deep and quiet emotional effect. Coupled with other colors, people feel that "cool colors are absolutely gorgeous and difficult to combine." China lacquerware art attached great importance to color effect, and its achievements were inherited and developed in the Han and Tang Dynasties. For example, the colors of Han and Tang murals (including Buddhist murals in Dunhuang and other places in the Tang Dynasty), silk paintings, flowers and birds paintings of colorful figures in the Tang Dynasty, golden hook turquoise landscape paintings, tri-color paintings in the Tang Dynasty, glazed tiles and so on. They are all based on the color of lacquer art. Today, with the creation of color effect, the brilliant achievements of lacquer art still need our efforts to inherit and develop.

4. Black nationalism

The aesthetic psychology of color is not isolated, it is influenced by the philosophy and ethics of a country and a nation, and is restricted by the whole aesthetic consciousness. In the 5,000-year history of China, influenced by the five-element chromatics system and Confucian culture, black has its uniqueness and nationality in China, which is not only manifested in painting and traditional crafts, but also in people's choice of clothing colors. Clothing is not only an important material guarantee for human survival, but also reflects the aesthetic culture and ideology of society. After using fire, ancient humans found that soot and charcoal produced by wood burning would dye hands and other objects black, so they made black dyes from plants such as oak bark, sage and chestnut bark. Therefore, black became the primary color of dyes widely used by early humans. At the same time, people also found that black has the characteristics of absorbing heat energy, and wearing black clothes makes people feel warm, which makes black more popular.

With the evolution of human civilization, people's experience of black no longer stays at the warm and convenient level, and its charm is more reflected in the aesthetic level with the development of the five elements color system and Confucian culture. In addition, people's love for black can also be seen in many national costumes. According to "Clothing Volume of the Complete Works of China Folk Art", there are more than 30 ethnic groups in China who like to use black, accounting for 63% of all ethnic groups. Ethnic minorities in China wear black tops with colored skirts, colored tops with black trousers or skirts, embroidered with five-color patterns on a black background, and wear black hats or black heads.

Extension and continuation

Why do some women always wear black?

Adult women's spending on clothes and cosmetics should not be underestimated. Although there are many choices now, some women prefer to wear the simplest and most capable black clothes. They are deeply attracted by black, and there are some psychological problems behind them.

In color psychology, colors stimulate our brains in different ways. Different people will have different reactions to the same color, which is everyone's particularity.

And like to wear black clothes, often means eager to restore physical strength.

A plain black dress usually has certain psychological implications for yourself and others. Maybe dressed in black, she is trying to "shield" some negative emotions, or likes to keep her distance from others, or she is sending a message that needs to be respected.

People who love to wear black clothes are usually emotional and a little neurotic, eager to change their appearance and make themselves more ideal. In addition, they usually have a strong desire to succeed and want to achieve their life goals in life.

Such people often subconsciously protect themselves from emotional control, hope to live rationally, and often stay away from the harm caused by feelings beyond their control. They will try to avoid anxiety, focus on their daily work and dislike their emotional side.

Choosing monochrome clothes will give people a sense of certainty and "belonging".

But interestingly, those who love to wear all-black clothes usually don't feel bothered when others wear colorful clothes. The color itself won't upset them. What they can't accept is that they wear those colors themselves. So, to some extent, what they care about most is their identity.

Women who often wear black clothes are more eager to surpass their appearance. They want others to see their achievements or pay attention to themselves, instead of making superficial comments on their appearance and clothes.

The research of color psychology shows that black symbolizes prestige and power. People who love to wear black clothes are usually very strict with themselves. Because they are naturally ambitious, they want to protect themselves from the potential criticism and pain caused by chasing their dreams. People who love to wear black are usually very motivated, but they are also very sensitive.

In addition, black has many positive qualities and is generally considered as the most attractive color.

A study shows that black is often regarded as synonymous with "seriousness" and "reliability", symbolizing self-confidence. Black can leave a deep impression on people, at the same time, it is reassuring, giving people the feeling of being restrained and calm.

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