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DOI :     Journal Korea Society of Visual Design Forum , Vol.54, No.0, 143 ~ 155, 2017
Title
Research on Four representative Chinese New-Year Pictures - Focus on the Gate-God pictures -
왕루이 Rui Wang , 장주영 Juyoung Chang
abstract
Background Chinese New Year picture is the thousand-year product of the folks. It has cultural characteristics of Chinese folks including their beliefs, customs and aesthetic. It is of great value to study it whether from its styling or from a further level as symbolism, culture and socialism. Though there are many researches about Chinese New Year picture from the perspective of design, most of which focus on the application of it from a certain region in graphic design, so these researches have strong regional features. And others discuss the combination of Chinese New Year picture and design. Most of the present theses discuss the question subjectively and in a macro way, and few of them analyze the question in detail. So far, there is almost no contrast analysis of the Four New Year Pictures, while the analysis of a certain type is much less. Methods First, the geographic characteristics, social backgrounds and cultural atmosphere of the New Year pictures of the four regions in China are analyzed systematically through literature survey. Then, the styling theory and other perspectives of military door-god-- Qin Qiong and Jing De and civil door-god-- kylin sending sons, the two representative ones of the four regions, are compared and analyzed through comparative analysis. Then the common points and differences of the four regions` pictures are found out to explore the value and the possibility of flexible application of New Year Picture in modern design. Result After comparative analysis of the styling of the Four New Year Pictures, it is concluded that the New Year picture has the characteristics of spiritual sustenance, cultural wholeness, the technique of expression of symbolism and metaphor, colorful regional languages, and all these have certain values in modern design. Conclusion The main subject in the creation of New Year painting is people, and New Year painting of different regions bears various customs and cultures, which reflects different aesthetic standard. Through the study on regional New Year paintings, the cultural significance and value of regional art have been discovered. It is extremely meaningful for modern people to utilize the future value. From this point of view, a variety of researches shall be continuously conducted on China`s centuries-old traditional New Year paintings before they disappear. Through this study, the New Year paintings has been rediscovered to have unique artistic value.
Key Words
중국 4대연화, 중국민간문화특징, 문신화, Chinese New Year Painting, Chinese Regional Culture, Door-God Picture
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