The Research Of Folk Embroidery Art In Southern Hunan

In a corner of Hunan,folk embroidery in southern Hunan has gathered the characteristics of embroidery art in the area of southern China such as Hunan,Guangdong and Jiangxi.It is based on the culture of Han,and absorb the essence of minorities like the Yao nationality and She nationality.Consequently,the embroidery style has been formed in southern Hunan,which combined unconstrained and exquisiteness.Folk embroidery in southern Hunan services people’ s daily life and traditional folkways.It is beautiful and useful.It has many kinds of styles and dermatoglyphic patterns.As the perfect manufacture,it still has the deep cultural meaning and folk connotation.Combined the wisdom of folk artisan and emotion of females,it become the most important part of Hunan embroidery.It is the perfect folk art in the Hunan traditional culture,which is the basis of“Hunan Xiang Embroidery”formation.The thesis will focus on the material dermatoglyphic patterns and intangible production techniques of folk embroideries in southern Hunan.To analyses the point,by using the research methods of literatures research method,field investigation and iconology,we gathered the local literatures,the craft oral accounts of folk embroidery and embroideries,which in the southern Hunan.Firstly,the developments,the areal distribution and the application field of folk embroidery in southern Hunan are recommended.Secondly,the details that are the regional features,symbolic meanings,characteristics and applied ranges of theme patterns are explained.The instruments of technique and the features of material are introduced.At the same time,technological processes are recorded from an example of bib which is the embroidery.After that,we make a conclusion with the decorating characteristics of folk embroidery in southern Hunan further.Thirdly,to appreciate the artistic features of folk embroidery in southern Hunan through the ways of the shape of contours,the colors and the patterns to constitute.Finally,we analyses the folk cultural awareness,the desire of exorcising and blessing and the philosophic concept of Yin and Yang,which are contained in the folk embroidery in southern Hunan.