An Aesthetic Research Into The Decorative Patterns Of Shanghai ShiKumen

Nowadays, a large number of Shanghai ShiKumen Residences are removed during the urban construction; meanwhile the decorative patterns of Shanghai ShiKumen are also disappeared. But as a matter of fact, these characteristic decorative patterns are valuable and needed to be protected, as they have the special historical and cultural significance and the highly artistic value. Through the aesthetic research into them, we could find out the role of the decorative patterns of Shanghai ShiKumen in the past and present, and ultimately explore the meaning of them for the future.The generation of Shanghai Shikumen Residences has its own unique historical and geographical background, so its decorative patterns also have a process with development. It is very commendable that the decorative patterns, which have a variety of different sources and artistic styles, of Shanghai Shikumen have been mixed together very well. It is responsible for the art researcher to restore and explore the details of the decorative patterns which have been or will be disappeared as much as possible.The decorative patterns of Shanghai ShiKumen Residences are not only the reflection of the understanding and guardian of the relationship of the "world as a whole" in Philosophy, but also the profound the exhibition about the profuse history of the city. From the architectural point of view, the decorative patterns of Shanghai Shikumen Residences are a kind of art of architecture. So we art researcher couldn't use the means of quantitative analysis of the architecture, but need to use the vision of art to build and to develop with emotion.At this time, the public almost do not pay attention to the value of Shanghai Shikumen Residences and their decorative patterns. It is inspired for us to contrast them with the case of foreign countries. What's more, we need arouse the identity of the public to the decorative patterns of Shanghai Shikumen Residences, and find a right way to the aesthetic research.The decorative patterns of Shanghai ShiKumen Residences are used in many fields at present to enhance the beauty and enrich the history and culture, which arousing the audience's sympathy. But these are mostly some simple reduction and reproduction. It will be sensible for art researcher to combine the current high technology and use the means of interactive multimedia, so as to call people's various senses comprehensively. Finally we shall try to explore the way to use the decorative patterns of Shanghai ShiKumen Residences with an art-form, and to create a business card of Shanghai city.