Study On Folk Art Pithy Formula

For thousands of years, a large number of folk artists full of wisdom and creativity, have summarized lots of valuable experience of craft creaton in Chinese traditional design, which is passed down in the form of proverb, doggerel, chant and other form of folk literature from generation to generation. Folk artists called it " pithy formula " or "secret formula " vividly. Although those formulas are concise and understood easily, they have made a general summary of the essence of folk craft; The unique handicraft theory passed down by a pithy formula among the civil has becomes the basis of the theory and practice in the art creation .As a unique handicraft theory and a vector of technique transmission, the formula embodies the characteristic of Chinese civil traditional culture and rich ideology in art creation profoundly. Besides, it reflects kinds of people's concept such as aesthetics, value, inheritance and so on. Yet, how the pithy formula produced? There are three factors: artists' accumulated experiences during their long-term practice, exchanges between folk art and other art of diverse classes as well as the participation of literati. In the light of the disparity of artistry and skillfulness, the pithy formula can be divided into formal-criterion pithy formula, technologic-criterion pithy formula and aesthetic orientation pithy formula. They are comprehensive and standard. Traditional folk craft pithy formula, with emphasis on practicality and technical rationality of craft creation, embodies the unity of human emotion, the natural concept and a overall sense. In addition, under the traditional folk culture and the aesthetic concept, the pithy formula reflects people's pursuit for aesthetics and corresponding expression, which is consist of life, form and craft. As a transmission vector of folk art, formula has its own characteristics and value of heritage.Traditional folk craft pithy formula is an important information for folk art study. As an unique theory, it plays a significant part in folk artistic creation. Otherwise, it contains a lot of philosophical thinking along with some cultural and emotional content, which can provide some important inspiration to modern design.