The Decorative Implication Of Nantong Blue Printed Cloth And Its Application In Design

Nantong blue printed cloth is a typical representative of China blue printed fabric. It is the key area of the national research, development, production and transmission of folk blue printed cloth, also one of the important traditional craft and folk art and folk culture with a long history, strong atmosphere of country life and prominent characteristics of artistic images. In 2006, approved by the State Council, it is rated as" the first national non-material cultural heritage protection project" by the Ministry of Culture. In style, Nantong blue printed cloth is simple, plain, elegant and refined, implying the unique aesthetic level of Chinese people as well as its special life style, is getting more and more charming with years by.The beginning and development of Nantong blue printed cloth rely mainly on the prosperity of the cotton textile industry in coastal areas, and the production technology is based on the inclusiveness and universality of the blue-dyeing industry. From the perspective of design and decoration, the artistic nature of its flower board's creation determines the decorative features.The decorative implication of the Nantong blue printed cloth is gradually formed during its long-term production, the natural factors and production conditions are its foundation of prosperity of this industry,which.together with demands from the market, is the intrinsic motivation of blue printed cloth in displaying artistic look and forming special art language. And this special decorative language has to be realized through materialized production technology. The transmission technology of blue-dyeing is closely related with the markets needs and the technology speeds up the fostering of the blue printed cloth market. Again the commercialization of the cloth accelerates the improvement of technology and innovation of decoration.Traditional blue printed cloth is highly impacted by the industrial development of the modern West and its market is nibbled gradually. The liberation and population of new idea bring about changes in people's taste. While the manual production method of Nantong blue printed cloth leads to the fixed program in artistic performance, which limits the display of creativity till it is in the brink of disappearance. However the folk craftsmen dedicated to saving, resuming, protecting, researching on Nantong blue printed cloth have not given up the opportunity for restoring its brilliance. After unremitting endeavor they make people discover and know this rich and precious cultural heritage again. When realizing its value and meaning, the government also rendered the enormous affirmation and the assistance. Hence with the unique decoration language Nantong blue printed cloth attracts people to explore and cultivate its esthetic significance behind. Nantong blue printed cloth should closely follow the steps of times into today's design. Thus today's design should display decoration language of Nantong blue printed cloth and search the interconnection between culture and mind.The decorative language of Nantong blue printed cloth is mainly reflected in the application of externalized color, the patterns of picture and the form of composition; the deeper cultural implication is mainly reflected in the seeking for peace and happiness under the heritage of folk and traditional culture. The externalized formal language is the direct manifestation of folk life. As to the choice of color, except the restriction of technology,etc, the cultural inner factor favored by people is the inner cultural motivation for the color to be accepted by mass people and to be continued in tradition. The Chinese's plain lifeview of existence embodied in blue and white, the deep clan and ethic significance implied by the luck pattern are all the recording and manifestation of the traditional culture.The integrative application of Nantong blue printed cloth and modern design should be first developed in macro design. The traditional functional use of blue printed cloth is gradually declined with changes of modern life style. Meanwhile the new design also provides possibility for the modern design application of the blue printed cloth. Nantong blue printed cloth must adapt to this change and have its innovation and creation in decorative language. This innovation is of two approaches:one is to choose the form by using the innovation of technique to create new color. Or to choose only the spiritual connotation of the blue printed cloth by enriching the picture to highlight the theme. Based on the innovation of the decoration language, it refers to the modern design and breaks up the innovation of re-construction, interconnecting it with different needs to form a new look, highlighting new artistic expressive power and creating new economic and cultural value.