A Research On The Symbol To The Pattern Of Chinese Traditional Art

The fretwork is one of the concise form of representative geometricdecorative patterns in traditional Chinese patterns. Its style has carriedgood hopes and spiritual pursuit of ancient Chinese people for reallife.The root cause of fretwork lies in ancestors inner understanding andperception to the natural law of motion, and profound experieces tonatural philosophy and sense of beauty in sports.This paper includes futher investigation on the historical context ofthe origins and development of fretwork, the relationship betweenfretwork and Yunlei veins and the relationship between the pattern of thestolen song. And the historical reasons of fretwork’s dying out in HanDynasty and returning back in Song Dynasty are being discussed fromthe background of the social and cultural development. By detailedclassifying several patterns of all kinds of carrier and changes in theinheritance development, there are main four patterns of fretwork: squarestyle, minus style,∽style, a serial style. At the same time the author hasstudied the characteristic of its constitutent form, and carried furtherresearch on implied meanings of art symbol. It is actually a life of goodwill when using fretwork as a decorative divice. By analyzing theapplication and carriers of fretwork in modern design, the author takes a special consideration into how skillfully applied these traditional patternsin contemporary art design.