Research On Color Characteristics And Aesthetic Standard Of Hand-crafted Operas

As a type of traditional folk clay figurine, Huishan clay figurine has brightnational characters, special style and native feature, Hand-crafted Operas isa minor category of Huishan clay figurine. Because it is accompanied bytraditional opera, Hand-crafted Operas get its name. Its style has both realisticand exaggerated methods, it was acknowledged to be the best part of Huishan clayfigurine. The color of Hand-crafted Operas is the reliable record of folkcostumes. It reflects the distinguishing feature of aesthetic standard underthe epochal character and regional dimensions of traditional Chinese culture.In the first place, the author analyzes the costume colors of Hand-craftedOperas from three different periods: late Qing Dynasty, recent ages and modernages. Furthermore, the author analyses their performance characteristics in eachperiod of time. It is found that they have experienced a development processfrom simplicity to colorful. And then the author summarizes the main reasonsattributed to the color differences in different times.Secondly, the author analyzes the Symbolic character of the Color ofhand-crafted clay figurine from the color elements, color structure and colorfunction.In the background of common folk custom culture, color elements relateto specific meaning, so color elements form its symbolic character. Due to theorganic structure between color elements, its symbolic character get furtherdevelop. On this basis, color is able to perform its important functions.Finally, there is succession and reform in the evolution of the aestheticstandard of costume color of Hand-crafted Operas. Succession is mainly to guideand promote the development of the costume color of Hand-crafted Operas. Reformis the mainstream which finds limitations of essence. Aesthetic standard is theunity of social and personalized aesthetic standard.Through the study, the character of the costume color of Hand-crafted Operasin different periods will be described, and its law of development and Aestheticstandard will be grasped further. It is positive to excavate and uphold the colorculture of traditional costumes, and it is propitious to inherit and absorb thebest feature of traditional color to guide the innovation in modern color design.