The Symbolic Exploration Of Visual Language In The Subway Mural Art

With the increasing prosperity and development of our urban, ground traffic has already overwhelmed. In order to alleviate the urban traffic pressure, building the subway is one of the most effective ways. However, with the improvement of the material conditions, the desire of spiritual demands to people has increasingly strong, especially in the problem of the subway station decoration has become the focus problem to be solved. From the mainstream and experience of foreign cities’subway decoration, mural can yet be regarded as the best choice, because of its form、durability、visual language. It not only suitable for underground space environment, but also it is an art form which people are interested in. Its intervention and application has brought vitality to the decoration of the subway station, it not only help to relieve the depressive feeling、ice-cold sense and empty feeling, but also serve the function of creating underground space’s art atmosphere and publicity city, it has caused more and more attention. At present, the subway mural has already become an integral part of the public environment art,and it is very important in the environment construction.The subway mural as an important public art in the subway environment, mainly reflected in various expression rich subject matter and strong visual impact. It can decorate and adjust the subway space, at the same time, it also play an important role in visual accommodation and psychological comfort. As a new subject, the subway mural art benefit in cultural publicity、art communication、information dissemination and atmosphere dispensing, it is a window of civilization. The subway mural use the direct visual language and art symbol to present historical culture、folk custom and regional feature of cities through this platform. It is not only make passengers acquire aesthetic pleasure,at the same time, it also contribute to realize the charm of the city. Enhance understanding and loving the cultural environment will play a positive role in promoting the development of the city.However, the subway mural art started late in our country, knowledge is not profound enough, creativity thinking and technique of expression are not mature enough, too. Therefore it is worth improving the creation level, adapting to the fast pace of subway construction and subway mural development as soon as possible. In order to understand、grasp and use the subway mural art better, it is necessary to analyze and understand deeply in this art, gaining more inspiration and strength from it. This paper will try to discuss from semiotics, and utilize the semiotic theory to analyze the visual language of the subway mural art. Discussing the symbol creation、expression and use of the subway mural art, searching the meaning of semiotics theory. And trying to construct the symbol mode which suitable for the subway mural art, exploring the inner charm and social value better.