Source Analysis Of The Honeysuckle Pattern Shape

Honeysuckle grain appearance modelling is usually a continuation of the "S" shape ofinfinite wave on both sides of main stem the relative growth of individual leaf disc, formed bythe main stem branching out into "C" shape swirl collateral, and the spiral interior decorativeelements such as fruit, flowers. The honeysuckle pattern is an exotic decorative formintroduced into China along with the Buddhist art in Wei, Jin and Northern and SouthernDynasties of China, while its unique configuration is a typical example of perfect combinationof Chinese traditional culture and Western art. The formation of the honeysuckle pattern hasrealized an important change of Chinese traditional decorative theme from animal to plant,and has been developed into an artistic carrier with deep cultural connotations and strongappeal, holding an important position in the Chinese traditional decoration history. During theevolutionary process of extensive dissemination from Western plant motif configuration toS-shaped curly style, the honeysuckle pattern has continuously absorbed customs and culturesof different ethnic groups, and gradually became a visual linguistic form with differentregional artistic features. Therefore, exploring the evolution of shape features andconfiguration style from embryo to maturity becomes the principal objective of this essay,including interpretation and analysis of its plant motif, constituting method and spiritualconnotationsThis essay mainly discusses the shape evolution of the honeysuckle pattern in four parts.The first part analyzes the evolution of plant motif of the honeysuckle pattern, ie.AncientGreece lotus, lotus-palm leave patterns, thus describes absorption and innovation of arts inancient Greece by plant decorations in the two rivers valley against the cultural heritancebackground with appearance of palm leave pattern resulting from shift of flower to leave, thuspaving the way for introduction of Greek plant curly style formation in the next chapter.The second part adopting historical development and cultural heritance as a line, frompattern shape perspective, analyzes forming of Greek plant decoration S-shaped curly patternwhich had a direct influence on the forming of Chinese honeysuckle pattern, shape features ofpalm-acanthus leave pattern in Greek-Roman period as well as Arabian and Indian religiousdecoration art with Western plant shape style. Out of the process of dissemination andvariation comes shape of honeysuckle pattern before entry into China, fully grasping stylevariation and times relevance of each transition period in its evolution, laying foundations for describing the forming of Chinese honeysuckle pattern in the next chapter.The third part discusses in details the shape features of Chinese honeysuckle pattern afterforming. It first combs out local origin of honeysuckle pattern, and then analyzes shapefeatures of honeysuckle pattern endowed with Chinese unique aesthetic inclination under theinteraction of history and culture.The fourth part focuses on analyzing the development trends of Chinese nativehoneysuckle patterns, and makes detailed explanation of honeysuckle pattern composition andshape feature in late period of Wei, Jing, Northern and Southern Dynasties of China as well asa brief account of extension of honeysuckle patterns in decorative art of subsequent differentdynasties in China.Through the said sequence of discussions, this essay generally combs out sources ofChinese ancient traditional honeysuckle patterns, while makes in-depth exploration of itsdifferent cultural connotations and aesthetic inclinations in different regions. The researchoutcome contained therein is expected to contribute to protection and heritance of traditionalculture, and provide referential artistic source of modern design.