The Presentation Of "Blank"—Study On The Waterway Of Jingdezhen Modern Blue And White

Impact by modern artistic trends, the form of modern Blue and White art becomes more diverse, artists do their best to show their artistic style and charm. In such an creative and freedom environment, a lot of outstanding works of Blue and White are created by artists in Jingdezhen. However, there are also some factors which hinder the development of Blue and White art for don’t have a good understanding of it. When studying or judging a Blue and White work, people habitually tend to take their focus on the "black shape", while ignoring the "white shape". In this regard, this thesis, first of all, through the analysis and studies on the relationship of the figure and ground in the traditional art, presented that the "black" and the "white" in traditional art should be treated equally, and emphasize the role of "blank" in the creation of art. In other words, "waterway" has a very important role in the Blue and White artistic creation. The "blank" in Blue and White Art is commonly known as "waterway", artists can hardly to create outstanding works without a comprehensive understanding of "waterway". Secondly, according to the general characteristics of Jingdezhen modern Blue and White art, it classified as painterly Blue and White, decorative Blue and White and experimental Blue and White, and the characteristics of "waterway" is classified as mood beauty, space beauty and the "digestion" of "waterways". Overall, the majority of Blue and White artists pay their attention on "waterway", and have a good use of the "blank" on their creation of works, and achieved a great artistic effect. While, the "digestion" of waterways, the fundamental understanding of waterways, generally be ignored, which seriously affected the future development of the Blue and White art.