The Poetic Pursuit Of Chinese Watermark Woodcuts

As an aesthetic experience that infected the whole traditional Chinese painting history,poetry is also manifested in the creation of modern watermark woodcut.In the creation process of drafting,curving and printing by artists,modern watermark woodcut print,which differs greatly from traditional one,places emphasis on poetic impression.Taking advantage of the media,print artists express various ‘cutting style',‘printing style',and ‘watermark style'.They pursue the poetic aesthetic feeling of simplicity,purity and ethereality,which denotes the aesthetic attitude,artistic cultivation and emotional world of the modern artists.The glamour of watermark woodcut lies in the construction of poetry.Poetry presents the Chinese aesthetic attitude,which is a good instruction for creation of modern watermark woodcut.This thesis tries to creatively elaborate specific approaches through which artists construct poetry into watermark woodcut by analyzing the composition of blank space,charm of Chinese ink and water,manner of the handmade,reminiscence over the traditional Chinese culture and enthusiasm within the watermark woodcut.