The Artistic Expression Of Oriental Elements In French Rococo Painting

Rococo art originated in France in the 18th century and spread rapidly to other European countries.It represents a luxurious and soft artistic style.The formation of French Rococo art is based on the Baroque art style,but at the same time it has a direct connection with the popular Oriental Art in France.The 18th century is a century of communication between China and the West,a century in which France admires China.China's silk,porcelain,handicraft and painting were introduced into France in large quantities,arousing the French people's yearning for Oriental art,arousing the French aristocracy's strong interest in Chinese art,thus changing the French art fashion and exerting a certain influence on Rococo painting.The advocation of China in France formed an upsurge at that time.This paper is divided into four chapters.At the beginning of the paper,the significance and value of the topic and the related research at home and abroad are sorted out and summarized.It is found that many scholars have studied the Rococo Art and the Oriental elements of the Rococo Art,but there are few studies on the Rococo Painting.Rococo painting is an important part of Rococo art.Through the research data,we find that the value and significance of the existence of Rococo painting itself,in which Rococo painting is also influenced by the Oriental elements.The results of this part of the influence are worthy of our study.Rococo art has many factors,it is directly related to China's trade,so this article ultimately chooses the Oriental elements in Rococo painting as the research object;secondly,after entering the text,the first is a brief overview of Rococo art.Rococo art originated in France in the 18th century,with the characteristics of delicate and beautiful,and the formation of this artistic style is in addition to.Apart from being closely related to France's own politics,society,life and culture,its emergence is also directly related to trade between the East and the West.According to the collected data,this paper analyses the background and reasons of the time when the Rococo Art came into being,which is related to the social and political background at that time,the spread of missionaries and the life style of noble class in pursuit of luxury and pleasure,as well as the Oriental art brought about by economic and trade.In the Rococo Art,not only the porcelain,silk,architecture and other aspects are influenced by the Oriental elements.At the same time,it has also been affected in the painting creation,which leads to the Oriental elements in Rococo's paintings.Through the analysis of the representative painters and their works in Rococo's paintings,this paper finds out the Oriental elements in Rococo's paintings and summarizes the specific artistic manifestations of the influence of Oriental elements in Rococo's paintings:in the subject matter,choose to depict the Oriental elements.Articles as well as a large number of Chinese paintings in the flowers and birds,characters,landscapes and other ancient Chinese characters living scenes as the theme.It enriches the content of Rococo painting;on the lines,it mainly shows in the patterns depicted in the painting,which makes the works more beautiful;on the color aspect,Rococo painting absorbs the colors used in Oriental art,mainly yellow,blue,black and other colors to enrich the picture of the work.The application of these colors,lines and themes creates a strong exotic atmosphere,some of which also show a vague sense of poetry,reflecting the French painter's pursuit of Oriental hedonic life.Finally,the impact of Rococo painting is further explored.While Rococo painting is constantly permeated by Oriental culture,it also shows its influence in French culture and art,and brings a positive role that can not be ignored to the painting art of other European countries.Although the Rococo Art is declining with the development of the times,its existence still has certain value and significance.The inspiration for our contemporary art is to be good at learning foreign culture,but we can not copy it.We should absorb elements conducive to the development of our own art and combine the characteristics of our national art to find a new direction of painting art.