From Practical Decoration To Material Noumenon ——On The Artistic Expression Of Metal Foil In Painting

In the long history of the development and evolution of Chinese culture and art,the trace of the use of metal foil art language is clear.Due to the development of religious prosperity,metal foil has been continuously applied in murals,Buddha statues and traditional painting techniques.Its color is magnificent and expensive.It has not only been used as a symbol of power and class,but also has dazzling and gorgeous visual effects.In the Tang Dynasty,metal foil was once used as a medium for cultural exchanges between the East and the west,which broadened the application of metal foil language.It enriched the performance and development of metal foil materials in the murals of Kizil Grottoes,Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang,and later Yongle Palace in Shanxi.At the same time,influenced by Chinese painting and Western painting,Japan gradually carried forward the traditional painting style,making the metal foil painting materials form a unique style.So with the gradual change of aesthetic consciousness,what changes have taken place in the application of metal foil materials in the field of painting?As the author has also carried out some practice in the application of metal foil,there are many related thoughts.In the inheritance of Oriental Arts and culture,metal foil materials show their unique material aesthetics and rich artistic appeal in the fields of utensils,crafts,statues,murals,architecture and so on.With the development of the times,the research on materials and techniques has brought us not only the rich application of material materials,but also the change of artistic language.The metal foil has changed from a simple decorative language to a highly freely usable artistic language,which reflects the change of aesthetic views of the times.