Research On Visual Metaphor Strategies Of Nu Folk Legend Picture Books From The Perspective Of Symbolism

With the rapid development of modern Internet,along with the upgrading of communication and information transmission media,it is both an opportunity and a challenge for the spread of ethnic folklore and mythology.The constant change of media and the impact of a large number of foreign trend culture have intensified the endangered status of ethnic folk literature with a small population,which is difficult to be contacted and understood by the public due to factors such as region and population size,making it face a serious crisis of extinction.As a new carrier of rich forms of expression,picture books have developed from Europe to China,and the audience has expanded from children to adults.The unique graphic narrative form of picture books can form a two-way communication relationship with readers.The advantages of diversified information channels and communication channels can be utilized for picture book transformation and digital protection of folklore stories of ethnic groups with small populations,and promote the development of the dissemination of folklore stories of ethnic groups with small populations.In order to improve the transformation efficiency of Nu folk tale picture books,this paper analyzes and categorizes the female images in Nu folk literature stories of a minority ethnic group with a small population,summarizes their spiritual qualities and communication values,and based on the inspiration and effect of visual metaphor artistic expression techniques in the symbolist painting period on legends and mythology-themed works.Research the visual metaphor strategy of Nu folk tales in picture book creation.This paper first reviews the current research status of picture books on visual metaphor,symbolism and Nu folk tales at home and abroad,and concludes that Nu folk story picture books with a small population lack visual metaphor strategies in creation.Secondly,it expounds the concepts of visual metaphor,symbolism,Chinese folklore picture books and Nu folklore respectively.Based on the above analysis,the feasibility and function of Nu folk legend picture book creation from the perspective of symbolism are summarized.Then,based on the positioning and the above analysis,the principles of visual metaphor of Nu folk legend picture books are formulated,namely,the principle of subjectivity of restatement creation,the principle of applicability of metaphor body selection,the principle of uniqueness of character modeling,the guiding principle of composition design,the principle of freshness of Nu elements and the principle of permeability of spiritual quality.The second is the visual metaphor method of the picture book of the Nuzu folk legend,that is,the difference of modeling highlights the character characteristics,the blank composition expresses the empty and contemplative mood,the dramatic lens enhances the visual tension of the picture book,the concept of the unity of nature and man in the human-scene collage metaphor,the image of line modeling distorts and maps the predicament,and the color symbol creates the emotional atmosphere of the narrative.The construction of principles and methods determines the visual metaphor strategy of Nu folk legend picture books from the perspective of symbolism.The Origin of Fairy Festival,a Nu folk tale,is taken as the reference object for the creation of this picture book.The feasibility of the above strategy is proved through practice,and the path of innovation and transformation of Nu folk tale picture book is explored,providing new ideas for the transformation and dissemination of other Nu folk tales.