Research on the Mechanism of"Digital"Expression and Transmission the Cultural Gene of the Octagonal Pattern Design of Southwest Minority Nationalities
The octagonal pattern has been transmitted for thousands of years in the textile designs of various ethnic minorities in the Southwest.Drawing an analogy with the high precision of"digital paired transmission"in biological genes,if one were to observe the octagonal pattern in fabric designs under a"micro-scopic lens",it can be discerned that the pattern embodies"geometric"and"modular"design cultural gene.The origin and replication process of this pattern is expressed and transmitted based on a balanced"digital"mechanism.With clear directive information,the post-transmission design cultural gene maintains high fidelity,productivity,and longevity.Research indicates that in the design and production process of octagonal patterns and other patterns of ethnic minorities in Southwest China,conveying the"how to make"(mechanism)is more effective than conveying the"what to make"(patterns).
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