A study on the technical characteristics and design style of Chinese silk exported from 1961 to 1967
From 1961 to 1967,China's export silk experienced the initial shift of the focus of foreign trade,and continued to respond to the demand of the capitalist market under the urging of the severe economic situation,showing the era style of the integration of Chinese and Western aesthetic ideas.Starting from the technical and artistic point of view not only contributes to clarifying the overall style of export silk and exploring the influence of market demand and Chinese and Western culture on the formation and transformation of export silk style,but can also provide some supplement for the study of silk products exported in the early period of New China.Based on the research of historical documents,physical samples and images,this paper sorted out,summarized,compared and analyzed the technical and artistic characteristics of the exported silk,and combined the social situation at that time,drawing two major conclusions.Firstly,the process technology was constantly adapting to the export market to achieve the marketability of silk and meet the demand for foreign exchange.To produce silk fabrics that conform to the aesthetic appearance of the market and improve product quality,silk technology and equipment were being constantly innovated and enriched;to reduce the consumption limit of silk fabrics in the export market,wide-width looms were widely used.In the actual weaving process,under the influence of the international market trend,the use of chemical fiber raw materials was improved,and the fabric structure was matched with processing technologies such as warp printing and twisting to achieve a special appearance style.The high warp density was also a response to the pursuit of delicate and freehand patterns for export silk.However,it still showed the adherence to the national style,such as changing the weft color several times to maintain the traditional Chinese color style,and combining weaving with embroidery,using traditional flower digging techniques to realize the excavation and modernization of traditional crafts.Second,based on national culture and combined with foreign ideas,the art style of Chinese and Western aesthetic culture fusion was presented.In terms of subject matter,the designers tried to draw inspiration from national art.In terms of color,the traditional way of color and color matching absorbed the Western concept of color harmony,and did not emphasize the strong visual contrast effect.In terms of layout and modeling,traditional skeleton and external modeling existed harmoniously in the same pattern.In the creation of China's export silk,in addition to being market-oriented,the inheritance of national culture was given the same status,showing the dual pursuit of commodity and cultural value of export silk.Through the analysis of samples and images of Chinese exported silk from 1961 to 1967,this paper systematically discusses the design ideas and style characteristics of silk,and studies the timely adjustment of exported silk under the circumstances of market changes and the interaction of Chinese and Western culture,which provides some ideas for the study of exported silk styles in the early days of the founding of New China,so as to contribute to the innovative design of Chinese silk products.
China's export silkprocess technologypattern designmarket demandChinese and Western culture