Flower arrangement is to put flowers in containers such as bottles and jars, rather than planting them in these containers. The inserted flowers, branches, flowers or leaves have no roots, but are only a part of the plant, not inserted casually. Instead, it is inserted into a beautiful body (shape) according to certain conception and creation rules, so as to express a theme, convey a feeling and interest, make people look pleasing to the eye and gain spiritual beauty and pleasure. Therefore, flower arrangement is an art, which belongs to the category of plastic arts like sculpture, bonsai, gardening and architecture. In short, flower arrangement is made of branches, leaves, flowers and fruits cut by plants through certain processes (pruning, pruning, bending, etc.). ) and art (conception, modeling, coloring, etc. ) and reconfigured into a delicate and beautiful, poetic flower art that can reproduce the beauty of nature and life, so it is called the art of flower arrangement. Flower arrangement seems simple and easy, but it is not easy to really insert it into a good work. Because it is neither a simple combination of all kinds of flowers nor a simple modeling, but an artistic creation activity that needs vivid forms, both form and spirit, and integrates life, knowledge and art with emotional people. Friends in the field of flower arrangement at home and abroad believe that flower arrangement is a plastic art that makes flowers with heart and expresses mentality with flowers.
Flower arranging music has a long history in China, and it has become an indispensable part of people's daily life since its development. Successful flower arrangement does not necessarily require the use of expensive flower materials and flower equipment. Generally speaking, a green leaf, a bud and even fruits and vegetables, which are common in roadside wildflowers and weeds, can be inserted into a pleasing masterpiece. Letting the viewer lose his mind is the only purpose of the creator. If it can't produce * * *, then the work will lose its ornamental value. Specifically, flower arrangement works should first arouse natural sensory and emotional reactions immediately. If there is no immediate response, the flowers in front of us will not attract the attention of the viewer. There are three factors that cause the viewer's emotional response in flower arrangement works: first, creativity (or conception), what theme to express and what kind of flowers to choose; The second is conception (or composition), which refers to how these flowers are cleverly configured and shaped to fully show their respective beauty in their works; The third is the flower arranging device, which refers to the flower arranging device that matches the creativity. If the three are organically combined, the works will give people beautiful enjoyment. Any artwork should have a harmonious environment, and the coordination between flower arrangement and environment is also very important. The decoration of flower arrangement depends on the nature of environment and occasion, and different occasions and objects should use different flower materials. For example, grand parties, the opening of shopping malls, restaurants, banquet halls and other grand occasions, flowers should be bright and colorful, flowers should be huge to show excitement and style; On the contrary, flowers should be elegant, plain white and yellow, used in mourning scenes to express their grief. The application of flower arrangement to set off the atmosphere and render the environment can play too many roles in painting.
The origin of flower arrangement art should be attributed to people's love for flowers. By freezing flowers, we can express an artistic conception to experience the truth and glory of life.
The Art of Flower Arrangement For China people, flower arrangement works are regarded as the fusion of cosmic life. Taking "flowers" as the main material, a bonsai floral art is created with seven kinds of flower devices, such as bottles, plates, bowls, cans, tubes, baskets and pots. Its expression is so elegant that people can't put it down.
Flower arrangement, as its name implies, takes branches, leaves, flowers and fruits cut by plants as raw materials and undergoes certain techniques (pruning, pruning, bending, etc.). ) and artistry (conception, modeling, color, etc. ) processing, they are reconfigured into a delicate, perfect, poetic flower art that can reproduce the beauty of nature and life.
The origin of flower arrangement art should be attributed to people's love for flowers. By freezing flowers, we can express an artistic conception to experience the truth and glory of life. China had the original idea and embryonic form of flower arrangement nearly 2000 years ago. Flower arrangement was very popular in the Tang Dynasty and also in the court. In temples, it is used as a flower in front of the Buddha statue in the altar. During the Song Dynasty, the art of flower arrangement gained popularity among the people and was loved by literati. There are many poems about flower arrangement appreciation in different dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty, the art of flower arrangement in China was not only widely popularized, but also monographs on flower arrangement appeared, such as Orchard Flower Spectrum by Zhang Qiande and History of Bottles by Yuan Hongdao. Chinese flower arrangement art reached its peak in Ming Dynasty, which was quite mature and perfect both technically and theoretically. Stylistically, it emphasizes natural lyricism, elegant and simple expression, elegant Ming Xiu color and simple modeling. However, the art of flower arrangement in Qing dynasty has not been paid attention to, developed and popularized among the people. In modern China, due to many factors such as war, the art of flower arrangement basically disappeared among the people. Only in recent years, with the development of the national economy and the reform and opening up, people's living standards have gradually improved, and flowers have gradually returned to people's lives.
Flower arrangement is neither a simple combination of flowers nor a simple modeling, but an artistic creation activity that requires vivid form, both form and spirit, moving people with emotion, and integrating life, knowledge and art. Modern art flower arrangement does not excessively require the matching of the types and quantities of flowers, but attaches great importance to the beauty of tone, physique and charm of each flower. Composition with flowers can also achieve better results. Different compositions and different combinations of flower materials achieve completely different effects, which is the expressive force of artistic flower arrangement.
Artistic flower arrangement pays the most attention to the artistic conception of the work, but there are almost no restrictions on the choice of flower materials and flower devices. The composition of flower arrangement pays attention to three-dimensional sense and sense of space, leaving room for imagination. Artistic flower arrangement can organize very humble materials into elegant works of art through collocation and combination. This is also the charm of flower arrangement.
The reason why a good work has high artistic charm and vitality is that the author can capture the most beautiful moments in nature and process them artistically. It is neither a repetition of natural beauty nor an imitation of others' works, but a work with unique personality and expressive force carefully created by the author. The author of artistic flower arrangement must be good at observing nature, keenly capturing the most beautiful moments of flowers and plants in nature, accumulating the images of flowers, paying attention to being familiar with the rich vocabulary of flowers, having certain basic knowledge of aesthetic theory and being familiar with painting music, so as to continuously create works of truth, goodness and beauty.
Various knowledge of flower arrangement
■ Classification of artistic styles of flowers:
(1) Western-style flower arrangement, also known as European-style flower arrangement, is characterized by paying attention to the shape of flowers and pursuing the artistic charm of blocks and groups. His works are concise, generous and concise, with symmetrical and homogeneous compositions, rich colors, many kinds and large quantities of flowers, showing a warm, elegant and dignified style.
(2) Oriental flower arrangement, represented by China and Japan. The choice of flowers is simple and graceful. It is good at using the natural form of flowers and the beauty of artistic conception expressed, and pays attention to the feeling of seasons. It focuses on the modeling of lines, mainly on balanced composition, and wins with the peculiar beauty of posture.
(3) Freestyle flower arrangement is influenced by various factions in the world today, such as realism, abstraction and futurism. , more extensive and free in material selection, conception and modeling. Special emphasis on decoration and particularity, with a sense of the times and vitality.
■ Composition form of flower arrangement:
Traditional flower arrangement has two basic composition forms:
(1) Symmetry or homogeneous: Symmetry is often based on the central axis, with flowers and leaves of equal shape, equal amount and equal color inserted left and right, such as fan-shaped and triangle-like; Qi style is also a composition form based on the central axis, which is formed by inserting flowers and leaves with the same shape, quantity and color in the left, right and front respectively, like a tower and a semicircle.
(2) Balanced type: the composition form of flowers, branches and leaves with different shapes and equal numbers, arranged according to the central point of the central axis. There are many forms of this composition, which are changed by the size, height and density of flowers, branches and leaves. Generally insert the same amount of flowers according to the feeling. The material of flower arrangement can be flowers bought from shops or wild flowers and weeds collected in the wild. Clever collocation, careful arrangement and beautiful artistic conception.
■ Flower arrangement steps:
(1) Pruning: First, remove the broken branches and leaves of flowers, prune them according to different styles, and bend them according to the needs of composition (in order to prolong the hydroponic time, it is suitable for pruning in water).
(2) Fixation: In order to make the flower posture according to your idea, generally, according to the diameter and length of the bottle mouth, two thick branches are taken from the bottle mouth of the flower device and cross-fixed at the bottle mouth. Professional flower arrangement, but also color flower arrangement, flower stickers, aluminum wire and other tools to fix.
(3) Insertion sequence: Generally, it is easy to arrange flowers before inserting leaves, so it is easy to reduce the height of flowers when inserting leaves. The correct order of flower arrangement should be material selection, landscape leaf selection and flower arrangement.