工聚八方 艺达四海 海派工艺美术形成探因

Reasons For The Formation Of Shanghai-Style Arts And Crafts

上海1843年后,由于交通发达,商业繁荣,对外贸易活跃,经济和城市迅速发展,文化艺术也逐渐形成了＂海派＂特色。＂海派＂一词内涵发生转变,由贬至褒,成为人们标榜的称号。近现代上海工艺美术是＂海派＂文化的一个重要代表。探讨海派工艺美术,可从许多角度分析,本文拟从其形成过程中的一些现象,探究其受影响的因子。一、工聚八方开埠带来人口聚集。1852年上海仅54万余人,到1927年,人口已至264万人。其间人口迁移活跃,各地艺人也被吸引,纷纷云集荟萃此地,20世纪30年代上海工艺美术出现兴盛局面。

Since tile incepHon of Shanghai Port, Shanghai ushered in the rapRt development. In the 2nd year of Xianfeng Period of the Qing Dynasty （1852）, Shang, hai was home to only 540,000 residents. In 1927, Shanghai population increased to 2.641 million people. Many people converged in Shanghai which attracted the galaxy of talents to swarm. Many domestfc artists also gathered here so that Shanghai＇ s Alls and Crofts indusiry flourished and reached its peak in the 1930s. After Shanghai was opened as a commercial port：, it rapidly developed from a coastal town to a bid city, and he, came the focus of internaHonal and domestic forces. Under rapid economic growth, commercial abnormal development and multi-cultural Influence, a large number of craftsmen also moved to Shanghai for seeking a way out, Artworks and craftworks were also used as a means to obtain huge profits. As a result, all kinds of arts and crafts characterized by new varieties, new styles and new savors subsequently developed.