淮河流域民间美术的审美内涵与价值探究——以皖北彩塑泥人为例

Aesthetic Connotations and Values of the Folk Art in Huaihe River Basin——A Case Study of the Painted Clay Figurines in Northern Anhui Province

皖北彩塑泥人作品既雄厚豪迈又不失细腻精致,以其古朴夸张的造型表现形式和带有吉祥寓意的故事性题材表达,承载着淮河流域两岸民众的精神生活。皖北彩塑泥人作品中所蕴藏的朴素的装饰性审美符号将淮河流域民众所处的文化背景和时代特征默默传递出来,是集实用功能与审美功能于一体的载物。它的发展与壮大,离不开儒家思想的土壤培育和多年传统文化的积淀,具有超越现实的艺术审美意义,更是淮河流域民间大众道德规范的精神回归。

The folk art in the Huaihe River Basin has been diversified in artistic characteristics due to the influence of cultural differences between the north and the south of Anhui.The works of painted clay figurines can be seen not only rich and bold but also delicate and exquisite,praised by the world.With its quaint and exaggerated styling expressions and story themes in an auspicious meaning,it carries the spiritual life of the people on both sides of the Huaihe River Basin.Folk artworks originate from the private sector and serve the people,bearing a spontaneous aesthetic consciousness of the people.The simple decorative aesthetic symbols contained in the works of the painted clay figurines silently convey the cultural background and characteristics of the people in the Huaihe River Basin.It is a combination of practical functions and aesthetic ones.Its development and growth cannot be separated from Confucianism and the accumulation of traditional culture.It has the artistic aesthetic significance beyond reality and is the spiritual return of the folk moral standards of the Huaihe River Basin.As a result,it has become an important part of folk art with unique aesthetic connotations and values.