敦煌壁画中动物形象的视觉表达研究

A Study of Visual Expression of Animal Imagery in Dunhuang Murals

动物画作为敦煌壁画艺术的重要组成部分,既具有丰富文化性,又汇聚了纷繁复杂的题材内容,可以在各种敦煌故事中呈现多样的视觉效果。为了更好地了解敦煌文化鲜明的艺术表现特色,因而将视角聚焦于敦煌壁画中的动物图题材。通过搜集敦煌壁画作品为切入点,提炼分析案例中具有代表性的动物元素,并整理归纳作为研究的样本。在研究的过程中,侧重运用案例研究法,剖析动物形象在壁画中的构图、色彩、造型等方面的视觉表现形式,最后总结动物画在敦煌壁画中的规律表征与艺术表现。

As an important part of Dunhuang fresco art,animal painting not only has rich cultural characteristics,but also gathers complex subject matter content,which can present a variety of visual effects in various Dunhuang stories.In order to better understand the distinctive artistic characteristics of Dunhuang culture,this study focuses on the animal theme in Dunhuang murals.By collecting Dunhuang fresco works as the entry point,the study extracted and analysed the representative animal elements in the cases,and summarized them as the research samples.Using the case study method,the visual representation of animal imagery in murals is analyzed in terms of composition,color,and shape.Finally,the study comprehensively and objectively summarizes the artistic expression and regular representation of animal paintings in Dunhuang murals.