Download or read book Chinese Motifs in Contemporary Design written by SendPoints and published by Sendpoints. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents over 700 Chinese motifs, showcasing 35 outstanding works inspired by Peking Opera, Paper Cutting, Animal Motifs and Auspicious Motifs, etc. Well-known designers were invited to share their design inspiration and experience concerning Chinese motifs to offer an insight into traditional Chinese culture. CD-ROM (1. The facial make-up in Chinese opera, 2. Chinese paper cutting, 3. New year painting, 4. The auspicious pattern, 5. The animal motif, 6. Plants and flowers motif).--

Download or read book Oriental Motifs in Modern Design written by Shijian Lin and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive reference book examines the history and meanings of more than two dozen classic Chinese motifs while providing countless examples of contemporary applications. Spanning several thousand years, the longevity and adaptability of some of these patterns is remarkable. Contains numerous applications by modern designers in branding, packaging and print, product design and more. Includes a DVD of all of the images in the book as vector based graphics.

Download or read book Chinese Motifs and Designs written by Joseph D'Addetta and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With motifs ranging from 1300 B.C. to the 19th century, here is a remarkable volume of 313 black-and-white designs from one of the world's richest artistic traditions: blossoms, birds, wildlife, medallions, dragons, and more.

Download or read book Treasury of Chinese Design Motifs written by Joseph D'Addetta and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 284 Chinese motifs — flowers and plants, animal life, and more. 100 plates.

Download or read book Chinese Graphic Design in Twentieth Centure written by Scott Minick and published by Thames and Hudson. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An astonishing collection of graphics, uncovered from long- forgotten sources, mostly in China itself. From posters and advertisements to book covers and magazines, this book presents a dazzling panoply of modern graphic design in China. Beginning with the basic traditions of Chinese graphics, the authors show how the writer and artist Lu Xun became the center of cultural revival in the new China. We see Art Deco coming to China in the Shanghai Style, and the birth of a dynamic national design style, born of Russian Constructivism and China’s own drive for new technology. The Socialist Realist art of Mao in turn adopted folk art traditions to fuel the Revolutionary machine, while the continuing search for a new identity can be seen in the graphic images of protest from the summer of 1989.

Download or read book Chinese Art written by Patricia Bjaaland Welch and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 630 striking color photos and illustrations, this Chinese art guide focuses on the rich tapestry of symbolism which makes up the basis of traditional Chinese art. Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery includes detailed commentary and historical background information for the images that continuously reappear in the arts of China, including specific plants and animals, religious beings, mortals and inanimate objects. The book thoroughly illuminates the origins, common usages and diverse applications of popular Chinese symbols in a tone that is both engaging and authoritative. Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery is an essential reference for collectors, museum-goers, guides, students and anyone else with a serious interest in the culture and history of China.

Download or read book Chinese Motifs of Good Fortune written by Zhu Wen and published by Shanghai Press. This book was released on 2011-03-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating and readable book is an exploration of Chinese culture as it appears in art. Chinese porcelains decorated with peaches and ats…textiles boldly printed with a phoenix and peony pattern…furniture carved with dragons amid the coulds…These popular patterns are beautiful and eye-catching—but what do these art symbols mean? Each expresses a wish for fortune, whether that represents prosperity, health, luck or happiness. In China, decorating with auspicious patterns dates back thousands of years, and remains popular today. It has strong ties with tradition, and provides insight into Chinese philosophies about nature, religion, morality and government. Symbols invoking fortune appear in a wide range of media, from porcelains to furniture to architectural decoration, among many others. This Chinese art book examines traditional auspicious patterns featuring animals, plants, figures, objects and symbols, as well as those that combine motifs from different categories. You will discover how to decode this intricate world of Chinese symbolism by exploring the history, meaning and use of many common patterns. In fact, learning this "visual language" will provide a new level of appreciation not only for China's remarkable decorative arts but also its profound traditional culture.

Download or read book Chinese Dress Motifs written by Daisy Chu and published by Page One Publishing Private Limited. This book was released on 2011-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China has a long history of cloth making, and silk products were already available as early as the Yin Dynasty. The patterns selected for this book have been collected from clothing patterns of dynasties past.

Download or read book 1500 Chinese Design Motifs written by Pan Wuhua and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These crisp, black-and-white images will lend a distinctive Far Eastern accent to any project. Hundreds of eye-catching images include geometrics, abstracts, optical illusions, plus other intriguing configurations that adapt easily for use as spot illustrations or as repeating patterns. Professional and amateur artists, illustrators, and designers will find this inexpensive treasury a priceless source of royalty-free inspiration.

Download or read book Auspicious Chinese Motifs written by Daisy Chu and published by . This book was released on 2011-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a Chinese saying, "Each pattern must have a meaning, and this has to have something to do with luck and harmony". The selected patterns in this book all have deep roots in Chinese folklore and history. The phoenix symbol, door gods, paper-cuts and xiying patterns have been popular decorative arts that signify luck, blessings, happiness and other auspicious wishes. To give these special patterns contemporary retevance, the patterns have been adapted, recreated and refined with Adobe Illustrator and kept in a vector format, and can be easity used by designers of any discipline, be it fashion, textile, graphic or interior design.

Download or read book China written by Andrew Bolton and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2015-05-04 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries China has fueled the creative imagination and inspired fashion. This stunning publication explores the influence of Chinese art, film, and aesthetics on international fashion designers, including Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Alexander McQueen, and Yves Saint Laurent.

Download or read book Chinese Designs and Motifs written by Marty Noble and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dragons, fish, flowers, and foo dogs abound in this magnificent compilation of Chinese designs and motifs. An exotic archive of permission-free art, this volume offers 361 crisp black-and-white images in a wide variety of shapes and sizes that adapt themselves easily to use as spot illustrations, borders, and a host of other possibilities. Certain to lend a distinctive Far Eastern accent to any project, these evocative images will prove a treasury of inspiration for illustrators, graphic artists, and crafters.

Download or read book China Style written by Sharon Leece and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring over 300 beautiful photographs and extensive commentary, China Style blends the chic designs of modern China with the sensibilities of traditional Chinese art. Chinese interior design is a kaleidoscope of competing influences: scholarly gardens versus opium dens, imperial palaces battling concrete and steel high-rises, rural simplicity fighting urban chaos, China Style gives an insider's look at the interiors that draw from this vivid and powerful tradition, a tradition that is constantly being reinterpreted to produce a fresh and dynamic style of contemporary design. A gorgeous idea book, China Style illustrates a practical and achievable way to incorporate traditional and contemporary Chinese interior design ideas into your own home decor. The exquisite houses featured in this book demonstrate that Chinese design has truly gone global. Author Sharon Leece explores how contemporary interiors anywhere in the world today--whether in London, Paris, Shanghai, Beijing, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Singapore or Bangkok--can be given a dramatic flair with Chinese furniture and design. Chapters include: China Style Goes Global Ming and Qing Elegance Redefined Chinoiserie Old and New The New Shanghai Style China Modern Decorating China Style The interiors range from formal metropolitan apartments featuring priceless Ming antiques to trendy Shanghai art deco homes from the 1930s and Maoist-inspired chic from the 1950s and 60s, to the unique overseas Chinese shophouses of Southeast Asia and the cutting-edge Chinese art minimalism of contemporary Beijing and Hong Kong.

Download or read book China Home written by Michael Freeman and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With rich, detailed photographs and insightful commentary, this Chinese interior design book will provide you with plenty of fresh and colorful decorating ideas. China, long dormant in the world of design and residential architecture, has recently burst onto the world stage. Like everything else in China today, contemporary Chinese design combines elegant and deep-seated traditions with the exploratory ideas of a younger generation of designers. From revitalized hutongs in Beijing and lane houses in Shanghai to shiny new villas in Pudong and sleek urban apartments in Hong Kong, the best modern Chinese interior design blends the legacy of the past with a fresh appetite for the new. China Home explores this burgeoning phenomenon with images taken in more than 100 gorgeous homes, and will become an indispensable source book for everyone looking for ideas to create and re-work their living space. Design topics include: Designing the Contemporary Chinese Home Entrances and Living Spaces Dining Rooms, Kitchens and Studies Bedrooms and Bathrooms Furnishings and Accents Courtyards, Gardens and Terraces

Download or read book Inspirations from the East Modern Chinese Design written by Dopress Studio and published by Page One Publishing Private Limited. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world's oldest continuous civilization and most populous country, with its remarkable history, rich culture, diverse ethic groups, and fastest - growing economy, China has an unprecedented level of world-wide attention today. More and more new and interesting designs with the unique artistic charm that can not be regarded as the products of direct Western influence have been emerging. All of the amazing works featured here were selected from the representatives of the most famous and excellent designers in China who have been leading the trend of the contemporary Chinese design. Beside the designer's insightful views, the smart comments for each of the projects and the bio of each designer can be found from the book. No doubt the book is a one-stop guide to the today's Chinese design scene (from graphic to other fields related) and a perfect book for readers to grasp the essence of Chinese cultures. Colour throughout

Download or read book Chinese Motifs in Modern Art written by Yeu Ting Kwong and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Contemporary Chinese Interiors written by Bernard Chan Chun-Leuk and published by Page One Publishing Private. This book was released on 2005-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn the page and indulge yourself in a world where acid jazz plays against traditional Chinese lanterns and antique furniture. In recent years, contemporary Chinese designs have not only become popular in Asia, they are also gained a strong following in the western world. This book features a collection of projects from the Asian region including China, Hong Kong and Singapore which will hopefully inspire designers the world over to continue to bring this design phenomenon to a higher level. Apart from documenting the unique designs of these interiors, the book also serves the readers a glimpse into the new China, the emerging of a new generation that is a reflection of boldness meets subtlety, commercial meets conventional, old meets new and last but not least East meets west.