Basic characteristics of plastic arts

The basic characteristics of plastic arts are as follows:

Plastic arts is an art form that expresses artists' thoughts and emotions with concrete visible images.

It has some basic characteristics, including the following aspects:

Metaphor:

Plastic arts create specific forms of images by means of shaping, depicting and painting, such as painting, sculpture and photography. These images can be directly perceived and recognized, with the characteristics of intuition and visualization.

Visibility:

Plastic arts convey information and emotion through vision, and the audience needs to understand and experience works of art through watching, observing and appreciating. Therefore, visual effect is the core of plastic arts, and artists need to use colors, lines, modeling and other elements to create visual images.

Static:

Plastic arts are presented in a static form, which is different from dynamic art forms such as music and dance. Artists create static plastic images by means of shaping, describing and painting, and the audience feels its connotation and significance through observation and appreciation.

Spatiality:

Plastic arts need to be presented in a certain space, which can be a plane space in painting, a three-dimensional space in sculpture or a real space in photography. Artists need to make rational use of spatial relationship and perspective principle to create a sculpted image with depth and three-dimensional sense.

Expressiveness:

Plastic arts convey emotion and meaning through the expression of images, which is expressive and symbolic. Artists express their emotions and thoughts by creating expressive plastic images, while audiences understand and feel their emotions and meanings through observation and experience.

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Historical background:

Plastic arts has a long history and has experienced the development of different periods and schools. From ancient murals and sculptures to modern paintings, sculptures and photography, plastic arts are constantly developing and innovating. At the same time, different cultural backgrounds have also influenced the styles and characteristics of plastic arts, forming a variety of artistic forms.

Social and cultural reflection:

As a reflection of social culture, plastic arts have distinct characteristics of the times. The plastic arts works in different periods reflect the social and cultural background, aesthetic concepts and values at that time. For example, paintings in the Renaissance paid attention to the proportion of human body and the application of perspective principle, which reflected the pursuit of human body and beauty at that time.

Personal style:

Every artist has his own unique personal style, which is also an important feature of plastic arts. Artists express their thoughts and feelings through their own creative ideas, skills and methods, and form a unique personal style. For example, Picasso's cubist painting explores the depth and breadth of space through the disassembly and reorganization of image elements, which embodies its unique artistic style.

Diversity:

The diversity of plastic arts is one of its basic characteristics. Different artists have different creative ideas and skills, and create all kinds of artistic works. At the same time, different artistic forms also have their own unique forms and characteristics, such as painting, sculpture, photography and so on. Formed a rich artistic form and style.

Interactivity:

In modern plastic arts, interactivity has been paid more and more attention. Artists realize the meaning and value of their works through interaction with the audience, and the audience's participation and experience become a part of artistic creation. For example, installation art, through the participation and interaction of the audience, creates a complete artistic experience and makes the audience become a part of the work.