The Application Of Decorative Language In Thangka

This paper takes the representative Thang-ga painting He Yuan as an example to explore the utilization of decorative language in Thang-ga. With a grand historical theme, the painting tells the story of Princess Wencheng, who sacrificed herself to marry the ruler of Tibetan ethnic minority in order to make peace with them. This project, which I participated in and help drew in the year 2012, was initiated by Qinghai Provincial Government and now the painting has become the treasure of Tibetan Cultural Industrial Park Museum in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Hainan, Qinghai Province. The paper aims to study the use of decorative language in Thang-ga by applying the documentation analysis method, comprehensive analytical approach and fieldwork research method. Decoration is an art itself, combining ornamental features with artistry. It is in essence a kind of cultural phenomenon, and is as well the product and form of a certain culture. As a unique Tibetan art form, Thang-ga enjoys esthetics significance of its own, no matter appreciated from the angle of color or composition, embodying artistic features of decorated paintings.This paper falls into five parts. The first chapter, or the introduction part, briefly explains the background of this project, and the purpose, significance, research status, contents and methods of the research. The second chapter introduces the origin, development and innovation concerning Thang-ga. The third chapter analyzes the artistic features of Yhang-ga from theme, genre, composition, layout and technique. The fourth chapter takes Thang-ga painting He Yuan as an example and mainly elaborates what is decoration, what is decorated language, and how decoration and decorative language connect with Thang-ga, how they are used in the painting He Yuan. The fifth chapter studies and gives a prospect of the innovation of decorative language in Thang-ga and the creative influence that Thang-ga will have in the field of decoration.