The Application Of Traditional Art In The Modern Architectural Environment Screen

The screen wall is an unique important part of Chinese traditional architecture, which carries a long history and culture. With the development of society,the screen wall is endowed more artical connotation. China’s traditional screen wall concentrates the painting, sculpture and architecture, which is an essential part of Chinese architecture. As a materialized form of Chinese traditional culture, the traditional screen wall reflects the spiritual ideology, moral ethics. It also contains people’s pursuit to a better life, embodies the wisdom of Chiese ancient laboring people and condenses the essence of Chinese traditional culture.The screen wall, also called "Mirror Wall" or "Shawdow wall" in China. It is usually built at the entrance of the gate, which is a starting of the whole building. In the early days, its main function is to keep out line of sight, define the space, reflect the light and decorate the environment. In the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasty, the screen wall only can be used in the royal architecture, which was influenced by the traditional feudal rules. It was until in the screen wall gradually began to appear in the common people’s home. Along with the transition of the era, the functional meaning of the screen wall is changing, and people are not satisfied with the original art form. There are various problems appeared in the devolopment of the screen wall in the modern architectural environment. This paper is based on the current hot issue. Through the analysis of the history of traditional screen wall, it’s trying to find a suitable and continuable way to develop the traditional screen wall art in the modern architectural environment.The paper from the standpoint of historical, structure and shape, functional classification etc, summaries and analyzes the screen wall’s artical charcteristics in the different architectural environment, in order that it can lead to a further thinking of the traditional artistic value in the modern architectural environment. It also discusses the application and developing trend of the traditional screen wall in the modrn architectural environment which provides a further theoretical and practical basis for the development of traditional screen walls. The key point of this paper is how to make the traditional screen wall art apply to the modern architectural environment.