Applying Ceramic Decorating Language In Vase Design Zhou Na

A vase has two usages. Firstly, it is used to keep flowers, grass, water, etc., in order to carry, protect, support, serve as a foil, and shape the objects in floral art. Secondly, as a component in floral art, a vase together with flowers creates a complete and perfect beauty sensation. A clay vase is a special vase, which is made of clay material and created using art techniques. Clay is a type of material that comes from nature. It can be moulded into different kinds of styles and produced in multiple colors. Therefore clay matches natural plants so perfectly that they look like a "born couple". The beauty of a clay vase comes from its natural, rich presentation which includes the material language, the style language, and the decorating language-for example, the texture, the glaze, and the shape. Modern clay vase design is focused on applying the special decorating language and modelling technique of clay into the floral art, as wel as using various design techniques in individual material according to its unique property. Therefore it can be complete to create an ideal clay vase which has reasonable shape and practical function.