The Transformation And Application Of The Image Of The Door God In Shanxi New Year Pictures In The Graphic Language

Shanxi,also known as ”Sanjin”,is known as ”Museum of ancient Chinese culture” and ”Museum of ancient Chinese architectural art”.It hides countless legends and precipitates many sceneries.It has a history of more than 5000 years in China,and even Taihang Mountain,which is more than 800 Li long,has risen from this place.The galloping Yellow River and the continuous Loess Plateau are pregnant with different local customs.And the development of a city is often inseparable from the history,culture and human customs,of which the most representative is the woodcut New Year pictures of Shanxi.Shanxi woodcut New Year pictures have a long history,because of its distinctive color meaning,most of them are used for decoration.With the continuous development and evolution of Shanxi woodcut New Year pictures,Shanxi woodcut New Year pictures have become more and more important in the New Year pictures.It is not only a national intangible cultural heritage,but also a traditional folk art with the most artistic characteristics in Shanxi.What’s more,it has increasingly become the sustenance of Shanxi ordinary people’s good wishes.This paper mainly studies the door god image in Shanxi woodcut New Year pictures.This paper first expounds the related concepts of woodcut New Year pictures,and then analyzes the artistic origin and artistic characteristics of woodcut New Year pictures.Based on this,this paper further studies the door god image of Shanxi New Year pictures from the aspects of graphics,color,pattern and so on.Using literature research,case analysis,comparative analysis and other research methods,based on a large number of documents and classic cases,this paper compares the difference between the door god language of Shanxi New Year pictures and other means of expression,and discusses its decorative art and how to effectively and appropriately apply it to graphic design.In the traditional sense of China,it has a great influence on the pattern color and artistic means of expression And its profound influence.