The Concept Of Folk Monkey Culture And Its Artistic Expression

After the ancestors regarded monkeys as totems and ancestors,they gradually believed that monkeys had mysterious power.In the long development process of monkey culture,the belief of monkeys is strengthening step by step.The emergence of the novel Journey to the West in the Ming Dynasty set another example and model for monkeys in the hearts of the people,and there was another image of the monkey king in the folk monkey culture.It can be seen from folk art that after historical evolution,the concept of monkey culture has a richer theme and connotation.Taking the concept of folk monkey culture and its artistic expression as the research theme,combined with the research methods and theories of folklore and iconology,this paper analyzes the concept of monkey culture and its artistic style in folk art.Firstly,by collecting a large number of historical data,this paper explores the source and flow of folk monkey culture,and tries to clarify the evolution process of monkey culture concept in history.In the development of monkey culture,monkeys are gradually deified and show different beliefs and customs.Secondly,it analyzes the theme of monkey culture in folk art,and summarizes the survival concept,profit seeking thought and entertainment and education function embodied in folk monkey culture.In the process of persuading officials and children to live longer,the idea of entertaining officials and children to seek benefits is included in the process of satirizing them,and the idea of praying for benefits is included in many folk ideas.Finally,it analyzes various works with monkeys as the theme in folk art,including different regions,folk environment,entertainment methods and artistic expression,and summarizes the artistic expression of monkey culture as the symbolic metaphor of survival,the symbolic reference of official salary,and the fake props of entertainment.The folk art works with the theme of monkey have rich forms and diverse forms.As the artistic expression of the concept of monkey culture,the graphics,images and monkey images of different materials are the artistic display of monkey culture.The abundant works with monkeys as the image in folk art have promoted the continuous and wide spread of monkey culture among the people,and played an important role.Finally,it combs the specific works of the concept of monkey culture in folk art,and analyzes the typical cases.Through the analysis of the region,folk environment,use mode and artistic expression of the case,this paper discusses the folk monkey cultural concept and its artistic expression more comprehensively,so as to further understand the value of monkey cultural concept in folk art.