China News Service, Lanzhou, July 22 (Reporter Feng Zhijun) "Non Clothes in Clouds: Dunhuang Tang Dynasty Costume Culture and Innovative Design Exhibition" opened in Dunhuang, Gansu on the 22nd.
144 pieces (sets) of exhibits, including paintings, artistic reproduction costumes, innovative design costumes, multimedia works, work records, etc., focus on the cultural appearance of Dunhuang and Tang Dynasty costumes and its diverse decoration methods, and comprehensively present Dunhuang and Tang Dynasty. The profound cultural heritage and the style of the times behind the clothing.
The exhibition, which will last until September 30 this year, is jointly sponsored by the Dunhuang Academy and Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology. There are six major sections, including Dunhuang Secular Characters' Costumes", "Brilliant Flowers-Dunhuang Costume Patterns", "Colour-like images-the reproduction of Dunhuang costume art", and "Shouzheng innovation-Dunhuang costume innovation design".
Zhao Shengliang, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Dunhuang Research Institute, said that the study of Dunhuang costume culture is an important part of Dunhuang Studies.
From the grotto murals and painted sculptures that have lasted for thousands of years, we can clearly see the historical context of clothing changes, and we can also read the apparent proof of the exchanges and mutual learning of Silk Road civilizations.
The picture shows the participants visiting the "Non Clothes in Clouds: Dunhuang Tang Dynasty Costume Culture and Innovative Design Exhibition".
Photo by Wang Jiaqi
Zhao Shengliang said that this exhibition is one of the important achievements of Dunhuang costume research and innovation obtained by Dunhuang Academy and Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology through the academic platform of Dunhuang Costume Culture Research and Innovation Design Center.
It is hoped that the exhibition can better inherit and promote Dunhuang culture, reveal the true value and charm of Dunhuang clothing culture, lead the research on clothing culture in depth, and bring the ancient Dunhuang culture to life.
Chai Jianhong, an expert on Dunhuang studies and an advisor to the Dunhuang Turpan Society in China, said that among the more than 270 caves in the Tang Dynasty, the costumes displayed are like a museum, from the emperors and nobles to the common people, from the Han people to other nationalities, officials and nobles. , attendants, merchants, monks, farmers, craftsmen, etc., show the clothing characteristics of different characters, and truly reproduce the prosperity of clothing under the background of multicultural exchanges in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Chai Jianhong said that through a comprehensive survey of the Dunhuang Grottoes, the exhibition extracted the representative costumes of Dunhuang frescoes in the Tang Dynasty and typical works of related patterns. Through sorting, drawing and restoration research, it not only provided systematic research materials for academic research, but also provided systematic research materials for academic research. Contemporary clothing design provides valuable image basis, and also provides representative works for the majority of Dunhuang art and clothing culture lovers to understand and appreciate Dunhuang clothing art.
In June 2018, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, together with the Dunhuang Academy, the British Crown Prince Foundation Academy of Traditional Arts, and the Dunhuang Culture Promotion Foundation, jointly established the "Dunhuang Costume Culture Research and Innovation Design Center", which is dedicated to the research and innovative design of Dunhuang costume culture. , talent training, and social promotion.
Published more than ten books such as "Dunhuang Costume Culture Atlas, Early Tang Dynasty Volume"; successfully applied for and undertaken national-level projects such as the National Art Fund and the National Social Science Fund Art Project; undertaken and participated in the Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo There will be art performances such as "Stunning Dunhuang Night"... Zhou Zhijun, Secretary of the Party Committee of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, is very familiar with the innovative design achievements in the past four years.
Zhou Zhijun said that through the paintings, albums and exquisite costumes reproduced in this exhibition, one can not only feel the charm of Dunhuang, but also feel the continuous vitality and vitality of Dunhuang art and cultural research.
In the future, the two parties will further strengthen the research and design innovation of Dunhuang costume culture, deeply explore the artistic value and humanistic spirit hidden in Dunhuang Grottoes, and create an academic highland for Dunhuang costume culture research and innovation.
"I hope that people can see the ancient Dunhuang art, which is both classical and modern, and is closely related to us." Liu Yuanfeng, a professor at Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, said that this exhibition extracted the most representative murals and painted sculptures in the early Tang Dynasty. Clothing, the interpretation of clothing shape and structure, the overall grasp of clothing patterns and colors, as well as the innovation of clothing restoration and design, are all injected into the cultural concepts, artistic trends and social trends of the new era.
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