History of Foreign Art and Craft

Author: Zhang Fuye
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Publish Date: 2001-02-01
Features: Since humans appeared on Earth, applied arts have also begun to emerge. The history of applied arts is, in fact, a vivid record of the continuous development, evolution, and progress of human civilization. Over millions of years, the countless applied art works created by people and scattered across the world are all high-capacity carriers of human civilization. The history of applied arts is not only a record of human mastery of material skills and the enhancement of their ability to conquer the natural environment but also provides evidence of the development methods of human society itself. The history of applied arts development is also the history of humans pursuing and creating beauty. Various applied art products are the results of this exploration and creation. While engaging in applied art creation, humans have continuously nurtured their own aesthetic standards and appreciation abilities. The ability to interpret, imagine, experience, and negotiate the aesthetics of the form, color, material, and the beauty they constitute is a unique spiritual activity and cognitive process that people engage in when using daily items and appreciating applied art works. In the long process of applied art creation, humans have not only developed their own aesthetic concepts and creative awareness but have also improved their grasp of various materials (including natural and artificial materials) and their processing techniques.