The characteristics of oriental flower arrangement

The first characteristic of oriental flower arrangement: the “truth” of nature

Traditional Eastern peoples usually use flowers, plants and trees growing in nature as the objects of expression, and they emphasize "things follow their original environment", that is, the landscape to be expressed should be in line with the laws of growth, without too obvious artificial traces. This puts corresponding demands on flower arrangers, who need to have a deep understanding of the growth habits of plants and incorporate their personal emotions and aesthetics into the design to make the flower arrangements both vital and beautiful.

The second characteristic of oriental flower arrangement: the “goodness” of humanity

The Chinese nation is deeply influenced by Confucianism, and "goodness" is the purpose of Confucian aesthetics. Therefore, under the influence of this idea, people also gave flowers beautiful symbolic meanings, such as the "Three Friends of Winter": plum, bamboo and pine.

The third characteristic of oriental flower arrangement: the beauty of art

The artistic beauty of flower arrangement includes the beauty of layout, color, shape, composition, connotation, etc. It is necessary to organically combine natural beauty and humanistic beauty so that the flower arrangement works can have both form and spirit.

The fourth characteristic of oriental flower arrangement: “holiness”

Traditional oriental peoples believe that flowers are sacred and should be treated with reverence. They can use flowers to gain enlightenment and cultivate their character, which makes flower arrangement also have a sense of sacredness. They pay attention to "a righteous heart and a righteous flower", so that "the flowers are righteous and the heart is righteous", reaching a true artistic realm.