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The Construction of Fashionable Life Aesthetics in Gansu Dough Figurines

Author(s)

Yifang Qin

Affiliation(s)

Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

Abstract

Gansu dough figurines, a folk art with distinctive local characteristics, embody profound historical and cultural connotations. A key research focus lies in exploring how they integrate into fashionable life and construct unique aesthetic patterns during their development and evolution. This paper attempts to analyze the creative characteristics and spiritual implications of Gansu dough figurines. Based on the influence of current fashion on life, it explores the context of innovative design by continuously excavating the aesthetic tension of Gansu dough figurines, aiming to realize the organic integration of industry and art. Furthermore, starting from the characteristics of Gansu dough figurines, it gives full play to their cultural and tourism functions for publicity and promotion, so as to construct the life fashion aesthetics of Gansu dough figurines in the new era.

Keywords

Gansu Dough Figurines; Fashion Life Aesthetics; Inheritance of Intangible Cultural Heritage; Innovative Development

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