碩士 / 實踐大學 / 服裝設計學系碩士班 / 103 / This study aims to examine and investigate the relationship between the environmental impacts and the metamorphosis of totem in Shan-Hai Ching. Furthermore, by deconstructing one of the most significant totems among the Hua-Hsia (a.k.a. Hua-Xia) culture and civilization—dragon—with regards to its transformations and variations, I will analyze this totem and explore the meaning of its components. At the same time, I will practice the concept and aesthetic inspired by the Dragon totem and its metamorphosis with a costume design project. This project consists of four series: 1) cape and coat; 2) armor; 3)hemispherical dome; and 4) theatrical impressions (which is an artwork on paper).
My costume design project is aimed to experiment with the texture of fabrics, and the outcome of which is meant to address the marks developed through the processes of metamorphosis and to emphasize such expressions driven by the conversion of meaning. For examples, in order to delineate the pristine texture of cave paintings, I apply tie-dying technique paired with discharge printing, in the meanwhile with the assistance of laser engraving. In addition, I also intend to create the relief texture of embossment through the garment structures and patterns, as well as the handcraft skills. By doing so, I endeavor to convert the plane surface to a three-dimensional structure, which embodies my understanding of the transformation of the meaning carried by the metamorphosis of the totem. The process reflects a step-by-step transitional progress of my costume design philosophy with this project, from the flat plane,
and then a relief solid, and finally to a three-dimensional structure.
Shan-Hai Ching is a classic and a prototype of Chinese mythology on metamorphosis. With detailed descriptions, it is also a fabulous geographical and cultural account of ethnicity, medicines, plants, animals, minerals, geological features, religions, and so on. It is also considered an important reference to the field of Chinese history. I argue that, the perspective of metamorphosis epitomized by Shan Hai Ching, is the portraiture of the totem worship phenomenon that is developed from the relationship between the given geographical environments and the living of the people there and then. In other words, the logic of metamorphosis mythology illustrated in Shan Hai Ching is shaped by the philosophy regarding the harmonious coexistence of nature, people, and also species. My costume project is designed to reflect such argument—by combining Western techniques and Oriental aesthetics, I attempt to unfold the toughness of Hua-Hsia civilization with the texture of fabrics, and also to inscribe the depth of history to the details of
pattern.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/103SCC00807005 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Creators | Wu, Shu-Fan, 吳叔凡 |
| Contributors | Hsu,Feng-Yu, 許鳳玉 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | zh-TW |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 156 |
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