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Frontiers in Art Research, 2025, 7(4); doi: 10.25236/FAR.2025.070407.

A Study on the Aesthetic Value of Chinese Jade Carving under the Concept of "Qiao Xing Art"

Author(s)

Mingjian Chen1, Hui Xie2

Corresponding Author:
Hui Xie
Affiliation(s)

1Guangzhou Yuxi Trading Co., LTD, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

2Guangzhou City University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Abstract

As an important aesthetic concept in Chinese traditional arts and crafts, "Qiao Xing Art" has injected unique vitality and cultural connotation into jade carving with its artistic characteristics of skillful blank space, virtual reality, and both form and spirit. This paper first composes the formation and development of the concept of "Qiao Xing Art", and then discusses the four aesthetic value dimensions of form beauty, artistic conception beauty, structure beauty and material beauty under the perspective of "Qiao Xing Art" on the basis of the aesthetics of Chinese jade carving. Through the technical analysis of ancient classic works such as Han Dynasty jade penning and Qing Dynasty palace jade carving, as well as the comment on the representative works of contemporary jade carving artists, this paper reveals the innovative expression, inheritance and evolution of the concept of "Qiao shape" in different historical periods. Finally, in view of the challenges faced by the contemporary jade carving creation, such as the conflict between tradition and modern aesthetics, the balance between market demand and artistic innovation, and the inheritance of skills and education training, the countermeasures and suggestions such as concept innovation, technique improvement and cultural promotion were put forward. The RESEARCH shows that "Qiao Xing Art" is not only the essence of traditional jade carving aesthetics, but also provides an aesthetic paradigm for the innovation and development of contemporary jade carving.

Keywords

Qiao Xing Art; jade carving; aesthetic value; harmony of form and spirit; cultural

Cite This Paper

Mingjian Chen, Hui Xie. A Study on the Aesthetic Value of Chinese Jade Carving under the Concept of "Qiao Xing Art". Frontiers in Art Research (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 4: 42-50. https://doi.org/10.25236/FAR.2025.070407.

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