Author(s)

Nan Li

Corresponding Author

Nan Li

ABSTRACT

In the context of diversified development of modern art, the art of seal cutting presented by Chinese ancient seal is an expression of the internal relationship between emotion and form, a change of art language from image to symbol, and the inheritance of interdisciplinarity and artistic convergence between art symbol characteristics. This article explores forms of expression, artistic characteristics and styles of seals in the history of Chinese art, demonstrates rich contents and wide-ranging subject matters of seals, hence reveals the cultural value of Chinese art symbols, and relies on the symbols to achieve the new horizon of art language.

KEYWORDS

Seal, Symbol, Artistic style, Cultural value