These different floral ornaments

Among the various techniques of drawing, perhaps the most popular are floral ornaments. This motif was originally portrayed on their household items, clothing and in the interior of all the peoples of the world. And the fact that the flowers – one of the most beautiful creations of nature, and to portray them with a brush or chalk – easy. Of course, floral patterns of different Nations differ greatly. Today we will discuss those that survived to the present day, and are popular in clothing, interior design and painting.

Originally, people drew patterns in the form of combinations of geometric shapes and straight lines. This technique was characteristic of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, the far Eastern States. Therefore, the first floral ornaments, which appeared subsequently, had strict outlines, since it consisted of geometric shapes. A similar trend was evident in the old Russian patterns, which are still used in the visual arts. Flower petals, their leaves and stems are completely composed of diamond shapes, parallelograms, squares, and triangles. Most often these drawings are executed in red and blue colors, and decorate their clothing, picture frames, dishes.

Later floral ornaments, so popular in our country – Khokhloma and Gzhel. Rightfully said, this kind of art more akin to the whole picture, not on modest patterns. Khokhloma is a image of bright flowers, executed in red, yellow and orange tones. As for Sochi, it is based on sophisticated plants, executed in blue, blue, turquoise color. It is believed to be a tribute to blue sky, clean rivers and field plants.

From ancient times to the present day popular pattern called «Turkish/Oriental cucumber». In clothing, interiors, paintings – everywhere there is this floral ornament. Pictures elongated cucumbers fruits that grow in the Eastern regions, are today one of the trends. Such fabrics sew tunics, shawls and even costumes. At the same time, a similar motif can be seen in the backgrounds of old paintings, on the walls of mosques and Muslim palaces.

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The Ethereal beauty of the Caucasus are different motives which are called “Gul”, which translated into Russian means “flower”. They are made in a strict, saturated colors (green, red, blue), and the flowers themselves are delicate and at the same time stern features. No less beautiful was the Chinese people's motives. It is fair to note that such patterns are an ode to iris bushes: the Chinese are fully portrayed and flowering, and the leaves and the richness of this plant.

Finally, any person with abstract thinking, can come up with a flower ornament. Photo of original patterns provided in the article can serve as a platform for further work by contemporary artists. These ornaments are great decoration of the interior. With their help, you can also decorate the home textiles, to complement the picture.