Keywords
Copperplate engraving
Traditional techniques
Contemporary fashion aesthetics
Artistic integration
Submitted : 2026-03-17
Accepted : 2026-04-01
Published : 2026-04-16
Abstract
Northeast China, with its unique ice and snow resources and ski culture, provides abundant themes and materials for the creation of copperplate engravings. The inheritance of traditional copperplate engraving techniques and their adaptation to contemporary fashion aesthetics have become the core proposition for the innovative development of artistic creation with regional themes. Taking ski-themed copperplate engravings as the research object, this paper first sorts out the artistic value of Northeast China’s ski culture and the core types of traditional copperplate engraving techniques, then analyzes the influence dimensions of contemporary fashion aesthetics on the creation of ski-themed copperplate engravings, focuses on exploring the integration paths of traditional copperplate engraving techniques and contemporary fashion aesthetics in creation, and finally summarizes the practical significance of integrated creation for the inheritance of regional art, the innovation of copperplate engraving art and the dissemination of ice and snow culture. It is intended to provide theoretical reference and practical direction for the creation of copperplate engravings with regional characteristics.
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