所谓“工艺形象”,是指工艺美术的艺术形象。每一种艺术,都有它自己特定的艺术形象,即它用以反映生活的特殊方式,它独特的艺术语言,艺术表现的可能性,以及能够深刻地反映生活的某些方面。这也就是艺术的特性。作为艺术之一的工艺美术,也有自己独特的艺术形象,即工艺形象。一个工艺美术工作者,了解工艺美术的特性,如同战士熟悉自己的武器一样重要。它直接有助于我们在创作实践中,掌握工艺美术的规律,充分运用它的艺术特长,从而更好地发挥其社会作用。这里,仅从三个方面试谈关于工艺形象的一些问题。一、工艺形象的实用性和生产性。工艺美术,是和生活紧密联系,也是和生产劳动密切相关的。原始社会人们使用石器和彩陶,除了要求符合使用功能,同时要求外在形式上得到审美的表现,获得艺术 The so-called “process image” refers to the art image of arts and crafts. Every art has its own specific artistic image, that is, its special way of reflecting life, its unique artistic language, the possibility of artistic expression, and certain aspects that can profoundly reflect life. This is also the character of art. As one of the art of arts and crafts, but also have their own unique artistic image, that craft image. A craft worker who understands the characteristics of arts and crafts is just as important as a soldier familiar with his own weaponry. It directly helps us master the law of arts and crafts and make full use of its artistic specialty in the practice of creation so that we can make better use of its social role. Here, only from three aspects to talk about some of the problems of the image process. First, the process of practical and productive image. Arts and crafts, is closely linked with life, but also with the production of labor is closely related. Primitive society people use stoneware and painted pottery, in addition to requirements consistent with the use of function, while requiring external forms of aesthetic performance, access to art