The paper examines the origins of the fi gurative symbol formation in the
Japanese art of origami. Origami fi gures are analyzed in the context of
the traditions that have developed in the original Japan culture and under
the infl uence of intercultural contacts. It has been determined that the
variety of forms in origami is correlated with the fi gurative and symbolic
content which is connected with the worldview foundations, mythological
and religious views: Shinto and Zen Buddhism, and also with Eastern
cultures. The basic principles in origami shaping are presented, taking
into account changes in the plasticity of the sheet. As a result of the study,
the main trends and prospects in the development of the origami art
are generalised. It has been determined that over the centuries origami
techniques receive a new interpretation in modern art works: decorative
plastics, design, architecture, digital representation, mainly with the loss
of sacred content and trend towards visual appeal.
REFERENCES
1. Afon’kin S. Yu., Afon’kina E. Yu. Vse ob origami. SPb.: OOO «SZKEO “Kristall”»,
2004. 272 s.
2. Afon’kin S. Yu. Yaponskie primety krasoty // Origami. Iskusstvo skladyvaniya iz
bumagi. M.: «Mosk. tsentr origami», 2000. № 1 (21). S. 63−64.
3. Beskrovnykh V. Akira Yoshizava // Origami. Iskusstvo skladyvaniya iz bumagi.
M: «Mosk. tsentr origami», 1998. № 4 (14). S. 32−33.
4. Beskrovnykh V. Origami v poiskakh smysla. Popytka issledovaniya origami v rusle
vostochnoy i zapadnoy khudozhestvennoy traditsii // Origami. Iskusstvo skladyvaniya
iz bumagi. M.: «Mosk. tsentr origami», 1997. № 5 (1). S. 57−62.
5. Bir Robert. Entsiklopediya.Tibetskie simvoly i ornamenty / per. s angl. L. Buben-
kovoy. M.: Orientaliya, 2019. 432 s.
6. Internet-zhurnal Kul’turologiya. URL: https://kulturologia.ru (data obrashcheniya:
19.05.2020).
7. Koveshnikova N. A. Dizayn: istoriya i teoriya: ucheb. posobie dlya studentov
arkhitekturnykh i dizaynerskikh spetsial’nostey. 5-e izd., ster. M.: Izdatel’stvo «Omega-
L», 2009. 224 s.
8. Kosmicheskoe origami / Poznavatel’noe izdanie. URL: erazvitie.org/article/
kosmicheskoe_origami (data obrashcheniya: 20.04.2020).
9. Pronnikov V. A., Ladanov I. D. Yapontsy (etnopsikhologicheskie ocherki). Izdanie
2-e, isp. i dop. M., Glavnaya redaktsiya vostochnoy literatury izdatel’stva «Nauka»,
1985. 348 s.
