The imageform as a widelyspread cultural phenomenon, has always accompanied the development of human civilization. “Image” and “idol” and “image” and “figurine” possess different cultural connotations and implications, symbolizing a transformation of artistic cultural implication from divine token to human expression, from bewitching function to entertainment style and from folk concept to iconic category. A proper recognition of imageform art as a cultural existence will help set free ideology and get rid of the fixed recognition of imageform art so as to encourage cultural innovations based on imageform art, including scientific and technological involvement in development of industrialization, market operation of culture production and personalized extension of artistic originality.

image; imageform art; imageform cultural connotation; cultural innovation; creativedesign