On the background of traditional Chinese aesthetics of life

Papers Keywords:: practical Aesthetics of traditional Aesthetics Life Aesthetics
Abstract: Practical Aesthetics and the Aesthetics of life, become a hot U.S. academics, the purpose of debate is to establish the new century, China's development direction of aesthetics. Therefore, only around the "practice" in areas such as theoretical debate is not enough, it is necessary re-examine traditional Chinese aesthetics. In fact, from the practical aesthetics aesthetics of life, is a kind of transcendence, is also a return. This will help to clarify the current lot of theoretical errors, but also out of the Western context, the development of the necessary requirements of Chinese aesthetics .

20th century, 90 years, the Chinese contemporary aesthetics into a new period of development. In practice, aesthetics, the aesthetics of existence, life aesthetics, aesthetic experience, beyond aesthetics, and so colorful. But they have a common characteristic, that is, manifested as concerned about the survival of people present, they generally are based on the theoretical basis of life itself. To do this, they can be collectively referred to as life-aesthetics.

Aesthetics of contemporary life, the theory of system is still far from mature, and even lead to a lot of criticism and misunderstanding. On the other hand, it is necessary in the modern sense of traditional Chinese aesthetics has become more and more U.S. scholars. By the look of traditional Chinese aesthetics, we find which also surging wave of intense flavor.

Chinese national consciousness of the universe purpose is to emphasize the large spatial and temporal integration, temporal change and the endless creation of integrated life. I put forward the "Road", "gas", "like" "yes", "no", "virtual" "real" and so on, nothing is said by the "Road" to stArt the process all life. pre-Qin philosophers mostly with life in the universe that guides the flow of philosophical thinking. Confucius said: "He made holy days? four seasons Yan, soaring grow wherever, the day He made holy, visible, he also believes that the life of the world is a natural development process. <<Yi Xi Ci>> says: "yao said to the monks of Health." flow of life as the things of life By way of exchange of yin and yang commenced, and man is a special life to reflect the Road to goodness towards humanity and all things settle down and find that, all things are born to be created through a harmonious environment in order to facilitate their own to survive and multiply. This is the essence of ancient Chinese philosophy of life, its deep meaning of life stArting from a unified view of all the life processes in the channel. Here, we re-thought from the form the backbone of the traditional Chinese aesthetic thought Confucianism and Taoism were analyzed.

Confucian aesthetics and life in the pursuit of aesthetic pursuit by "Chih and" unify. "People rather than benevolence, such as the Music that?" "Music" that the United States of creativity, aesthetic activities should be and "Benevolence" consistent. And " Jen "The purpose of harmony, that harmony of Yin Shun Tin Road, the dynamic development. only be conducive to a harmonious life of the nation engaged in agriculture. Confucian concern is how individuals survive and multiply for the race to contribute, but this reflects the contributions of personal values. This will allow race Naizhi universe of life processes are implemented smoothly, individuals will also get a life and can enrich the beauty of creativity. Press the Confucian point of view, this beauty is often rooted in the spiritual world of inner life in. In literary and Artistic creation and aesthetic activities, as long as the original mind yet, will certainly be a "cause and in" principle, this principle in the "<Yue>" Lane has a good description, in which a "joint angry, and "is the finishing touch. in accordance with" Heaven, "the proposition, who has always been the Artistic spirit of the creative spirit of natural life, the universe, the human mind is the universe and life at intercourse. Thus, not in imitation of the Confucian aesthetics natural reproduction of nature, but in the U.S. to dig out soul.

As for the aesthetics of Taoism, its aesthetic pursuit and the pursuit of life is directly the same, Confucianism has been able to complement each other because both in fact born with a life philosophy, philosophy and identity, there will not be the essence of aesthetics differences. Taoist associations to expand the freedom of life for the United States, that individual lives can be free to expand the reach groups of natural happiness. In the Taoist view, people should not talk like Confucianism as "benevolence," say "like heaven and eArth genesis" natural life processes in the normal conduct, it is wrong to interfere with you, any intervention will only hinder the flow of life in the universe. Zong that the Chinese philosophy of "life itself" Awareness "Tao" of the rhythm; brilliant "Arts "give" Road "to the image and life," Road "to the" art "to the depth and soul.

The above analysis shows, both Confucian and Taoism are free and start life with a creative aesthetic point of view, the difference is a focus on community life, a focus on individual lives. Confucian desire "To neutral", Taoism longing for "true", China Confucian literati are mostly complementary. Therefore, as a whole, the development of ancient Chinese aesthetic form of life is "To neutralize" and "true" integration. adhere to the "cause of, and" pay attention to the social utility, requiring the author spirit detriment to social harmony, and emphasis on the life of the mass. adhere to the truth, focus on the unique experience of life, the expression of the real as much as possible the unique context of a unique experience, respect for life and individuality.

We also need to make the traditional Chinese aesthetic categories of expertise. A lot of ancient Chinese aesthetic categories, such as "gas", "image" and "mood" and "God", "wonderful", "taste" and so on. Here because space is limited, there is no need to explore all possible. I believe that, just select which "qi" and "mood" two areas can glimpse the essence of traditional Chinese aesthetics.

In ancient China, "Qi" is a run through the misty rain and clouds but content changes of natural observation and flow of human breath breathing experience. Later, the concept evolved into the basic categories of Chinese philosophy, not just the specific things, and become a thing of the body (including natural, social, spiritual and moral realm of human life as well.) Southern and Northern Dynasties, "gas" for the further evolution of the philosophy category aesthetic category of art and aesthetic activities as the highest general, be a realization everything in the universe, Vientiane, million different states of the vitality and interconnected with the deep meaning of the aesthetic life.

"Gas" as the original quality of life in the universe, but also the origin of creation. Zhongrong <<Poetry "Preface> said:" The air of the animals, the moving object, so the sway temperament, form and spirit dance chant. "That is to say, the universe the life of the gas composition of all things, to promote changes in all things, which made sense of the human spirit, resulting in the art. art is not only to describe the various images, but also to describe the body as the universe and life, "gas", "Qi" manifested in the works, you can work into the vitality and influence. the origin of this gas, so tangible and intangible, material and spiritual together, can display the entire universe of the breath of life. In other words, the aesthetic of the "gas "as the nature of super. Therefore, it implies a deep meaning of life, with inherent characteristics. In other words, the traditional Chinese" Qi "aesthetic, is often a person by the invisible visible enlightenment, though intangible tangible reality aesthetic. "gas" the aesthetic qualities of the universe is in the vitality and the unique understanding the deep meaning of life to achieve things in life, and deep grasp of experience.


We briefly mentioned above, the "gas" as the nature of the ultra. So, equally important in the Aesthetic Appreciation, "like" what is it? This is the "mood". "Mood" is the ancient Chinese aesthetic "image", but this is not tangible, "like" but "was born as foreign territory" (Liu Yuxi <<Dong Wuling denoted> "). It includes the" image ", including" as "outside the void." mood "is an important category of traditional aesthetics, its development is an important clue to traditional aesthetics.

To find out the "mood" of the specific meaning, it must be traced back to Lao Zi. I think "Road" is the body of the universe and life, so take care of things for all the concrete into the final should be on the road "in its scope. I will "Tao" as the highest goal of all care, and "Road" is "yes" and "no", "virtual" and "real" unity is the unity of finite and infinite. This concept of the ancient Chinese art Artists tend to be less emphasis on realistic characterization of a specific object, often to break through concrete "as" to grasp the ontology of the universe and life. It also constitutes the art of Chinese and Western traditions significant difference between the "mood" has therefore become traditional Chinese aesthetics characteristics of the areas most one of the nation.

On the "mood" theory, there are many current academic debate here, we choose the more general view. "Mood" is a multi-layered meaning, its meaning is shallow scenes, the show is and the person or mind and matter mingled among the great love scene. deeper levels of meaning for the unity of form and spirit, to show individual life is not buried, the spirit and the road into one of the free state of the picture. it was virtual and real deep, like the environment was born , the show is a picture of an infinite universe, playing a symphony of eternal life in the universe. In other words, the "mood" category relates to the ancient Chinese philosophy of life at three levels: scenes and form relationships, life really clear , poses to the unity and spirit of the gods of individual life, virtual and real life constitutes the origin of the universe. This is actually where the purpose of traditional Chinese aesthetics. Links to free download http://www.hi138.com paper is subject to Aesthetics of the Chinese traditional art in the philosophy of space-time is not a cold cold space, but the angry life of Yun space inside the injection. such a strong sense of inner life of ancient Chinese art of distinctive national characteristics. Aesthetics is often from the abstract art in art practice, in turn, guide, and therefore, we need to look at the traditional Chinese art.

First, take a look at painting. Sheikh in the "<paintings goods recorded" Preface> proposed a painting "Six", "Lively" primacy. "Artistically" and "gas" is a kind of "strength", which the universe combined strength and vitality in itself a product of the artist, also painting the life of lies. Even the ancient Chinese artist painting a stone, a grass insect, a few birds, a few bamboo, not non-perfusion of the universe in which life consciousness but not limited to the screen well characterized. It is like Wang Wei said: "to one of the pen, the space of the body ."(<< Syria to be drawn>>) also, as was Banqiao says:" Tian Zhisuo Health, I painted that the total strength to be a unity pick set from ."(<< Banqiao complement & Driver ">)" a strength "who is also life in the universe. It can also be seen as the best summary of Chinese painting . Zong also think that the theme of Chinese painting "Lively" is "Rhythm of Life" or "Rhythm of Life."
Chinese calligraphy is no exception. Calligraphy only serve practical purposes such as to not become art, it must be "coupled with the mysterious" body should reflect the good fortune of nature and life. Therefore, Chinese calligraphy is not only important fact, and the weight is true, it the so-called "False and True", "black and white," the truth. ancients of the book says: "The book must have God, gas, bone, blood, meat, five are indispensable in a book also." (Su Shi <<On the Book>> ). In Cursive, we can easily feel the breath of a flow of life in the universe. In fact, regular script is no exception, regular script in a cross-pricked, not a simple cross in the past, vertical down, but put pen to paper against the front, "For the first", "to the left to right," wrote the final closing document goes back to front. <<I>> says: "Counter, movement of the Tao." <"perceiving>> said:" No to no longer, the world is also the occasion. "visible, they are very intrinsically linked.

Music of ancient China, its more prominent features. Ancients Musicians, heaven and earth, and "argument, put Music and life in the universe linked together, and give music to be days of Kai, Tsan Yuk Qun significance. Western Jin Ruan < <Music Theory>> have a good discussion on this: "Cardiff musicians, the body of heaven and earth, of all things is also, together the body, obtaining the body, then and, from its body, missing the body, is good. Xi by Sage and music also will be along world of the body, as all things is also. it is scheduled to heaven all directions of the sound, to greet the yin and yang all directions of sound, are Huangzhong and in the law or Qun all of the essence. it is legal Lu agreement is yin and yang and, all things sound and appropriate class.

Men and women it is not easy, monarch and his subjects do not make their place, the whole world with their joy, Kyushu, one of its sections, played the Huan Qiu and gods, the playing of Ze and address on the world and its moral, if all things and their students. Sentence without the cable Since the security people carry on. "music" is "the body of heaven and earth, of all things," meaning that the universe of life, the life of all things. and music is the "heaven and earth along the body, into the nature of things", on the one hand conform to the rhythm of life, and the other On the one hand praise the growth of all things, until the peace and prosperity, God and Human. These ideas, although somewhat exaggerated, and mystery, so much more prominence of the music and life in the universe connection.

Poetry is also true. Qing Ye <<poem>> says: "article, it had the table feeling like all things too." He also in the "<have Border Papers>> the added:" I then thought with world feeling like things were, and Mo in the poem. "Ming Dong Qichang says:" Man quest for air, and Look at the living dead, flower cut flowers, live chickens dead chickens, Ruohe shape, Ruohe air ."(<< painting Chanshi Notes * Review article>>) or said such as "flower", or such as "chickens", a word to be like living creatures, there must be life. but the poetry of life and what is it? visible painting, music, sound , but gives language poetry show. But poetry also need to made, seemed to reflect the non-life. And the ancients stressed life, not necessarily to the specific content of written work is concerned, but to work Overall, a sense of life beyond the abstract. and therefore it emphasizes the appreciation of poetry .. Wu "," Han Yong "," So people who read poetry must be repeated Perception, grasp this lively splash of images, hold it within the blood circulation. "grasp its internal blood through, have access to poetry and lively life, enjoy the beauty.

Life-long traditional Chinese aesthetics, but also appeared in one of the modern synthesizer, which is the famous Mr. Zong esthetician. Mr. Zong Chinese and Western, but he insisted in the context of China, the study of Chinese aesthetics, This is rare in the Chinese aestheticians. Zong body that life is art, is also a beautiful body. He said: "talk to the actual art is human ... ... the artist ... ... out the end of the development of spiritual life , absorbed into the material in the spirit of him, idealistic. He added: "Beauty is abundant form of life in harmony. Mr. Zong has insisted the life of art and artistic life of the idea of formal beauty of his art The study is also unique. He believed that the art forms have become the basic conditions, not only because it realized the value of the United States, and expressed deep sense of life and mood; the highest form of motivation is to further the beauty True, deep rhythm of the heart of human life. He said: "Artists tend to" Form 'for art's basic, because their mission is expressed in the form of life into.

Mr. Zong Baihua profound aesthetic thought, here is a rough reference only. It is a pity that almost caused the emergence of practical aesthetics of traditional Chinese aesthetics of interruption of life. But the rise of aesthetics of life nowadays, is not simply return to the past , but not copy the Western philosophy of life and aesthetics. In the new historical conditions and context, it must be given a new meaning. contemporary life and development of the construction of aesthetics, as well as joint efforts of colleagues to be aesthetic. Links to free papers Download Center http://www.hi138.com