Philosophical Musings on the Art of Cézanne

Author: Shi Zuocheng
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
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Commentary from Renowned Scholars:
Professor Shi Zhaoying of Tamkang University and Fu Jen University (Philosophy): If you are a young reader, Shi Zuocheng's works are your guide to youthful emotions; if you are an adult, you need to delve into the philosophical thoughts of this philosopher even more! This is my personal experience over the past twenty years, and I hope to share it with readers who are fortunate enough to read this book.
Director of General Education at National Tsing Hua University, Lin Anwu: Shi Zuocheng, my first impression of him is that he is a seeker of the soul; my second impression is that he is a pursuer of metaphysical truth.
Famous Cultural Worker Hu Yiumeng: In my eyes, Shi Zuocheng appears to the public as a philosopher, but to the gods, he appears as an artist. As a spatial art, painting, the creation of great works often accompanies the arrival of a new spatial concept. Outstanding painters must have the heart of a poet, the agile hands of an artist, and even the philosophical level of "seeing." Artists like Cézanne, who pioneered new trends, would find it difficult to approach without exploring from the perspectives of philosophy and aesthetics. This book is an important work by the author on art. The profound and brilliant analysis of Cézanne in the book shines with intellectual sparks, from art to aesthetics, and from aesthetics to life. The longer we gaze at Cézanne's paintings, especially when we can view his works throughout his entire artistic journey, the more we discover that the insights Cézanne's art imparts are not one-sided, intense, shocking, joyful, or tragic emotions. Instead, they are a sense of tranquility through solid structures, an unending reflection that is constantly revealed to us. There will always be a world that remains unattainable, even if we know it exists, we cannot articulate it. Yet despite this, we continue our relentless pursuit because there is an eternal nature that exists, and thus we cannot help but pursue it eternally. Even when we are clearly aware that we cannot attain it, we still pursue it without rest. This is the eternal pursuit, the eternal spirit, the eternal nature, and it also reveals the eternal nature of humanity.