Theory of Artistic Conception in Chinese Art

Author: Pu Zhenyuan
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The concept of artistic conception is a core category in Chinese poetics and aesthetics. The author of this book proposes that the theory of artistic conception in Chinese art is an Eastern transcendental aesthetic theory, with its philosophical foundation being the ancient Chinese theory of the unity of heaven and humanity in a grand cosmic life. The author conducts an in-depth and unique exploration of six aspects: the meaning of artistic conception, the real and illusory realms within artistic conception, the historical forms and contemporary characteristics of artistic conception, the differences between Chinese artistic conception theory and Western classical theory, the aesthetic features of "qi" in the deep structure of artistic conception, and the aesthetic characteristics of "Dao" at the level of identity. In the appendix, the essay "Analysis of Taste" provides a layered study of the meaning of "taste" as a category in Chinese aesthetics, elaborating on the tradition of Chinese critical evaluation, which serves as a supplementary argument for the main points of this book.