Myth of Light and Time - Visual Aesthetics of Avant-garde Cinema

Author: William Wysley (Canada) / Country:
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: In the current so-called knowledge economy era, the pressures of real life are, people not only need various useful knowledge as means for job hunting and survival, but also need aesthetic wisdom as support for self-redemption. This kind of wisdom, in the field of artistic expression, helps to achieve the creation from nothing or break conventions to innovate; in terms of spiritual life, it helps to cultivate the appreciation taste of observing all things quietly or aesthetic freedom for self-entertainment. With this wisdom, people can hope to restore their true self-knowledge, improve their quality of life, and further see the true essence of life from calm seas and tranquil skies, recognize the nature of the mind from faint tastes and sparse sounds, listen to the natural melody of heaven and earth in the rustling of pine trees and the sound of springs on stones, and perceive the marvelous art of the universe in the misty light at the grassy edges and the shadows of clouds in water. In environmental design and artistic decoration, one can appreciate the elegance and beauty, and from fine works such as chess, calligraphy, painting, music, and dance, obtain various aesthetic experiences. It is worth mentioning that in Western cultural tradition, love of wisdom is philosophy, and wisdom has two wings. One is the theoretical focus on contemplation and reflection, and the other is the practical approach of taking concrete actions. This original meaning has endured for over two thousand years and has evolved into a "two categories, four dimensions" system in Croce's spiritual philosophy. Following this line of thought, the human pursuit of wisdom in cognitive activities is divided into two major categories: theory and practice.