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

Author: (Canada) Weisi, translated by Hu Jihua and others
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Publishing Date: 2006-06-01
Features: In the current so-called knowledge economy era, the immense pressures of real life are growing day by day. People not only need various useful knowledge as tools for job hunting and survival but also require aesthetic wisdom as a means of self-redemption. This kind of wisdom, in the realm of artistic expression, helps achieve the creation of something from nothing or the establishment of innovation by breaking conventions. In terms of spiritual life, it fosters a taste for appreciating the world at large or aesthetic freedom for self-entertainment. With this wisdom, people can hope to restore their true self-knowledge, improve their quality of life, and ultimately see the true essence of life in calm seas and still waters, recognize the nature of the mind in the faintness of taste and the scarcity of sound, listen to the harmonious melodies of heaven and nature in the rustling of pine trees and the gurgling of springs, and perceive the profound beauty of the universe in the misty light at the grassy edges and the reflections of clouds in the water. In environmental design and artistic decoration, one can savor the elegance and beauty, and from fine works such as calligraphy, painting, music, and dance, one can gain various aesthetic experiences. It is worth noting that in Western cultural traditions, the love of wisdom is philosophy, and wisdom has two wings. One is the theoretical aspect that emphasizes contemplation and reflection, while the other is the practical aspect that takes 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 the realm of cognition is divided into two major categories: theory and practice.