Think about the practicality of aesthetics first.
After reading Principles of Aesthetics, I dabbled in the basic theory of aesthetics for the first time. Now reading four lectures on Li Zehou's aesthetics, I feel that I have reviewed the principles and improved my understanding. This is very important to me.
If you say nothing, aesthetics is nothing. In fact, it exists, it exists in all things. It's just that we often ignore it, which seems to be a feeling of satisfaction. I like to drink tea and taste tea. Drinking and tasting wine. Eating vegetables is the same as tasting delicious food.
Before, I really didn't need to understand this aesthetic principle. As long as we appreciate and taste literary works and life, we can feel the beauty they bring, no matter what the principle is. Now I have a demand.
Because I want to learn to do something. It's easier to watch others do things than to do them yourself. It's hard to learn a little fur, and it's even harder to improve it. Drawing, writing and writing are all the same.
I studied aesthetics and some principles. At least you can get some inspiration from slowly appreciating good works. Change and open some thinking modes. Give literary and artistic works one more creative idea, not all, at least one.
I want to review these aesthetic principles again by writing my thoughts after reading. Deepen the impression.
The first lecture on aesthetics
What is aesthetics? The author once defined it as a subject that studies beauty and art with aesthetic experience as the center. Now the article also emphasizes the diversification and open aesthetics of various disciplines. All the chapters give many philosophical answers. There are also specialized philosophical aesthetics and Marxist aesthetics. Although Marx has a systematic theory of aesthetics and art, all these can be expounded or extended to the understanding of aesthetics according to his views and theories.
After reading it, I will directly regard aesthetics as a branch of philosophy from a simple and convenient point of view.
Philosophy is also mentioned in the article. Why else are aestheticians all philosophers? Is the history of western aesthetics also the theory of major philosophers? Therefore, we should think more about philosophical issues, and it would be better if we could go deep into philosophy. But I don't think I can squat in that boring pit.
Second, talk about beauty
The author likes to introduce the concept of beauty from the literal meaning of beauty-sheep are beautiful, sheep are beautiful, as a basis for explanation. Beauty is generally regarded as an aesthetic object, but it is not that simple. Therefore, the book summarizes beauty as follows: first, the aesthetic object. (Beauty is the unity of subjective consciousness, emotion and objective object) The second is aesthetic essence. (Beauty is the objective and natural essence of an object) Third, the essence of beauty is the root of beauty. Beauty is the product of human practice. It is natural humanization, so it is objective and social. There are natural beauty, scientific beauty, social beauty and artistic beauty. The author discusses the third point.
I think we should at least remember to look for beauty from truth, goodness and beauty.
The third lesson is aesthetic feeling.
What is aesthetic feeling? The book says that this problem belongs to psychological problems. Beauty is only open to the mind, and many western aestheticians equate beauty with aesthetic feeling. We also hope to discover the essence of beauty. The root of beauty.
Beauty in a narrow sense is the concrete feeling (aesthetic pleasure) produced by aesthetic objects (through perception, understanding, imagination and emotion). Beauty and aesthetics are both objects of aesthetics. So many western aestheticians equate beauty with aesthetic feeling. Maybe people think beauty is beauty. Generalized aesthetic consciousness formed on the basis of aesthetic feeling. The author emphasizes the subjective consciousness in aesthetic activities.
Establish new sensibility through subjectivity. That is, the philosophical problem of establishing emotional ontology. It explains human nature-the unique cultural and psychological structure of human beings, that is, psychological ontology. Divided into three major areas. Cognitive field, ethical field, emotional confusion field. Human nature is changeable and complicated There are often traces of a specific history-that is, the characteristics of a specific society, nation, era and stage.
The author draws the conclusion that the general direction of aesthetic feeling is: humanization of inner nature. This is a psychological process. Including two aspects: 1, the humanization of the senses. 2. Humanization of lust.
Aesthetic feeling is aesthetic pleasure. How do we get this kind of demand and enjoyment? Through the aesthetics of human perception, understanding, imagination and emotion, it shows three forms of aesthetic ability: pleasing to the eye, pleasing to the eye and spiritual pleasure. Only in this way can we reach a higher aesthetic level.
After reading it, I think this is a difficult point, but the problem is still quite important. It obtains psychological satisfaction, pleasure and enjoyment through our aesthetic feeling. Then, we should look back on our hearts and create beauty. And always remember to always pursue beauty or a higher level of beauty in literary and artistic creation.
Fourth, talk about art.
Art is a general term for all kinds of works of art, and works of art refer to concrete works created by human beings. Fantasy world. Judging from the origin of ancient ware architecture, it is not pure aesthetics (aesthetics is not deliberate utilitarianism), but has its practical purpose, value and significance of religious, ethical, political and social utilitarianism, which is utilitarianism. Generally speaking, there is no pure art and artwork. Emotions, sadness or joy that more or less pervade the world. If it becomes a pure work of art, it becomes a perfect decoration and tends to decline.
The evolution and sublimation of art can be divided into three stages: first, the formal layer, the original accumulation. Primitive accumulation is aesthetics. It is a grasp of order and law (rhythm, order, rhythm). Get the first beauty. The artistic form layer refers to the carrier, which is closely related to all aspects of the times and society. The second is the image layer and artistic accumulation. Image is a concrete expression. It is the foundation and basis. Art accumulation is a form. The third is the meaning layer and life accumulation. Meaning, there is no clear consciousness, just a vague emotional atmosphere flowing. The infinite realm of the unity of subject and object can be understood beyond words. Life accumulation is art, which accumulates the strength of life and the passion of the times. The three levels and accumulation of art often overlap and penetrate each other. I vaguely feel that it can correspond to the three forms of aesthetics.
Art makes people satisfied through imagination in a fantasy world. Freeze time, enrich life, expand life, prolong life and realize yourself.
The author also attached two short articles about practical aesthetics.
These basic aesthetic theories described in the Four Lectures on Aesthetics have not been emphasized many times. What's more, it is the manuscript summarized by the aesthete who made a speech.
Attached Reading "Huaxia Aesthetics"
After reading The Course of Beauty, I combed the development of China's literature and art with the book, and also learned about Li Zehou and his writing characteristics.
With the strong recommendation of my friends, I bought another book, China Aesthetics, and read it. Now I also like to buy books by myself. On the one hand, you can mark and underline books at will; Another one, you can watch it at any time in the future; Besides, you can collect it. It's just that most of those books may be pirated and have no collection value.
This is the right time to read this book. I just finished watching Zhuangzi. In this book. Zhuangzi is so important. It runs through the book.
In fact, this book is another beautiful journey. Just a beautiful journey from another angle. It's an ideological point of view. Rather than the forms of beauty in different periods. It also coincides with the process of beauty in various periods.
With the change of ideological stream of consciousness, beauty is also changing. In the process of beauty formation, the stream of thoughts and consciousness is changing, thus affecting the direction of beauty until our present aesthetic concept is formed.
From Confucianism to Zhuangzi, the aesthetic thoughts of Taoism, Qu Yuan, Zen and modern personal interest are inherited and intertwined in China culture. You have me and I have you. Confucianism runs through and becomes the most important feature of China's aesthetics. From beginning to end, this feature is deeply branded with the aesthetic brand of China as a nation.