unity of form and spirit
Basic definition: refers to calligraphy and sculpture painting, which have both wonderful forms and charm. So are the top artworks. Form and spirit: appearance and expression; Both: have several aspects at the same time. Metaphor has both appearance and expression.
Source: Historical Records Biography of Taishigong: "Everyone is born with God, and the trustee is also. God's great use will be exhausted, his great work will be clumsy and his shape will die. "
Vernacular translation: People can live because they have spirit, which must be put in the body. Excessive mental use will lead to fatigue, physical fatigue will lead to exhaustion, and the separation of form and spirit will lead to death. You can't come back from the dead, so the sage attaches great importance to this problem. From this perspective, spirit is the foundation of human life, and form is the support of life.
Example:
1, there are five tigers in Hutan, Dalian. Some of them look far away, while others curl up. They are really energetic and active. ?
2. The wax figures in the wax museum are both divine and real.
Extended data:
Generally speaking, "shape" refers to the shell (expression form); "God" talks about the core (essence and charm). Painting with both form and spirit is called both form and spirit, which refers to calligraphy and sculpture painting, which is not only wonderful in form, but also full of charm.
Form and spirit are a pair of categories in China's ancient philosophy. Form refers to form and body, and God refers to spirit and soul. As a philosophical category, the relationship between form and spirit can be traced back to Guanzi. The article "Interior Industry" says: "When a mortal is born, his essence comes from heaven and his form comes from the earth, which makes him a human being." He also said that "essence" is a kind of essence, and "essence is also the essence of qi". This statement can explain the meaning of form and spirit from the viewpoint of simple materialism, but it boils down the spirit to a special substance, which can lead to the dualism of form and spirit.