What is history? In my opinion, a book that can record the past development process of human society, record past events and record people's historical understanding is history. What is art? The concrete influence of vivid images can be used to reflect reality, but it is a typical social ideology rather than reality. And the combination of art and history, I think, often requires us to think about what we can say. When it comes to telling stories about art history, reading China Art History is a good choice, which is different from stereotypes. It is a story, "4 classic calligraphy, 9 famous paintings handed down from ancient times, 45 famous artists, 150 art treasures", each with its own history, "ceramics, jade, bronzes, calligraphy and painting".
Speaking of art history, we have to talk about life. After all, any art is rooted in real life. People can't live without food, clothing, shelter and transportation. Eating is undoubtedly the most important thing. The so-called "food is the most important thing for the people" is also true. In the modern society with rich material assets, people who love to eat always say that they are "foodies". However, is the patent for "eating goods" only available now? No, we should trace back to the history of civilization and art, for example, the Zhou Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago from now has recorded the great achievements of the first batch of "eating goods". We thought that productivity was backward at that time, but people at that time were already more particular about eating than modern people. Taking the way of eating as an example, The History of China's Fine Arts, Big Talk, introduces that in the Zhou Dynasty, except steaming, boiling, stewing and baking, every style of food was richly presented, and then when it was presented, it was familiar to modern people. Facts have proved that various practices already exist.
Of course, as an art history, we can't avoid all kinds of artifacts, and the presentation of bronze ware, the most important weapon in China's art history, is completely different from the general cognition. We used to think that these utensils are only historical relics and should be appreciated and preserved, but in fact, these utensils are often used for cooking and making all kinds of delicious food, such as "eating meat with a tripod, seasoning with beans and eating glutinous rice". Even with the simple problem of eating, we can still see the life of the ancients and different ideas. These ideas really amaze people today.
As far as history is concerned, when we study it from the perspective of modern people, what these artifacts hide is more artistic appreciation value. But in history and culture, art history shows not a simple appearance, but customs, life, identity, status and historical civilization at that time. Bronze ware is not only tableware, but also represents the identity of users. Bronzes, like ordinary people, are objects that they are not qualified to use. After all, the identity of the nobility and the emperor is there. The same is true from the perspective of China's art history. The chapter on bronzes not only shows the culture and civilization in cultural relics, but also shows the traces of history and life. It is a historical attitude to know where you have been and where you are going.
Of course, the attitude of art is appreciation, and the attitude of history is retrospection. When we trace back to civilization, we see not only the most basic material, but also the display of spiritual civilization. More than 65,438+00,000 years ago, ancestors who were inspired by spiritual wisdom began to paint in caves. The messy lines at that time actually represented the first traces. More than 7,000 years ago, people accidentally discovered the "Vivi" on the general's rock paintings, and the simple lines are very similar to the "smiling face" of modern people. At this time, China's ancient art began to stumble, and art gradually began the enlightenment period of the Bronze Age. Just like you, me and him in youth, he came to the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. At this time, human history and civilization have been passed down for thousands of years and began to move from prime to twilight. Art history also began to become complicated, and began to be inherited and reborn.
Li Bai's Shangjietie is a paper book with a length of 28.5cm and a width of 38. 1cm. Five elements of cursive script, 25 words * * *, is a four-character poem written by Li Bai. Interpretation: "The mountains are high and the water is long, and there are thousands of things. Unless you have an old pen, you can be strong or poor. On the 18 th, write on the terrace, too white. " Su Shi's Huangzhou Cold Food Sticker is full of ups and downs, radiant and unrestrained, and there is no shortage of pens. The Great Story of China Art History makes an interesting interpretation of all the famous works of past dynasties. Not only the introduction, but also the content. More importantly, there are stories behind it, such as Preface to Lanting Collection. Emperor Taizong, Emperor Qianlong and successive emperors tried their best to get it. The works that pay equal attention to literature and calligraphy are interesting and bitter, lonely and lonely, and have different emotions. That's why mr. yi said in his book: "We live in the present, we have clearly traveled through time and space, we have seen countless worlds, and we have a different life. This is the meaning of art", which is not touching at all.
The value of art probably lies in that everyone who struggles in real life can briefly pull away from art and begin to wander between mountains and rivers. The deep affection between civilization and culture between lines and the shades of pen and ink can calm people's hearts and introduce reality. This emotional tension has made a piece of flesh-and-blood art works. This is the significance of "China Art History", and every treasure is worth cherishing and appreciating.