I. Contents of works of art
There are two factors that make up the content of an artistic work: one is the social life reproduced by the artist in the artistic work, which is generally called the theme of the artistic work; The second is the artist's understanding and evaluation of the reproduced social life and the resulting thoughts and feelings, which are generally called the theme of works of art.
Two. Forms of works of art
The form of a work of art is the sum of the organizational structure and means of expression of the content of the work. The form of a work of art includes two factors: one is the organizational structure of the work of art; But the artistic language of works of art.
3. The relationship between content and form of artistic works
1. The relationship between content and form of artistic works
In the process of artistic creation, the content of artistic works determines the formation of forms. In the process of creation, the artist is excited to create according to the needs of the employer or something in life, determines the content of the work, and finally finds the appropriate expression according to the needs of the content. In order to highlight the crucified Jesus, Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper adopts a symmetrical composition, which divides everyone into two groups on both sides of Jesus in the center of the picture, making them the central figures, so the form of this painting is determined by its content.
2. Form reacts on content
Form is not passive, but actively responds to content. Although Qi Baishi's "Ink Shrimp Map" is not painted, it makes people feel the wonder of water and the realm of "vivid charm" and "writing god with shape".
The content and form of artistic works are interdependent and inseparable.
Any concrete work of art is the unity of content and form, which are interdependent and inseparable. Any form is permeated with content, and any content is displayed through form. Xu Beihong's Ma Tu expresses the connotation of Chinese painting in stillness and motion, and pays attention to "five-color ink" in pen and ink expression to achieve the effect of changing light and shade. The horses he painted are full of vitality, which embodies the unity of content and form of artistic works.
3. The misunderstanding caused by the separation between the content and form of artistic works.
Any excellent works of art have the perfect unity of content and form, and any formalism and formal nihilism will hinder the Excellence of works of art to a certain extent. On the relationship between content and form, there are two biased views, formalism and nihilism, both of which are isolated and one-sided views on the content and form in artistic works, and will have a certain impact on the final success of an artistic work.
To sum up, on the one hand, we should oppose formalism and advocate profound progress in works of art; On the other hand, we should also oppose the tendency of neglecting form and advocate perfect form. In a word, what we want is the organic unity of perfect art form and progressive content.