英文摘要 |
This essay explored the Aesthetics of Calligraphy of two excellent and famous artists in ancient China. They were Guo-Ting Sun in early Tong Dynasty and Huai-Kuan Chang in middle Tong Dynasty.
To trace both of their calligraphical and theoretical origins, the researcher came to three important conclusions. First, they both absorbed the cursive styles of the two great calligraphers in Tsing Dynasty—Wang His-Chih and his son. Second, they both concluded the diverse theories of calligraphy from late Han Dynasty to early Tong Dynasty. Third, they were both influenced by the trends of integrating Confucianism and Taoism, and also the trends of self-consciousness of literature in their time.
Most of the researches nowadays focused on the versions, techniques of cursive style, and the translation and annotations of the original text. Rather, researcher of this essay put emphasis on the Aesthetics of Confucianism and Taoism, and their connections to calligraphical thoughts.
The researcher used the method of document analysis to Guo-Ting Sun's and Huai-Kuan Chang's works. Firstly, from both their theories of calligraphy to view the Aesthetics of Confucianism and Taoism, it showed the development of calligraphical history, critiques to artists, standpoints of critiques, criteria of critiques, styles and methodologies. And then, from the viewpoint of Confucianism, Taoism and the principles of Aesthetics, it showed how Confucianism, Taoism were embodied in the calligraphical theories, including their esthetical features, aesthetical ideals, aesthetical critiques, aesthetical expressions, and aesthetical subjectivities.
The comparison of aesthetics of calligraphy between Guo-Ting Sun and Huai-Kuan Chang showed the meanings and values of these two artists' thoughts and offered a new research vision of this art field in contemporary time. |