Author(s)

Congjing Chen ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ College of Art and Design, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

Corresponding Author

Congjing Chen

ABSTRACT

This paper explores the aesthetic expression and idealized characteristics of Song Dynasty flower and bird paintings in the context of cultural integration. At present, there is a problem in the study of flower and bird paintings that its cultural background, aesthetic connotation and technical inheritance have not been fully integrated, especially the artistic expression and concept under the influence of different cultural integration have not been systematically analyzed. This paper aims to reveal how the ideal beauty of flower and bird paintings in the Song Dynasty was formed in cultural exchanges from a cross-cultural perspective, and to explore the aesthetic concepts and artistic innovations behind it. The research methods include literature analysis, image analysis and comparative study. The specific steps are: the first is to review the social background and cultural environment of the Song Dynasty, and sort out the trajectory of artistic exchanges between the East and the West; the second is to select typical flower and bird paintings for image analysis, and carefully analyze their aesthetic characteristics from aspects such as form, color, and composition; and finally, through comparison with other cultural and artistic forms of the same period, revealing the relationship between the idealized aesthetics and cultural integration embodied in flower and bird paintings. The research results show that the flower and bird paintings of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties displayed a highly idealized aesthetic style, especially in the use of color, composition and expression techniques, emphasizing the idealized expression of natural beauty. At the same time, it also incorporated elements of Buddhism, Taoism and Western Regions art, reflecting cultural integration and exchange.

KEYWORDS

Song Dynasty Flower and Bird Paintings, Idealized Aesthetics, Cultural Integration, Aesthetic Expression

CITE THIS PAPER

Congjing Chen, The Ideal Beauty of Flower and Bird Paintings in the Song Dynasty: Aesthetic Expression from the Perspective of Cultural Integration. Art and Performance Letters (2024) Vol. 5: 163-170. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/artpl.2024.050424.

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