略论王维与“禅画”

Discussion about Wang Wei and "Zen painting"

普遍认为王维是中国绘画史上“禅画”这一画种的创始人。参禅的“诗佛”王维将禅心与画意融合在其空灵清寂的“水墨渲淡”山水画中,再现了他修禅的艺术体验,开拓出极为优美深邃的美学境界,达到了诗画相融的最高境界,充分体现了空淡清幽的艺术风格。他的“禅境画”开启了唐代的水墨山水,并对后世文人画具有极为重大的影响。本文通过对王维与禅的论证,阐述了禅画的概念及其起源,分析了禅画鼻祖首推王维的原因,简析了王维与“禅”、王维与“禅画”的关系,推断了王维的禅画风格,阐明了王维开创的禅宗画对后世的影响。

It is often thought that Wang Wei is the first man who initiated Zen painting in the history of Chinese-drawing. With Wang Wei practicing the Zen rules, the philosophy of Zen and the sense of painting fuse into his landscape masterpieces which are characterized by strong brushstrokes contrasted with light ink washes and offer us a sense of silence. These masterpieces highlight how Wang Wei experienced Zen and opens up very beautiful and profound aesthetic realm. They have reached the extremity of the combination of verse and painting and embodied the style of emptiness and delicacy. Wang Wei＇s Zen painting initiates the landscape arts in Tang Dynasty and has a widespread and great influence on the painting later. The article demonstrates the relationships between Wang Wei and Zen, explains the definition and origin of Zen-drawing, analyzes the reason why Wang Wei is thought as the originator of Zen painting. It also deduces the style of Wang Wei＇s Zen painting and illustrates influences of Wang Wei＇s Zen painting on our offspring.