唐宋“新士人群体”与艺术理论

“New Scholar-Official Community” and Art Theory in the Tang and Song Dynasties

唐、宋是中国文化发展的繁荣时期,也是中国艺术发展的成熟期。唐宋科举考试以及相关的文官选拔制度造就了一批批"新士人群体",他们是各种艺术门类创作的主要力量。他们有着类似的接受教育和官场经历,这使得他们具有相近的文化背景与艺术旨趣。这个群体不仅影响到艺术创作的特征与走向,也影响到艺术理论的发展状况。本文立足于中国现代艺术理论的发展,通过探讨唐以后到清代,即科举考试在文官选拔过程中占据支配地位的时期,新士人群体与艺术及艺术理论之间的关系,试图为现代艺术理论的自我意识提供某种溯源性起点。

The prosperity of Chinese culture in the Tang and Song Dynasties also means the maturity of Chinese art. The imperial examination and the civil office selection system result in the rise of a social group called ＂New Scholar-Official Community＂who came to be the main force of artistic creations. The shared a similar background of education and civil service experience,and the similar cultural background cultivated similar artistic tastes. This community influenced the features and trends of artistic creations,as well as the development of art theory. To examine the relationship between art,art theory and New Scholar-Official Community during the period from the Tang to the Qing Dynasty when the imperial examination played a dominant role in the selection of civil officials,the paper hopes to find an anchor point for the self-awareness of the art theory today.