中国当代休闲美学视域下的极简主义意涵

The Meaning of Minimalism from the Perspective of Chinese Contemporary Leisure Aesthetics

19世纪中叶由建筑理念而肇始的极简主义美学,迄今已有百余年历史,已被广泛应用于建筑审美、艺术审美及休闲审美等领域。极简主义所倡导的简约、简单、简易等理念,契合于中国当代休闲美学的基本旨趣。极简主义在生活美学领域中大行其道,既有审美精神的诉求,也有人类追求自由、抗衡物化的内在原因。从中国当代休闲美学的学科结构出发,极简主义审美观主要呈现出当代人寻求“归化”的情感依托、超然物外的精神诉求、忙中偷闲的生活志趣,以及探索自由的价值之路。

Minimalist aesthetics,which originated from architectural ideas in the mid-19th century,has a history of more than a hundred years,and has been widely used in the fields of architectural aesthetics,artistic aesthetics and leisure aesthetics.The concept of simplicity,advocated by minimalism is in line with the basic purport of contemporary leisure aesthetics.Minimalism is prevalent in the field of life aesthetics not only for the pursuit of aesthetic spirit,but also for the inherent reason of human pursuit of freedom and struggle against materialization.Starting from the disciplinary structure of contemporary Chinese leisure aesthetics,this paper probes into the emotional support of contemporary people seeking"naturalization",the spiritual pursuit beyond material,the enjoyment of leisure in busy life,and the way to explore the value of freedom showed by minimalist aesthetics.