中华思想文化术语(连载二十)

1.气韵/qìyùn Artistic Appeal指绘画、书法、文学中所流露出的气势、韵致和生机,是文学艺术作品整体给人的审美感觉。最初仅用于绘画,指用墨、用笔恰当,作品就能表现出自然山水的意态,画幅上就会有流动的生机,令人体味到笔墨之外的精神、韵味。后来逐渐由绘画扩大到诗文、书法等领域。在实际应用中,与"风韵""神韵"等术语近似,是需要借助经验、感悟来获得的审美感觉,气韵虽然通过作品呈现,却与艺术家本人的格调、心胸直接相关,属于自然天成,不能刻意获得.

This refers to the momentum,charm,and vitality in paintings as well as in calligraphic and literary works which together create artistic appeals.The term was first used to refer only to painting,meaning that the proper use of ink and the painting brush could vividly present natural landscape,make the painting flow with vitality,and enable viewers to appreciate its underlying allure.Later,the term was extended to cover poetry,essay,calligraphy and other literary creations.Artistic appeal,which is similar in meaning to such terms as artistic charm and literary charm,is an aesthetic appreciation gained through experiences and feelings.Expressed in a work of art,artistic appeal reflects an author's unique approach to art and inspiration,something that he is born with rather than acquired。