清寒简远——担当禅画艺术的审美特征

On the Aesthetic Characteristics of Zen-paintings by Dandang

清寒简远是担当禅画艺术的审美特征之一。历代名士都以"清"来呈显人格的神韵气度,作为"士而沙门"的禅僧,禅家本自清净的旨趣必然导致他的审美指向以"清"为主,由"清"引发的笔情墨趣又必然生发出简约和素淡,简淡自然指向冰骨清寒和空灵玄远。担当把这一审美旨趣发挥到极致,成就了他的禅画艺术在中国美术史上独树一帜的地位。

Self-restrains,freshness and tranquility are some of the aesthetic characteristics of the Zen-paintings by Dandang.Like many social brilliance in history,freshness has been considered as charm or spirit by Dandang,a Zen monk.His pursuit of pure and freshness leads his aesthetic orientation to freshness,while his paintings and calligraphy originated from the freshness contribute to the fresh look.The freshness in his paintings is taken to new extremes by Dandang,which makes him unique among painters in the history of Chinese paintings.