Investigation on the Concept of Local Aesthetic Experience in Chinese Context

Aesthetic anthropology is a new paradigm of the modem aesthetic research of China. Professor Wang Jie and his research team put forward the concept of local aesthetic experience in the process of research. The concept is used to summarize and refer to the existing way and existing form of non-westem mainstream culture in aesthetic dimension under global context. Local aesthetic experience converges many important problems in the research on aesthetic anthropology

Research on the Reading Comprehension and Aesthetic Experience of Poster Design Based on Gadamer’s Philosophy

Based on Gadamer’s philosophical viewpoint,the research scope starts from the domain of philosophical interpretation and extends to the field of poster design communication and aesthetics.In this paper,on the one hand,the author explains that art and beauty are basic ways of existence,and artistic experience surpasses the natural science method and is close to philosophical experience and historical experience;On the other hand,the paper clarifies and explains the understanding and being understood in poster design,as well as the understanding characteristics of aesthetic experience and artistic experience.While analyzing some hermeneutic phenomenon,this paper discusses the aesthetic function of art,and applies the combination of this function and aesthetic perception to the category of design.In consideration of the relationship between the two,this paper studies and discusses how to enhance the effect of poster design through effective methods,which would only deepen viewers’understanding of the work,but also enable viewers to enjoy the beauty of different degrees,so as to achieve the purpose of promoting information exchange and emotional communication,and further deepen the design connotation of the work.The communication function of poster design works needs to be realized in the application and appreciation,and its content expression needs to be realized in the subject understanding activities.Designers need to feel the unity of the meaning and form of the works in the poster design practice and experience,and explore the purpose and intention of the works of poster design in the aesthetic experience of art,thereupon then get the understanding of reality and the perception of the future of design,and then achieve the lofty pursuit of artistic aesthetics.

The development trend of paper-based media under the media convergence trend

The emergence of media convergence have so huge impact on paper-based media that paper-based media no longer has a monopoly. Some people assert that paper-based media will come to an end. However, the author believes that the paper media will not come to an end under the media convergence trend. It will develop parallel with media integration. The reason why the author has this view is that, on one hand, paper-based media has its unique physical characteristics. In the real world, paper media brought us the aesthetic experience by ＂five senses＂ . It cannot be replaced by the media convergence. The paper media will also make survival steering dimension; on the other hand, cultural heritage of the paper media make itself a unique appreciation of the value and not transcendent. Therefore, the paper media in the media convergence trend will continue to exist and turned to be ＂concept book＂ that admiring is the main part and reading supplemented.

Reconfiguration of the brain during aesthetic experience on Chinese calligraphy—Using brain complex networks

Chinese calligraphy,as a well-known performing art form,occupies an important role in the intangible cultural heritage of China.Previous studies focused on the psychophysiological benefits of Chinese calligraphy.Little attention has been paid to its aesthetic attributes and effectiveness on the cognitive process.To complement our understanding of Chinese calligraphy,this study investigated the aesthetic experience of Chinese cursive-style calligraphy using brain functional network analysis.Subjects stayed on the coach and rested for several minutes.Then,they were requested to appreciate artwork of cursive-style calligraphy.Results showed that(1)changes in functional connectivity between frontooccipital,fronto-parietal,bilateral parietal,and central–occipital areas are prominent for calligraphy condition,(2)brain functional network showed an increased normalized cluster coefficient for calligraphy condition in alpha2 and gamma bands.These results demonstrate that the brain functional network undergoes a dynamic reconfiguration during the aesthetic experience of Chinese calligraphy.Providing evidence that the aesthetic experience of Chinese calligraphy has several similarities with western art while retaining its unique characters as an eastern traditional art form.

Embodied Perception and Harmonious Unity： Aesthetic Experience in Merleau-Ponty's Theory of Painting and Chinese Song Dynasty Landscapes

This paper explores embodied perception and its relation to aesthetic experience based on French phenomenologist Maurice Merleau-Ponty＇s philosophy of painting. The discussion draws cases from both Western art, post-impressionist Paul Cezanne （1839-1906） and non-Western art, Chinese landscape paintings from the Northern Song Dynasty （960-1127）. As I argue, their general vision for the primacy of embodiment in perception is similar; artists in both practices aim at a balance between representing visible forms of nature and interpreting their invisible, yet deeper meanings for human existence. Further, I will argue, a focus on Chinese aesthetic thought helps us recognize the aesthetics of moral existence and hence contributes significantly to self-cultivation. Influenced by Chinese philosophical traditions, Chinese landscape paintings, compared with Cezanne＇s works, exemplify more strongly the indispensable role of the human body and indicate more explicitly a link between embodiment and moral ethics. The latter suggestion of the moral underpinnings in aesthetic perception and experience is particularly significant since Merleau-Ponty has not elaborated upon this point in any explicit manner.

A Cross-Cultural Reflection on Shusterman＇s Suggestion of the ＂Transactional＂ Body

This short article explores the meaning of Shusterman＇s ＂transactional body,＂ derived from his statement that the will is not a purely mental affair that is independent of physical modality but is always an interaction with its environment. While he appreciates the Deweyan interaetional model, he develops the ＂transactional mode,＂ which he implies should expand the body-mind unity to the level of social and cultural conditions. Shusterman finds similar integrations and transactions among the mental, psychophysical and physical levels in Asian philosophical traditions. This article conducts a comparative study between his theory and Mencius＇ understanding of the body. Within the discussion, the analysis of aesthetic experience explicated by Dewey and Shusterman is reviewed as the link to the comparison.

The Legacy of Alois Riegl: Material Authenticity of the Monument in the Digital Age

The Austrian art historian Alois Riegl(1858-1905)revolutionised the European concept of the monu­ment and paved the way towards the codification of the historicity of artefacts at the international level.Today,conservation work and relevant terminology still build upon the principles first outlined in his work Der moderne Denkmalkultus(1903)more than a hundred years ago.And yet,modern information/communication technologies have long challenged the idea of‘age value’(Alterswert),of a monument possessing value simply because it shows‘signs of age’(Altersspuren),through their ability to digitally recreate historical architecture in its original form and thereby to transcend the boundaries of time and space.This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities for monument preservation in the 21st century in the light of Riegl’s thoughts on how to perceive(‘visualise’)the past.It investigates the validity of Riegl’s theories in the context of today’s virtual reality/ies at a theoretical level,and their potential for advancement in preservation theory,expanding on historical thoughts rooted in 18th and 19th century preservation theories.By analysing Riegl’s commemorative values,stratigraphic picturing of history’s mate­rial debris,and fear of formlessness,this paper explores digitisation as the driving force for change in attitude from traditional,restrictive thinking to a modern way of thinking which is receptive to new technological developments,including,for example,exploring augmented and virtual realities as a means of achieving the sensory aesthetic ex­perience required by age value.