Aesthetic Modernity is a western concept.It was based on the development of the historical view.This article focuses on the aesthetic modernity pursuits of modern and contemporary Chinese art and compares it with the ...Aesthetic Modernity is a western concept.It was based on the development of the historical view.This article focuses on the aesthetic modernity pursuits of modern and contemporary Chinese art and compares it with the western culture and modern art under the concept of aesthetics.It also analyses the problems and causes in the process of modernity of Chinese modern and con⁃temporary art,and presents the advice to the further development of Chinese art.展开更多
The objective of this paper is to discuss Oscar Wilde's aesthetic views. The paper concentrates on the analysis of The Picture of Dorian Gray, the only novel written by Oscar Wilde, and elaborates his aesthetic vi...The objective of this paper is to discuss Oscar Wilde's aesthetic views. The paper concentrates on the analysis of The Picture of Dorian Gray, the only novel written by Oscar Wilde, and elaborates his aesthetic views as well as the great influence of his aesthetic views. The first part of the paper talks about the background of this novel: the aesthetic movement in the 19th century and Wilde's experience, then proceeds to discuss his aesthetic views. The main part discusses the different characters in the novel and how they reveal the aesthetic views of Wilde. The last part talks about the significances of his views. This paper is written in the hope that it can help readers develop an interest and appreciation for aestheticism and help them to get a further and better understanding of the novel.展开更多
In the age where capital becomes the most dominant, the most manipulating power, the current aesthetics has to face and solve the problems such as "capital versus aesthetics", "matter nature versus mind nature", ...In the age where capital becomes the most dominant, the most manipulating power, the current aesthetics has to face and solve the problems such as "capital versus aesthetics", "matter nature versus mind nature", "society versus culture" and has to answer the follow-up question--"How could people's freedom be possible in modem conditions?" The reflections and criticism on "capital modernity" by Marx, Weber and Simmel all directly pointed to the issues of people's value and the settlement of their spirit in the Age of Capital. Meanwhile, the salvation of the "aesthetic modernity" makes up the proper meaning of the solution in many thinkers' mind to the predicament of the age. In this sense, the reflections on the Zeitgeist in the Age of Capital is certainly included in the pursuit of aesthetic freedom in this age.展开更多
文摘Aesthetic Modernity is a western concept.It was based on the development of the historical view.This article focuses on the aesthetic modernity pursuits of modern and contemporary Chinese art and compares it with the western culture and modern art under the concept of aesthetics.It also analyses the problems and causes in the process of modernity of Chinese modern and con⁃temporary art,and presents the advice to the further development of Chinese art.
文摘The objective of this paper is to discuss Oscar Wilde's aesthetic views. The paper concentrates on the analysis of The Picture of Dorian Gray, the only novel written by Oscar Wilde, and elaborates his aesthetic views as well as the great influence of his aesthetic views. The first part of the paper talks about the background of this novel: the aesthetic movement in the 19th century and Wilde's experience, then proceeds to discuss his aesthetic views. The main part discusses the different characters in the novel and how they reveal the aesthetic views of Wilde. The last part talks about the significances of his views. This paper is written in the hope that it can help readers develop an interest and appreciation for aestheticism and help them to get a further and better understanding of the novel.
文摘In the age where capital becomes the most dominant, the most manipulating power, the current aesthetics has to face and solve the problems such as "capital versus aesthetics", "matter nature versus mind nature", "society versus culture" and has to answer the follow-up question--"How could people's freedom be possible in modem conditions?" The reflections and criticism on "capital modernity" by Marx, Weber and Simmel all directly pointed to the issues of people's value and the settlement of their spirit in the Age of Capital. Meanwhile, the salvation of the "aesthetic modernity" makes up the proper meaning of the solution in many thinkers' mind to the predicament of the age. In this sense, the reflections on the Zeitgeist in the Age of Capital is certainly included in the pursuit of aesthetic freedom in this age.