A Study In Sculpture Aesthetics Of Wang Zhaowen

Wang Zhaowen is a pioneer and founder of new Chinese Marxist aesthetics, and a aesthetes from sculpture art creation into literary criticism and aesthetics theory research. A span of his aesthetic theory research involves the discipline is very broad, the Sublimation of special experience for general theory. He is not advocated from concept to the concept of theory study, So most of his theory works is characterized by vivid and lively, easy to understand. But also lead to these theory works relative complete lack of rigorous logic system. His works such as " Selected Works of Mao Zedong" on the cover of relief, the portrait of MAO Zedong ", and the round portrait of "Liu Hulan "and" militia "and so on, is called the classical sculptures of the People’s Republic of China. His sculpture aesthetic ideas embodied in the sculpture art monograph "sculpture aesthetics" and "aesthetic foundation", also found in the related research papers, the literary criticism preface, letters, etc.From the existing study of Wang Zhaowen aesthetic thought, mostly concentrated in the art theory system research, the relationship between the aesthetic theory to construct and essence of beauty, etc. The lack of a systematic analysis of his sculpture esthetics thought, And there is no master, doctor degree papers or books. At present, for Wang Zhaowen sculpture aesthetics research, mainly some research papers, specializes in his aesthetic thoughts involved in sculpture esthetics thought, and some special discusses his sculpture art creation, aesthetic thoughts or appear to be scattered and the lack of theory of coherence and integrity. At the same time, also have no research for the relationship between Wang Zhaowen aesthetic thoughts and his sculpture esthetics thought. So, the lack of an accurate understanding of his sculpture esthetics thought background and references, also on his sculpture esthetics thought hard accurate positioning and evaluation. From the core areas "meaningful-looking" of Wang Zhaowen sculpture aesthetics, the discourse of aesthetic subject and object among the sculpture Events, the tensions of sculpture art function and aesthetic value, discussing the ideas of Wang Zhaowen’s sculpture theoretical, trying to reveal the inherent logic architecture of Wang Zhaowen sculptural aesthetic perception theory, and exploring the theory which not only belonging the past, but also belonging the present and future. From the history of Chinese sculptural aesthetics, due to Wang Zhaowen’ identity of sculptor and esthetician, to enable him to reflect and construct our aesthetic theory of modern sculpture, mix the different traditions in Chinese and western Sculpture, promote the western sculpture theory for characteristics and the modern transformation of Chinese traditional sculpture ideas, and so on, among the sculpture material, creative process, art appreciation, make them both have important academic value and strong practical significance.