Study On Aesthetic Purport Of Sung Dynasty's Painting Institues

In Sung dynasty, when Chinese painting institute was at its best, as far as the type organization, art education, branch of learning and examination are concerned, it was perfect. With the economic development in Sung dynasty, painting institute grows into an example in previous ages. On the other hand, it is regarded that the purport of the unified feature restrains painters'free thinking and creativity, and then making painting go on the rigid way of stylization.Concerning these points of view, the aesthetic purport of Sung painting institute is fully and deeply analyzed from four main heads. In Chapter One, the introduction, it is mainly discussed the background, approaches, contents, aims and significance of this subject. Chapter Two, the sketch, mainly deals with the basic facts, historical background and educational system of Sung painting institutes. With the analysis and introduction on these points, the aesthetic purport of Sung painting institutes can be understood in depth. Sung paint institutes'aesthetic purport is theoretically analyzed in Chapter Three. Aiming at Sung aesthetic purport, many theory evidences are illustrated pro and con, which are analyzed in depth----refute the false and the radical, argue for the positive. In Chapter Four, the aesthetic purports of Song's famous representative painters are analyzed, which offers the living arguments for the topic of this thesis. Finally, the thesis summarizes the aesthetic purport in Sung dynasty. In the conclusion part, the influences and inspiration of Sung's aesthetic purport on the later generations are expounded.The thesis, analyzing Sung painting institutes in details, summarizes its three features. First, it emphasizes that the objective rules should be respected for, detailed realistic and factual description should be followed, and both appearance and spirits should be occur at the same time, combining the painting effects. Second, "Poem and picture sharing the same origin" and "combination of poem and painting" should be held in esteem. Third, dynamic integration between the philosophy of beauty in art and the cultivation of moral qualities is stressed. By analyzing aesthetic purport of Sung's painting institutes in deep level, one point of view is finally illustrated:In principle, this aesthetic purport restricts painting to a certain extent, which maybe fetter painters" thinking. However, it makes painting grow into the artistry with learnability and knowability. As the baton of aesthetic purport, Sung's plays out the strongest tone in Chinese painting and making Chinese painting climb at one higher point in history.Not only does Sung's painting institute make the pioneering work for China's earliest fine arts education, but it cultivates large numbers of high-level talents for drawing creation, to a considerable degree, propelling the development of Chinese painting in Sung dynasty, even in Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty. In the dynasties coming after Sung, many painters made great copies of the masterpieces of Sung's for study. Thus, the close connection between painting style of the time course setting in institute education can be tracked down, which offers reference significance for the painting institutes and fine arts education and development in our ages.