Back To Classical : New Theory Of The Traditional Western Painting Narrative And Dramatic

This paper takes the western traditional painting as its object of study, carrying out research into the narrative and dramatic characteristics of paintings, through which the communication function, artistic connotation as well as aesthetic meaning of painting will be exposed, thereby the importance and aesthetic value of the way of dissemination of painting will be listed systematically.By analyzing from different aspects and different angles, this article will try to dig out the inner link and outward manifestation of the selection of narrative plot, dramatic expression and its corresponding artistic dissemination of western traditional paintings from four parts. As a western traditional art, everything from the content of its narrative to the selection of plot has various cultural connotation and aesthetic significance. Similarly, its dramatic performance which incorporate in the picture has a rich connotation and psychological suggestion. And all sorts of internal and external components which have been mentioned above possess a deep aesthetic connotation and valve in carrying on cultural communication of the traditional western painting. The narrative of the traditional western painting which has artistic maternal bearing capacity is the pillar of its cultural connotation and the aesthetic carrier of the picture. It's unique to express art by pursuing the narrative significance of pictures and value of cultural communication in both textual and pictorial narration. Furthermore, the narrative plot is to display the most important artistic appreciation and imagination spontaneously. Painting in the creative process itself is a kind of art refining and cultural permeation. The dramatic expression of spontaneous plot of painting caused from the narrative plot is the most vivid and colourful artistic presentation of the traditional western painting. Everything from the selection of the theme and plot, the design of the stage, the typical image to the display of narrative techniques is the most sincere aesthetic expression on art presentation of the western traditional painting. Actually, the process, which has both artistic and aesthetic characteristic, is to complete cultural communication by taking a peculiar artistic way, and it also tries to complete the inner narrative communication and the outward graphic communication. Therefore, it's necessary for us to go back and reread the western traditional art, appreciating the soul and charm of the traditional art and absorbing the source and spirit of modern cultural and artistic creation.