The Outline Of Artistic Thoughts Of Notes In Dream Brook

The Song Dynasty is famous for the "note style", which is different with the climax of the poetry in the Tang Dynasty. Notes in Dream Brook is written by Shen Kuo, which is a landmark and encyclopedic work, among these theoretical works in the Northern Song Dynasty. Written in note style, it covers science, technology, medicine, engineering, poetry, music, painting, calligraphy and other subject areas. This grand book must has a lot of pithy arguments, as we all know Notes in Dream Brook refers to some artistic ideas, however, at the present, study in depth on this aspect has hardly been found in China. Thus, it is very important for researchers to analyze and sort the artistic ideas in this book.The thesis is based on the perspective of the artistic theory for the study, to make a classification and comb about some theoretical viewpoints of poem, painting, music and calligraphy in this book, and abstract main points from these artistic theories, then analyze and discuss them. The paper is divided into six chapters, and explores the poetry theory, painting theory, music theory and calligraphy theory in different areas. The first chapter studys the experience of Shen Kuo’s life, and understand his thought, and study the background of the creation of Notes in Dream Brook, in order to explore the value of the further study. The chapter two will sort the theory of the poem’s items, then analyze and categorize them as four theoretical characteristic, emphasizing on meaning, valuing method, social function of the poem, which is proving each other between poetry and fact. The chapter three analyze the relevant arguments for the field of painting from four aspects, they are seeking the truth, pursuit of interesting and wonderful things, pay more attention on meaning, appreciating paints that must be based on the fact. Through these aspects that we can understand the systematic of painting theory. The chapter four discusses music theory, it focuses on four aspects:Music and Sound are based on Aspiration; wonderful music is based on musical instrument; the important method is singing method; excellent music must rely on the meaning. The chapter five emphasizes on three aspects of the calligraphy theory and discuss them. From studying the handwriting researchers can infer it that is the evolution of its history, which pays attention to applying to method so that can be seeking the beauty of verve. pure, vigor and power as a high standard for appreciation. The last chapter will give a conclusion for artistic theory, and make some analysis about the content above by a overall perspective, making a comparison of vertical and horizontal from a historical perspective, in order to give prominence to the special value and significance of the artistic ideology, at the same time, analyzing his shortcoming. The paper trys to grasp accurately the artistic ideas of Notes in Dream Brook.This thesis cites amount of reference material that in order to attempt to show the author’s artistic ideas comprehensively and clearly, and give the objective and logic thought.