| As a representative figure of Visual Culture Studies in American,Mitchell always pays attention to the diachronic and synchronic development of "Image".Through the study of image history,he seeks to rethink the position of images in both broad sense and narrow sense.Su Shi put forward the view point of "the unity of poetry and painting",through the traditional concept of the connection between ancient Chinese poetry and painting.In his view,poetry and painting are valued in "nature and freshness",and "nature and freshness" become a new aesthetic character.The theory of "unity of poetry and painting" elevates painting to an equal position with poetry.Especially his pursuit of nature,as well as his grasp of nature and freshness,became an important criterion for literati to understand poetry and painting in Song and Yuan Dynasties.Through Mitchell’s and Su Shi’s understanding of the relationship between images and texts,we find that they have similarities.However,their differences in cultural background and theoretical sources also lead to their different aesthetic orientations.The paper is divided into three parts: The first part mainly combs and grasps Mitchell’s image theory,analyses its internal logic,clarifies Mitchell’s theoretical points about the equality of image and text,and analyses its rationality.The second part introduces the theoretical background of Su Shi’s "unity of poetry and painting" and grasps its theoretical sources.This paper analyses and interprets Su Shi’s "uniformity of poetry and painting",and grasps the aesthetic connotation of Su Shi’s "uniformity of poetry and painting".The third part,through the similarities and differences between Mitchell and Su Shi on the relationship between images and texts,recognizes the similarities and differences between Mitchell and Su Shi in their treatment of texts and image relations,so as to see that both China and the West have similar understandings on the relationship between images and texts,and then think about the development of image theory in the contemporary era. |
