Volume 29, Issue 1
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.100
AESTHETIC PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTANCE IN CHINESE TRADITIONAL ARTS
Abstract
Aesthetic psychological distance is an important topic in the aesthetics field. Based on Bullough’s theory of psychological distance and Zhu’s extension of that theory, this paper studies the aesthetic psychological distance in Chinese traditional arts. The traditional literati painting wastaken as an example to examine the aesthetic psychological distance. The results show that aesthetic psychological distance induces a unique painting technique in literati painting:there is a certain gap between the creator’s intention and the real world referent; aesthetic psychological distance promotes the shift from literati painting to modern ink and wash painting, without losing its aesthetic meaning. The research findings lay the theoretical basis for the aesthetic and artistic activities of contemporary ink and wash painting.
Keywords
Traditional Painting, Literati Painting, Ink and Wash Painting, Aesthetic Psychological Distance.