Taoism and calligraphic Art

Philosophy and Culture 30 (10):101-120 (2003)
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Abstract

"Chinese calligraphy" is the birth of this country from China and the cultural context of a special product, unique in the whole world. It is not only our culture is an important component, even, and the entire cultural system each corresponding, simultaneous development of China's aesthetic ideal and characterization of a ring, so the art of calligraphy the highest guiding principle is from the philosophy of domination, but through The study of calligraphy, traditional Chinese culture may be a glimpse of the deep meaning and ethos. China to the Confucian orthodoxy itself, but in fact, the impact of Buddhism on Chinese culture should not be underestimated, particularly in calligraphy and paintings by the Xunran mention. Although we can not clear exactly when the manual method by the infiltration of Taoism, but a long time, the Taoist arts of calligraphy and the establishment of performance and aesthetic form of contribution, but beyond doubt. Is, this article attempts to "calligraphy" and "Taoism" These two issues to be communication links, to find common points between the origin and then the types of features on the art of calligraphy, seeking and interpreting of how it reflects the spirit of Taoism, Chinese calligraphy for the real form factor and inherent metaphysical basis for more sophisticated analysis. "Chinese Calligraphy" is a specific product of the historic national and cultural background. Calligraphy, which is not only an important component of our culture but also a development along with the whole cultural system, becomes the symbol of Chinese Art. Thus, the highest principle of calligraphic art is based on philosophy; by investigating calligraphy, we can realize the spirit and characteristic of traditional Chinese culture. People always take Confucian thought as the standard in Chinese history, but actually the Buddhist and Taoist influences on Chinese culture shouldn't be ignored either, not to mention the Buddhist and Taoist influences on calligraphy and painting. Although we can't tell when they started, but we can never doubt the contribution to calligraphy made by Taoism. Therefore, we will try to relate "calligraphy" to "Taoism" and figure out the sources and intercommunity of both in this discussion. In order to analyze the inner components and philosophic authority of Chinese calligraphy, we focus on how to express Taoist spirit with the characteristics of calligraphic art

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