Construction of Body Discourse in Ancient Chinese Landscape Painting Theory——An Examination of Lin Quan Gao Zhi As a Text
Under the ancient practice of Confucianism to cultivate one's body and virtue and Tao-ism to remove desire and protect one's body,whether it is Guo Xi's landscape painting creation and practice of"the body is the mountain and the river"and"fully observe,appreciate,and feel natural landscapes",or the painting observation experience of"not having to go out of the house,the original meaning of mountains and rivers is already fully understood"and"being beautiful and suitable for liv-ing",or the promotion of the concept of"heart of woods and streams"from the perspective of land-scape painting appreciation,it can be seen that painting art has a direct or indirect connection with hu-man body or mind.Based on the contemporary discourse of"the rise of the body",a systematic expo-sition and discussion of the body discourse in Lin Quan Gao Zhi from the perspective of body theory can not only provide new methodologies for activating and enriching ancient Chinese painting theory resources,but also provide a glimpse of the unique meaning of the body view in ancient Chinese cul-ture that is different from the West.
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