Influenced by the Neo-Confucianism,the painting of the Northern Song Dynasty developed a trend of"advocating Principle(Li)"in both aesthetic theory and practice.Artists took the concept of investigating Principle(Li)as a prerequi-site for viewing objects,striving to transcend surface resemblance in their paintings,grasped the inherent laws and physics of things in the multitude of objects,and ascended to the way of creation of heaven and earth,viewing things as part of the uni-verse's creation.They were committed to expressing the natural business of things in the entirety of nature.At the same time,artists should also move with creation,integrated their own nature into the nature of all things,connected the"crea-tion"and"source of mind",and reflected the authenticity of objects.
关键词
北宋/理学/绘画/形/理/真
Key words
the Northern Song Dynasty/Neo-Confucianism/painting/appearance/Principle(Li)/authenticity