"Greek Eyes"and"Buddha's Eyes Drooping":Xiong Bingming's Visual Expectation in Transcultural Context
Renowned art theorist Xiong Bingming,who resides in France,believes that the divergence between Eastern and Western cultures begins with the act of"seeing".Consequently,his contemplation of"seeing"serves as the starting point for distinguishing the distinctive cultural traits between the East and the West.In his article Interactive Vision:An Interpretation of Mona Lisa,he points out the differences between Eastern and Western visual perceptions regarding as-pects such as"the reality of objects"versus"the reality of imagination,""observing with the eyes"versus"perceiving with the mind,""rational spirit"versus"playful spirit"through an analysis of the gazes of Mona Lisa,the admirer,and Da Vinci.In addition,Xiong Bingming also realizes that there are shared aspects in Eastern and Western modes of observation,for example:the ambiguous representation in artworks,the depth of life,and the imagination of powers beyond human capa-bilities.Xiong Bingming attributes the contrasting and shared aspects of Eastern and Western visual perceptions to the observation between the"Greek eye"and"Buddha's eyes drooping".His approach to observation,amid the wave of globalization,in navigating through works and spirits,Chinese and Western,traditional and modern artistic visions,has established a new anticipation.
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