Emotional Resonance and the Visual Representation of the Natural World:The "Weather" in Chinese Landscape Paintings from the Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasties
From the Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasties,China experienced a period of alternating warm and cold climates,with weather phenomena vividly represented in landscape paintings of that era.Through the creative use of ink and brush techniques,landscape paintings captured the overall ambiance of the natural world,expressing the emotional resonance arising from the body nourished by nature.The body,as a connector between nature and culture,constantly perceives its own internal emotions while also,as a cultural subject,reflecting and reinterpreting nature.The visible aspects of nature thus lie at the intersection of the invisible aura of the body's emotions and the culturally influenced gaze.The examination of the representation of weather in landscape paintings reveals a "nature-humanity" ecosystem composed of humans,nature,and artworks.This system not only shows the natural foundation of human aesthetic life but also provides an aesthetic approach that brings us closer to nature.