Beauty of Negation:The Schema Construction of Han Dynasty Portrait Bricks from a Comparative Perspective
In the wave of global development of contemporary art,studying traditional Chinese art helps to explore local artistic characteristics.As a unique art form different from the West,Han Dynasty portrait bricks flourished and developed under the influence of the Han Dynasty's ceremonious burial culture.From a comparative perspective,studying the schematic construction of Han Dynasty portrait bricks can reveal their negation of conventional cognition,specifically manifested as the follow:In graphic design,the negation of natural images;in pattern combinations,the negation of a single perspective and the negation of the laws of space and time;in religious beliefs,the negation of secular life.These graphic constructions negate the original way of cognition,but achieve a not'correct'wonderful,reflecting the romantic and unrestrained aesthetic style and profound cultural connotation of the Han Dynasty.
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