Aesthetic Analysis Of Liu Cixin’s Science Fiction

Liu Cixin is the main representative writer of China’s new generation of science fiction.Science fiction has always been on the relatively marginal position in the social field of vision,but Liu Cixin’s works have won widespread attention from the academic community and the public.The emergence of "Liu Cixin mania" is a topic worth thinking deeply.The aesthetic of science fiction includes not only the aesthetic elements presented in the novel,but also the birth and acceptance process of the entire work.The creative process of text appreciation can be summarized as the appearance process from the background(world)to the text(work),the acceptance process can be summarized as the transfer process from the author to the reader,and their content is concentrated on the presentation of many aesthetic elements.The background influences the formation of the text.The birth of Liu Cixin’s science fiction has its solid practical foundation and the background of Chinese and foreign literature.The development of science and technology has influenced the way people perceive the world.The specific historical background makes Liu Cixin’s science fiction novels show a progressive spirit in crisis.The development history ofscience fiction has laid the foundation for its aesthetic content,and the history of domestic science fiction has also made readers willing to accept a concise classic science fiction style.The text is born out of the background,and the content and form of the text determine the aesthetic image and aesthetic form.Liu Cixin’s sci-fi creation revolves around the three elements of technology,people,and background.The aesthetic image of his work can be summarized as a versatile technological image,a contradictory character image,and a changing world image.Starting from the language,media,and structure of the text,the aesthetic form of the work presents simple and complex,calm and enthusiastic,smooth and blocked.The creation of the work is the origin of aesthetics.Liu Cixin hopes to celebrate the beauty of science and technology in his works,and attempts to achieve this aesthetic purpose by constructing predictions of the technological age.Specifically,he tried to realize the beauty of technology,a complete story experience,and a shocking reading experience by emphasizing technological content,transcending the narcissistic perspective of human beings,and constructing a beautiful society.The acceptance of the work is the end of aesthetics.Readers’ acceptance of Liu Cixin’s science fiction has undergone changes in aesthetic experience,that is,starting from reading science fiction stories,and then deeply reflecting on the triple relationship between man,nature and technology.At the same time,readers experience contradictory aesthetic feelings in the works: the indefinite sense of insignificance and power,the sense of loneliness and stability in harmony,the sense of destruction and creativity on both sides,etc.The aesthetics of Liu Cixin’s science fiction is a historical and specific process.With its unique aestheticvalue,scientific and ethical value,it expresses the artistic charm that Chinese science fiction may have.Liu Cixin’s works have achieved certain achievements in the generality of the times,the unity of content and form,the expressiveness of intentions,the sensibility of effects,etc.,and the love of art and technology,strong heroism permeated in the works Manner and yearning for ideal society make people feel the warmth of humanity beyond technology.