The Evolution And Aesthetic Implication Of Zhong Kui’s Image

As an ancient mythological figure,Zhong Kui has many theories about his origin,which not only adds a mysterious color to him,but also provides a broader space for people’s imagination and creation.For thousands of years,Zhong Kui’s unique artistic image has been active in the mass culture and elite culture,showing the charm of both refined and popular tastes and the vitality.The changes of Zhong Kui’s image in the folk show a kind of aesthetic transfer,and also let the artists see its rich plasticity.Zhong Kui’s figure has been left in novels and operas,among which the most vivid and intuitive is the painting works.Since Wu Daozi established Zhong Kui’s figure painting paradigm in the Tang Dynasty,a large number of outstanding literati paintings have emerged in the painting circle.Not only the different personal styles of artists make Zhong Kui’s image varied,but also the different times and circumstances make Zhong Kui carry various cultural connotations.In the first chapter of this paper,combining with the characteristics of Chinese painting in the past dynasties,it focuses on the analysis of Zhong Kui’s representative paintings in each period,and visually presents the evolution of Zhong Kui’s image.At the same time,this paper summarizes the image characteristics of Zhong Kui in operas and novels,and interprets the dynamic development of Zhong Kui’s aesthetics from multiple angles.The second chapter focuses on the aesthetic and humanistic value of Zhong Kui’s image,concludes the aesthetic implication of Zhong Kui’s image based on related works,and explores the rich cultural connotation of this traditional figure.In the third chapter,the dissemination of Zhong Kui as an aesthetic symbol in contemporary times is shown through cartoons and movies,and innovative ideas are learned from successful cases to provide a broader approach for the revitalization of traditional culture.In recent years,many classic traditional cultural elements have been re-interpreted and injected with new connotation of the times.In the view of globalization,a large number of Chinese elements have entered the international market and become a window for the world to understand China.Zhong Kui himself is a synthesis of Chinese traditional virtues and aesthetic consciousness.The study of his aesthetic value and multicultural connotation is conducive to understanding the aesthetic change of Chinese people and the reconstruction of ideological value system,which is of great significance to the integration of Chinese culture into the forest of world culture.