"Shaping Up According To Anything Encountered" ——the Explanation On Su Shi's "Art Of Water"

Su shi, with his wealth of art practice and art of literary theory commanded the Song Dynasty; he represents the essence of Chinese classical aesthetics. He absorbed the nutrients from the philosophical works of the "Yi" and formed his distinctive Literary Aesthetics. In the literary and art criticism,He likes to use "water" as the metaphor,and proposes the literary aesthetics of " Art of water".This paper aims at explaining Su Shi's literary aesthetics of " Art of water",echoed the modern"Creation Theory","Emotional Theory"and"Style theory".This article is divided into five parts, the second and third part is the focus of discussion.Part one, discusses the life of Su Shi and the deep complex of water. From the birth places of the Minjiang River to the official places of the Yangtze River, water accompaniedhis life. Sushi formed his philosophy from the "Art of water ". Sushi believed water is thesource of all things, and rised it to the philosophical level. This philosophy is the basis of SuShi's literary aesthetics.Part tow, details Su Shi's "Art of water" of literary aesthetics. First, creative emotion should be the source of water ,emphasizing that the article should be a natural expression of inner feelings. Second, the creation methods should be the manifestations of the objective not only grasping the "ordinary form" but also meeting the "common sense". Again, in the pursuit of artistic style, Sushi advocated "flat," "natural" style, these reflects Su Shi's aesthetic thinking and the pursuit of desire.Part three, explores the Origin ideas of Su Shi's " Art of water ". Chinese culture has close relationship with water, Su Shi is significantly affected by Chinese traditional culture of water and formed his literary aesthetics. At the same time , Sushi masters the ideas of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, and formed his distinctive "solution of water ".Part four, collects lots of Su Shi's Paper work on the landscape, including the work of homesickness, philosophy of life, daily life and so on, summarizing the Su Shi's contribution on the traditional"water culture".Part five, discusses the far-reaching implications from the " Art of water ".In short, Su Shi's " Art of water " literary theory shows his unique literary culture ideas and still be worthy of recording.