Two Paradigms Of Study On Chinese Calligraphy And Painting Esthetics

Deng Yi-zhe and Zong Bai-hua are both famous modern estheticians. In the later part of New Culture Movement, they both focused on Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Esthetics. They established their respective glorious paradigms of study on Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Esthetics, based on the extensive and profound knowledge of the Eastern and Western Culture. Their calligraphy and painting esthetics ideas, particularly the theory methods of study, influence and inspire the scholars in this field that time and afterwards. Based on the difference of their study methods, on the one hand, this paper tries to wholly grasp their calligraphy and painting aesthetics ideas; on the other hand, it compares their calligraphy and painting aesthetics ideas in order to contribute to people's understanding of their two Paradigms of Study.This paper is divided into four parts as follows: Deng's and Zong`s culture-choosing during culture exchange between east and west; Deng's and Zong`s theory methods of calligraphy and painting aesthetics ideas and the ideas`s culture philosophy; Deng's and Zong`s respective explanation of such Calligraphy and Painting Esthetics as the same source of Calligraphy and Painting, the observation of the large through the small ,and rhythmic vitality; the enlightenment of Deng's and Zong`s alligraphy and painting aesthetics studies for others in the same field nowadays.