An Explanation On The Flow Of Life In Chinese Flower-and-Bird Painting

Since it came into being, Chinese flower-and-bird painting has been paying attention to its substance of grasping the internal life in a nature object, and never only aiming at reappearing the figure from the object, therefore Chinese flower-and-bird painting has no concept of still life but idea of drawing from nature or vividness. The idea of drawing from nature and vividness means to go in for the internal life and spirit in flower or bird. When an author finished a piece of Chinese flower-and-bird painting, we mean that the author has produced a new art life. This new art life conveys internal life information of both nature object and the author. In the nature, there is infinite vitality information of nature life which is appeared not only from vigorous individuals but also thriving flow of nature life. In the life-to-life dialogue between human and nature, these infinite vitality information of nature life always excitated vitality of nature life of human and supply much nourishment to spirit life of human . In the course of its development, Chinese flower-and-bird painting has had more and more art life. The course from nature life to art life and from the flow of nature life to the flow of art life mean the course from nature beauty to art beauty, this is a dynamic course of both differentiating and interacting . With a new view point of life aesthetics and according to the course of the development of Chinese flower-and-bird painting, this paper in the first find out the macro-venation which the flow of art life of Chinese flower-and-bird painting has evolved forward, and select some representative artists and theirworks of past dynasties to deepen the explanation of concrete realization which the flow of art life of Chinese flower-and-bird painting has evolved forward. The flow of art life of Chinese flower-and-bird painting contains the flow of nature life which belongs to carrier and the flow of self life which belongs to the authors. The flow of nature life which belongs to carriers reflects how the authors of past dynasties perceive and grasp the nature life widely and furtherly; The flow of self life which belongs to the authors contains how Chinese flower-and-bird painting accumulates more and more culture sediment and deepens further and further culture implication. These culture sediment and implication are invaluable nutrient for our spirit life in this multi-culture age.