| The period of Six Dynasties witnessed the awakening of humanism and arts, and the boom of painting, along with the development of Metaphysics and the Comment on Characters promoted the advancement of theories of painting criticism. The appearance of "spirit giving theory" "vivid flavor" "six principles" did not only represent the unique mode of painting criticism during the Six Dynasties, but also established the theoretical orientation and the critical spirit.The critical concepts of "spirit skeleton and flavor" during the Six Dynasties was initially used in philosophy. However, under the influence of Metaphysics and the Comment on Characters during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, those concepts evolved into the category of painting criticism and their meanings became more and more abundant and consummate with the development of painting production.The critical category of "spirit skeleton and flavor" actually comes from the critical modes of appreciation, imagination, and classification. The critical category and the critical mode are like the content and form of all things, which cannot be separated from each other. The critical modes are based upon arts appreciation and focus on the intuition and integrality of aesthetic experience, which are precious for their critical spirit.From the critical category to the critical type, the critical mode of Painting Criticism in the Six Dynasties imposes great influences upon the later ages. The meaning of critical category has been continuously enriched and developed ever since, and the critical categories have been passed on from generation to generation, placing much emphasis on the integrity of aesthetic experience, and the critical standards have evolved from "six principles of painting" to the four aesthetic forms of "Neng" "shen" "miao" "yi". Based on the above analysis, it is advised that the current painting criticism should borrow from the mode of Painting Criticism in the Six Dynasties and assimilate its critical spirit. |
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