Spiritual Explorations Aesthetic Creation: Heart Background Late Ming Painting, Everyone Theory

The definition of Late Ming Dynasty is relatively vague, one definition is defined from Wanli first year (1573) to Chongzhen17years (1644) from history perspective. While, from academic thought, Longqing dynasty should be the starting point of Late Ming Dynasty. Because the Mentalism theory of Wang Yangming has got the official recognition, and become to be popular at this time. The latter is more appropriate for this paper. At the same time, This division can include the three painters who were the most representative in Late Ming period: Xu Wei (1521-1599), Dong Qichang (1555-1636), Chen Hongshou (1598-1652). During this period, critical tradition and the pursuit self-spirit of Mentalism theory of Wang Yangming has made several decades of brilliant, even rose to a prominent position. With the changing times, Wang's theory has gone through differentiation, integration, variation. Descendants of Wang gradually flow into the empty talk, lost the critical spirit and the meaning of beginning of the birth. To save the Mentalism theory, revisionist School faction ensuing. In the context of this social thought, theory and creation of the literati painters also inevitably been affected in varying degrees. As the most representativelate painter of Ming Dynasty:Xu Wei, Dong Qichang, Chen Hongshou, also influenced by Mentalism theory Deeply. Make Mentalism theory as an entry point, explore the ideals, drawing theory, painting creation of this three painters. In order to show their personality characteristics, the common track of personality characteristics and aesthetic culture's change, evolution, promotion. Then excavated the intrinsic link and regularity Between the Late Ming Dynasty Mentalism theory and the Late Ming Dynasty paintingThe full text is divided into five parts to analysis and grooming. The first part, summary of Mentalism theory and Painting of Late Ming Dynasty. Make a general analysis about The social background of the late Ming period. And preliminary combing the development of social thought in Late Ming Dynasty. The second part to the fourth part, respectively introduced Xu Wei, Dong Qichang, and Chen Hongshou. Explores their Mentalism theory origin, artistic style and the impact of psychology on the painting. On the basis of the overall analysis and integration of the full-text materials, the fifth part thorough investigate from a comparative perspective. In order to prove the inevitable and fully Mutual relationship between art direction and development trend of Late Ming Dynasty Mentalism theory.