A Research Of Ye Lang’s "Beauty Is Image"

Modern Chinese aesthetics is an openning process that from the beginning of20century,its basic character is the collision and combination between Chinese and western mind. In order to search for the coherence point between them, under a view of comprehensive culture, Ye Lang combined traditional aesthetics and modern aesthetics. He promoted the "image" which is the Chinese traditional aesthetic categories to a noumenon status, he come up with "beauty is image".The proposition fully absorbed perceptual intuitive way of thinking of Chinese classical aesthetic and the "hamony between nature and humanity" as well as the source of the philosophy which regard the "Tao" and vitality as origin of the world. He Absorbed nutrition from western phenomenology, existentialism aesthetics and so on, but it is also inheritance and innovation of the older generation of the aesthetes’ thoughts such as Zhu guangqian and Zong baihua.Ye Lang’s "beauty is image" is intended to answer two basic questions about aesthetics:one is what is beauty; the other is what is the basic connotation of beauty. Ye Lang hold a view that the ontology of "beauty" and art is aesthetic image, it exists in the aesthetic activity during which subject and object blend. Basic connotation of aesthetic image is lightening up a real world and making human return nature and freedom. Because of it, realm of life improved. Ye Lang realized the unification of ontology and value in aesthetics.In the context of today’s globalization, understanding Ye Lang’s "beauty is image" will help us continue to develop the beacons for modern aesthetics in the pursuit of cultural connotation of Chinese classical aesthetics. While Ye Lang’s explication in value of "image" will help us find aesthetic guidance and inspiration in the realm of life.This paper digs deep into the thought source of Ye Lang’s "beauty is image", and analyzes its theory core, at last discusses its significance and value.