In Whistler’s Painting Esthetics Research

The form of the painting is classified into two kinds: one is the formalbeauty of the traditional, is the external beauty representation; the elements ofform beauty is comparative point, line, surface and color of the visual effects,when compared to the harmony and unity between them will bring peopletype beauty feeling on the vision; two inner beauty painting theme, is theartist’s personal taste and accomplishment. For a work of art, the mostimportant factors constitute the abstract picture, the most direct is the pictureform. A successful works of art is the exterior form beauty itself move theviewer, when they don’t feel about the specific image or picture in detail, thenthe form of aesthetic composition factors of permutation and combination ofthe form, will be deeply attracted the audience. Now, when we appreciate thework of art, unified change works in the form of feeling, can make the viewerfeel a kind of beauty to enjoy, the beauty of form on the screen that hasbecome works of art creation. The art of different historical period, havedifferent painting. At the same time artist, forms picture is not the same.Whistler is such an artist, he draw nourishment from the eastern painting, withtheir own unique artistic perspective on life, depicting the life, formed its ownunique artistic language, and surpassed him with contemporary artists. Hispursuit of "art for art’s sake" pure painting idea, is deeply affected by thenineteenth Century British aestheticism painting. Although Whistler in thetime in the wave of Western art, by conservative forces trying to, but thebeauty of form in his paintings in the history of Western painting plays aconnecting role. He with the Oriental Art Characteristics of painting form, ispaid close attention to contemporary China painting. Study on the form ofWhistler screen beauty helps us to interpret the artist, so now more and moreartists began to learn, learning from his art form. In this paper, through three chapters to study the formal beauty in the artof Whistler. The first chapter, the background of the formation of Whistler’spainting art, the effect of fusion is influenced by the status of British societyand the Oriental Art, from the two aspects of. The second chapter, is the focusof this paper, through the paintings of abstract beauty, harmonious beauty,beauty three aspects to analyze and study the characteristics of the beauty ofform in Whistler’s paintings. The third chapter, affect the beauty of form inWhistler’s paintings in nineteenth Century Britain aestheticism painting.