Analysis On The Aesthetic Influence Of Taoism And Zen Buddhism On Flower-and-Bird Painting Of Xuanhe Style

Flower-and-bird painting of Xuanhe style has completed the aesthetic of Chinese fine brushwork flower-and-bird painting aesthetic taste,which has had a significant impact on later generations.In the process of its formation and development,regardless of style,form,technique,or subject matter selection,it was influenced by contemporary politics,economy,and culture.After the unification of the Northern Song Dynasty,its political system created favorable conditions for the development of economy and culture.The integration of Buddhism and Taoism began in the Tang Dynasty,which accelerated the pace of integration.Although the Confucian economic theory made it the mainstream of social thought under the advocation of the rulers,the "emptiness" and "nothingness" of Taoism and Buddhism were more in line with the mentality of scholars in Song Dynasty.Song Dynasty scholar-officials adhered to their spiritual homeland in the way of joining the WTO as a Confucian,being born as a Taoist and Zen.They lived poetically in the way of " concealing their hearts".They continuously embodied and visualized the expression of this kind of mind in the form of books and paintings,and also developed the concept of mind to its peak unconsciously.Taoism and Zen Buddhism aesthetics advocate nature,pursue the space of life,emphasize the arbitrary character of the mind and the pursuit of emptiness,tranquility,tranquility and ease.These aesthetic genes of Taoism and Buddhism were accepted and practiced by flower and bird of Xuanhe style painters,and naturally introduced into their painting creation.Through the analysis of the specific works of flower and bird painting of Xuanhe style,and through the analysis of the appearances of the works,this paper makes us more clearly understand the quiet aesthetic mentality of the literati in the Song Dynasty,their noble personality and their mind of cherishing life and advocating the equality of all living beings.In fact,in the thinking of painters,the ultimate goal of creation is to experience " heaven",and the process of painting creation is the way and process of " realizing the mind".The creation of flower-and-bird of Xuanhe style painting is a dialogue and exchange between the painter and all things in the world and a tribute to natural life.While chasing the life essence of flowers,birds,grass and insects,they also appreciate that the essence of human life is the lotus that will never fall.