The Study Of Zhang Daoyi’s “Holistic” Thought Of Art

The ideology of “Holism” researched by Zhang Daoyi takes all situations into account including the problem of art theory,architecture and some unique research methods which correspondingly applies them.“Holism” has formed a profound,clear and integral thought system from the whole concept and framework to research methods.“Holism” is the “essence” and “core” of Zhang Daoyi’s thought on art and “fabric theory” is further argument of “holism.” “Holism” studies the whole art and discusses common principles,fundamental law and general characteristics.Moreover,it levels the art theory and makes judgement and statement from the highest point.Chinese art is set up on the basis of Zhang Daoyi’s art thought.To master the essence of “art holism” is to grasp the core of art discipline.Zhang Daoyi’s “art holism” consists of three layers of connotations.First,the whole concept of art:art includes music,art,dance,film,television,drama opera,quyi,acrobatics,peripheral art and folk art,literary art,palace art and religious art.It discusses the communal art and explains the whole art.Second,the “overall framework” composed by crossed disciplinary groups: Zhang Daoyi collects various arts to explain the integral art.Marginal discipline crossed by art and humanities is an important supplement of art theory.All these disciplines underline the scale and framework of art.Third,the research method of holism: researchers need to widely participate in different kinds of art practice and have rich artistic practice experience,keen artistic sensibility and talent.To master great amounts of artistic materials and break through the boundaries and barriers of different categories of art enables to generalize the communal principles and universal laws.At least,the basic research ability of art,dance would be expanded with art theory,art history and art aesthetics as key points.Only by grasping the art theory,folk art and artist,art creation and art works can the holistic art based on the folk art uplift to the“principle “of art theory.