The Aesthetic Sensation Thought in The Prefaces of the Painting Atlas of Mount Hua and Its Contemporary Value

Abstract

The statement “My heart takes my inner self as its master, my inner self guides my eyes, and my eyes learn from Mount Huashan, thus guiding the depiction of the landscape in my painting.” from The Prefaces of the Painting Atlas of Mount Hua is often considered a maxim for imitating nature. In fact, this summary of painting theory is based on the aesthetic sensation thought in The Prefaces of the Painting Atlas of Mount Hua. Wang Lyu uses the generative principle of “constancy” and “change” as the philosophical foundation of aesthetic sensation in it, then he analyzes and summarizes the process of aesthetic sensation through the integration of “form” and “meaning.” Wang Lyu’s refinement and advancement of traditional Chinese aesthetic sensation thought has certain guiding significance for contemporary Chinese painting creation.