{"title":"Interpretation and Construction: François Jullien’s Views of Chinese Art","authors":"Zhirong Zhu","doi":"10.1080/17409292.2024.2272454","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract François Jullien advocates revealing the unique value of ancient Chinese thought based on intelligibility (intelligibilité) between Chinese and Western cultures. First, by exploring ancient Chinese poetry, literati painting, and calligraphy, he views the “blandness” of traditional Chinese art as a virtue, being both an aesthetic criterion and sage wisdom. Second, he highlights the effect of manifesting shi (propensity) through forms and unifying shi with the spirit in Chinese literature and art, where shi is presented through the tension between empty and full and infinite expressiveness can be achieved through limited forms in artworks. Finally, he affirms the dialectical relationship between presence and absence in Chinese art, which can effectively enhance artistic expression. Despite some misinterpretations, Jullien presents his creative ideas from the perspective of the “other,” or the outside (dehors). He observes Chinese artistic thought from a Western perspective, paying particular attention to the consciousness of life, and attempting to incorporate Chinese artistic ideas into a metaphysical system. These efforts are highly inspiring to Chinese scholars.","PeriodicalId":10546,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary French and Francophone Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Contemporary French and Francophone Studies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17409292.2024.2272454","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"LITERATURE, ROMANCE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract François Jullien advocates revealing the unique value of ancient Chinese thought based on intelligibility (intelligibilité) between Chinese and Western cultures. First, by exploring ancient Chinese poetry, literati painting, and calligraphy, he views the “blandness” of traditional Chinese art as a virtue, being both an aesthetic criterion and sage wisdom. Second, he highlights the effect of manifesting shi (propensity) through forms and unifying shi with the spirit in Chinese literature and art, where shi is presented through the tension between empty and full and infinite expressiveness can be achieved through limited forms in artworks. Finally, he affirms the dialectical relationship between presence and absence in Chinese art, which can effectively enhance artistic expression. Despite some misinterpretations, Jullien presents his creative ideas from the perspective of the “other,” or the outside (dehors). He observes Chinese artistic thought from a Western perspective, paying particular attention to the consciousness of life, and attempting to incorporate Chinese artistic ideas into a metaphysical system. These efforts are highly inspiring to Chinese scholars.
期刊介绍:
An established journal of reference inviting all critical approaches on the latest debates and issues in the field, Contemporary French & Francophone Studies (formerly known as SITES) provides a forum not only for academics, but for novelists, poets, artists, journalists, and filmmakers as well. In addition to its focus on French and Francophone studies, one of the journal"s primary objectives is to reflect the interdisciplinary direction taken by the field and by the humanities and the arts in general. CF&FS is published five times per year, with four issues devoted to particular themes, and a fifth issue, “The Open Issue” welcoming non-thematic contributions.