Abstract
The concepts of the refined and the mundane are a pair of important category in calligraphic aesthetics and Gao Ershi's ideas on this are reflected in three aspects. The first is to regard the classical as the refined and the contemporary as the mundane. This is realized by reviving and studying the cursive style for official writing. The second is to regard the cultured to be refined and the crafted as the mundane. This emphasizes the cultural and aesthetic implications and attributes of calligraphy. The third is to take the clear to be refined and the turbid to be mundane. This points to aesthetic taste and the view of life, and it is realized through the solid thin line of strokes with strength and the gentle empty state of mind for the spiritual freedom.
First Page
121
Last Page
128
Recommended Citation
Zhou, Bin, and Shuqiang Cui. 2015. "Gao Ershi's Concept of the Refined and the Mundane in Calligraphic Art." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 35, (6): pp.121-128. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol35/iss6/6
