The problem of the authenticity of the aesthetic concept qiyun shengdong : Xu Fuguan's analysis and interpretation

Sernelj, Tea (author)

The article explores Xu Fuguan’s analysis and interpretation of the concept of qiyun shengdong 氣韻生動, which is considered to be one of the most important, fundamental and complex concepts in Chinese aesthetics and art. It was created by Xie He in the Wei Jin period (220–420 AD), which is marked as a turning point in the development of Chinese aesthetics. The complexity of the concept of qiyun shengdong is reflected in literary works, painting, calligraphy, and music, as well as in literary theory and the theory of painting. According to Xu Fuguan, qi refers to the external features of the artwork, while yun expresses the internal characteristics that are a matter of the human spirit. For Xu, shengdong signifies the manifestation and fusion of qi and yun in the artwork. Xu Fuguan claimed that the profound comprehension of this concept is fundamental for understanding the essence of Chinese art. The article also addresses the problem of translating this aesthetic concept into English and discusses the problem of its authenticity.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Chinese aesthetics, Xu Fuguan, qiyun shengdong, Xie He, Indian theory of painting
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: Str. 159-180
• Numbering: Vol. 9 (25), iss. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-142826
• UDC: 1(510)
• ISSN on article: 2232-5131
• DOI: 10.4312/as.2021.9.1.159-180
• COBISS.SI-ID: 46465283
• Publication date in RUL: 29.11.2022

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Asian studies
• Publisher: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete, Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete, Založba Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 2232-5131
• COBISS.SI-ID: 265206272

Licences

• License: CC BY-SA 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Description: This Creative Commons license is very similar to the regular Attribution license, but requires the release of all derivative works under this same license.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Problem avtentičnosti estetskega koncepta qiyun shengdong : Xu Fuguanova analiza in interpretacija

Abstract

Članek proučuje Xu Fuguanovo analizo in interpretacijo koncepta qiyun shengdong 氣韻 生動, ki velja za enega najpomembnejših, najbolj temeljnih in najkompleksnejših konceptov v kitajski estetiki in umetnosti. Vzpostavil ga je Xie He v obdobju Wei Jin, ki pomeni prelomnico v razvoju kitajske estetike. Kompleksnost koncepta qiyun shengdong se odraža tako v literarnih delih, slikarstvu in glasbi kot tudi v literarni teoriji in teoriji slikarstva. Po Xu Fuguanovem mnenju se qi nanaša na zunanje lastnosti umetniškega dela, medtem ko yun izraža notranje značilnosti, ki se tičejo človeškega duha. Za Xu Fuguana shengdong pomeni manifestacijo in zlitje qija in yuna v umetniškem delu. Xu Fuguan je trdil, da je poglobljeno razumevanje tega koncepta bistvenega pomena za razumevanje bistva kitajske umetnosti. Članek obravnava tudi problem prevajanja tega estetskega koncepta v angleščino ter problem njegove pristnosti.

• Keywords: kitajska estetika, Xu Fuguan, qiyun shengdong, Xie He, indijska teorija slikarstva

Projects

• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Project number: P6-0243
• Name: Azijski jeziki in kulture

• Funder: Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange
• Project number: RG004-U-17
• Name: Modern and Contemporary Taiwanese Philosophy