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Looking at Mr. Zhu Guangqian's "Talk about Beauty", it can be roughly divided into three sections. One is about talking about beauty. The appreciation of beauty, secondly, talks about the creation of beauty, and finally extends to the art of life. Mr. Zhu Guangqian himself also believes that this is his most important theory. After reading this book, I have my own insights into life and art, myself and beauty.

The reason for talking about beauty is explained at the beginning of the book, "To purify people's hearts, we first need to beautify life." "Only when people have a worldly spirit can they engage in worldly affairs" and to be "free from vulgarity." When discussing the meaning of beauty today, or the meaning of aesthetics, a very famous point of view is the aesthetic education of modern aesthetics. Aesthetics can incorporate human existence into the method of formal expression. The essence of aesthetics is to make people's existence better. , which means that only through aesthetic education can we truly gain a deep grasp of life. From what I have learned, the reason why aesthetic education can be possible is because art is mainly responsible for the level of people's perceptual cognition and aesthetic consciousness. The reason why aesthetics is so important is that through the aesthetic education of art, we can get rid of the ordinary nature of life, revive the perception that has been paralyzed by reality, and re-understand the true meaning of life. Today's society is an era ruled by technology, and art has become a part of consumer culture. In this trend, only through aesthetic education can we gain a sense of existence and gain true authenticity.

In the appreciation of beauty, it is first of all a matter of attitude. Different identities of an ancient pine will have different perceptions, and no matter what kind of perception, it is personal and subjective, which also reflects the relationship between art and There is a close connection between life. "Extremely ordinary perceptions contain a certain amount of creativity; extremely objective things contain a certain amount of subjective elements." This leads to an obvious truth: "Only those with aesthetic eyes can see beauty." Observing life carefully, this is indeed the case. Very ordinary things in life have our own subjective consciousness. When we see the towering tree as high as the building next to the apartment, we may be accustomed to it, but when I look at it from an aesthetic point of view , it is so special. When I stand under the tree and look at it, I can't see the top of the tree. The tree trunks are all traces of wind and frost. They are uneven, but they have a kind of simple beauty. Once I stood on the top of the building and looked at it, I saw a different scene. It was so condescending. Isolation, uniqueness, showing a sense of standing proudly, not afraid of the cold winter, I admire this in my heart. At that time, I was very bored with memorizing books, and suddenly I realized that trees can be so fearless of the hardships of the environment, let alone people. I think this is the spiritual experience that aesthetics brings to me.

There is also a distance between art and real life, and art is incompatible with extreme realism. He said, "There is a distance between beauty and real life. To see the beauty of a thing itself, you must see it at an appropriate distance." "Art is supposed to make up for the shortcomings of life and nature." In many literary works, Originally, the realistic ending was perfect, but after it was rewritten into a literary work, the perfection was removed and an imperfect ending was given. This is because this makes the tragedy more deeply rooted in people's hearts and can have a greater artistic effect. When we perceive works of art, we must also remember this appropriate distance. The characters in ancient Greek and Chinese operas in the book often wear masks and high heels, and their voices are different from usual when performing, which all reflects distance. And this is the appropriate distance. If the distance is too far, it becomes incomprehensible, but if it is too close, it doesn’t look like art. That’s why Mr. Zhu Guangqian said, “Ordinary people cannot look at their personal experience from a distance, so no matter how deep their emotions are and how rich their experiences are, they cannot create art.” We must transform subjective participants into objective viewers.