Rudolf Arnheim’s Gestalt art theory examines visual perceptual forces and the phenomenon of“isomorphism”in psychological movement by exemplifying Chinese images as T’ai-chi tu.By raising these Chinese examples,he points out the similarities of western and Chinese aesthetic theories.He deploys Chinese thought,especially Taoism,to complement the deficiency of western thought.Taoist thought enlightened him to a new path to critically reflect the western traditions of dichotomies,which sharply divides perception from thinking,and art from science.Arnheim examines Chinese art from a perspective of western psychology,and also reflectson western theories taking Chinese culture as a mirror,in order to supplement western experience and construct a universal scientific aesthetic theory.
展开▼
