The Aesthetic Value of "Blank" and Its Inspiration to Literary and Artistic Creation

In Chinese classical aesthetics, Blank is an important technique or method in artistic creation. It is also a critical aesthetic principle and standard. Its philosophical significance stems from the Taoist philosophy, for instance, existence and non-existence rely on each other, xiangwang and other thoughts like these. feeling generates from nonexistence is its aesthetic origin in classical aesthetics. The Western theory Aesthetic of Reception has a more theoretical system to explain blank. Iser uses uncertainty and blank to explain the relationship between a text and the reader. He insists that the literary structure of the text should have a blank, so that during the procedure of reading, the reader will have the room to imagine and create. The aesthetic value of Blank is not just embodied in the classical works of art. In modern art, such as novels, the proper using of blank can motivate the reader’s unique understanding of his/her life and experience. Thereby, the poetic meaning and aesthetical value of the novel can also be enhanced