“Chinese Art Spirit” in Modern Artistic Theory

Theory ofChinese Art Spiritdates back to influence of Hegel'sZeitgeistand Spengler'sthe Culture of MindandBasic symbol.Zong Baihua keeps deliberate theory ofChinese Art Spiritfrom time he went to Germany to time of war against Japan.Based on Life sentimentand Three philosophical intelligences,Fang Dongmei claims that artistry and morality are two bases of Art Spirit,intending to motivate national resistance war awareness from root of Chinese cultural spirit.Tang Junyi discovers that Chinese culture is naturally artistic and emphasizesthe connection and correspondence of every art to another.Xu Fuguan repels Confucian School and supports Taoist School to be representative ofChinese Art Spirit.Li Zehou usesImageryto motivate Chinese Marxist Art Theory and search forChinese national culture-mind structurefrom Chinese art history,emphasizing thatthe complementation of Confucianism and Taoismis main stream of Chinese art spirit.The special motivation during Resistance War enables Chinese intellectuals to cohere and develop their contemplation on modern art theory and Chinese art spirit.These contemplations can be seen as variant of western ideology like Zeitgeistand the culture of mind.In current revival process of Chinese culture and art spirit,the tradition of Chinese Art Spirit established by ancestors like Zong Baihua are without doubt important resources of our exploration.