Hidden“Distinction”and Dominant Control——The Bilateral Construction of Aesthetic Taste and Aesthetic Power

In the field of aesthetic culture,aesthetic taste,as a power of hidden distinction,becomes a way of soft control and guidance which the cultural capital owners composed on the other social stratum.On the other hand,aesthetic power is formed by the dominant control over the aesthetic resources.There is a dimension from hard to soft,from dominant to hidden,in the process of aesthetic power extending to the field of taste.On the other hand,the hierarchical structure of aesthetic taste nurtures and consolidates the existing aesthetic power structure.Aesthetic taste and aesthetic power form a bi-directional and constructive relationship that point to each other.Therefore,how to achieve the sound development of social aesthetic culture in this relationship is worthy of concern.