关键词: 中国水墨画, 内在规定性, 水墨现代性, 转型边界

Abstract:

Since the 1990s, Chinese ink paintings have undergone modernity transformation under the challenge of Western formalism. They have witnessed the transforming from ink painting to abstract painting, even to the extent of abandoning the charm and image of literati paintings. Its transformation has gone from the autonomy of ink painting with modernist poetic quality to modernity. However, modern ink painting ignores the “painting principle” and “painting method” as the inherent regulations of Chinese ink painting, that is, it has logical identity and structural integrity. “Painting method” is not a solitary existence or autonomy without “painting principle”. The modernist poetic quality of Chinese ink painting is not only reflected in pen and ink, but also requires the construction of modernity of aesthetics. No matter how extensively and intensively modern ink is used, Chinese ink painting still hasn’t departed from contemporary Western aesthetic thoughts of all kinds and colors, and is observed from the perspective of Westerners. Therefore, the modernity transformation of Chinese ink painting should proceed from its inherent regulations to construct a set of aesthetic values and orientations that belong to contemporary Chinese ink painting. That is the boundary that cannot be crossed by the modernity transformation of Chinese ink painting.

Key words: Chinese ink painting, inherent regulations, ink modernity, boundary of transformation