Aesthetics of Taoism- Creation of Signs, Symbols and Icons-

• Main Authors: Yang ,Sheng-Chang, 楊盛錩
• Other Authors: Tseng ,Su-Liang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/63064929386765398440

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 美術學系在職進修碩士班 === 93 === Fu-Lu, one of the Chinese culture specific witchcrafts, not only symbolizes the sacredness as well as holy spirits but also implies the indescribable Metaphysics. Over thousands of years being widely used by Taoist priests, Fu-Lu has had become a system of symbolic conventions. As the fundamental ground of the Fu-Lu system is the religious faith, it is believed that Fu-Lu can be used to cure the illnesses, to pray for good fortunes as well as wealth, to tranquilize disasters, and to dissolve malignant deities. Therefore, Fu-Lu is apparently a multifarious and mysterious symbolic convention system of Taoism. This symbolic convention system is mainly expressed through the calligraphy and the icon, implying strong beliefs of Taoism and carrying mysterious, unexplored, unknown and Metaphysical significations. Through investigating the icons and symbols of Fu-Lu, this paper explores the multifaceted aspects of the compositions of the Chinese Ink Paintings. Based on a series of artistic theories, I emphasize the notions, the conception, the styles and the techniques of creations of the Chinese Ink Paintings. Moreover, I reflect upon our own Taiwanese indigenous culture and its compatibility with the ideological trend worldwide on the basis of the three notions of Fu-Lu—the Sacredness of the Calligraphy, the Symbolism of the Icons, and the Psychic Telesthesia of the ritual of Fu-Lu. This paper attempts to reconstruct the new convention of messages from the descending Taiwanese indigenous culture. Furthermore, I make an effort to apply various media from the ink painting, water color painting, glue painting, to crayon painting as experimental techniques of expressions in order to develop a series of pleasurable, readable and absorbing creations of the Fu-Lu aesthetics.