略论五色理论与审美观的发展

Abstract

The five cardinal colors theory is the core in use of colors in ancientChinese, and the aesthetics of five cardinal colors plays an importantrole in Chinese traditional aesthetics. Chinese five cardinal colors theoryhas had an effect in aesthetics of Asians, and colors which have used inthousands years has had a great influence from ancient Chinese culturalhistory to modern art today. In this study, the origin of five cardinal colors culture was exploredfirst. The five elements colors theory was originated from Nuwamyth. By Han Dynasty, elementary system of that was formed and formalaesthetics of the use of colors was pervaded to the people. Since then,the theory had developed and the aesthetics of five cardinal colors wasbuilt at Song Dynasty. Especially, five cardinal colors was used inexpression of politics, religion and social rank. Second, the relation between the five cardinal colors theory and themulticolored ink theory in painting was analyzed deeply and aestheticsmeaning of the five cardinal colors was inquired. In traditionalpaintings, five cardinal colors are fundamental and black and white isbasis. Choosing Colors implies applying the change of black andwhite. Various colors of the world could be described through the change fromblack and white, which means the change from falsehood to the truth. Chiaroscuro and dryness and wetness of black ink and white paper isbeyond the meaning of the five cardinal colors. It is plain and elegantpainting and is the most aesthetics art. The five cardinal colors ofYin-Yang and the Five Elements theory which affected the standard useof colors also follows the rule of the Chinese cosmogony philosophicallyand it was in social awareness. Therefore, aesthetic appreciation intraditional Chinese has formed philosophical perceived meaning of colorby expression of chiaroscuro and colors. This study discussed the five cardinal colors associated with theancient literature, fine arts and ink painting in detail. Thereis a hope tohelp people to understand attraction of natural Chinese cultureandaesthetic value in modern times and to find out aesthetic ideasforcontemporary art history through the five cardinal colors. In the future, the five cardinal colors theory could help modernpeople’s lives by the creation of modern art, the application ofpsychology, fashion design, space design and so on.