동·서양의 예술정신에 관한 소고- 중국의 서예와 그리스의 조각을 중심으로 -

Abstract

The aim of this thesis is to comparatively analyze the spirit in the Oriental and Western art and to search for their distinct paradigms of beauty and further the universality beyond them. Chinese　spirit　is　best　embodied　in　calligraphy　which　is　characterized by harmony or moderation. Chinese calligraphers, expecially in Wi and Zin Age, emphasized 'ChungHwaZiGi(沖和之氣)' and attained the ideal of calligraphic beauty through 'the dialectic of Yangkang and Emyu'. As a result, Chinese calligraphy has been a model of Chinese Art. On the other hand, ancient Greek spirit is also moderation, which is embodied in Greek sculpture. Greek sculptors stressed tranquillity and reached the ideal of sculptural beauty through 'the dialectic of beauty and exposure'. Consequently, Greek sculpture has been a model of the Western Art.In conclusion, although moderation, or the golden mean as Oriental and Western artistic spirit was the most fundamental concept of their ancient aesthetics, which human beings pursued both in the East and the West, it was quite different in its form and contents between them on account of their cultural differences.