잭슨 폴록의 드리핑 회화에 대한 장자의 소요유적 해석

Abstract

Chuang-tzu’s ‘Enjoyment in Untroubled Ease(逍遙遊)’ means human beings’ absolute and transcendental freedom – it is the freedom that is not possible in the reality as it is the freedom in the mental sense of the word. Artistic expression that encompasses Enjoyment in Untroubled Ease’s meaning can be found in the contemporary Western abstract art trend as well. A representative example is Jackson Pollock’s dripping painting. Jackson Pollock, a representative artist of the abstract expressionism denied artificial and fictive technique and form. Instead, he created by adopting a new painting technique called the ‘dripping technique’, action painting of the nature’s beauty and freedom. Pollock’s dripping painting that realized absolute freedom based on human beings’ basic unconsciousness with art is in line with the Chuang-tzu’s esthetics that are geared towards the random transcendental freedom that comply with human beings’ and nature’s essentiality. Literary value pertaining to immanent meaning and expression form in case of Pollock’s dripping painting can be discussed richly through the concept of ‘Enjoyment in Untroubled Ease(逍遙遊)’, which is Chuang-tzu’s esthetic reason based on absolute and transcendental freedom. As humanities and art continue to become increasingly valuable human being-specific domains in this era, diverse perspectives for interpreting and appreciating contemporary abstract art through Asia’s ancient classic will be meaningful.