Abstract
The term "Zhuó Li Ji Cha" (着力即差), which means "Efforts Leading to Failures" was coined by Chinese artist and philosopher Su Sui (蘇軾 or Su Dongpo苏東坡, 1037-1101). Song Dynasty (960-1279), the era in which Su Shi lived, referred as "The Chinese Renaissance" by American art historian Ernest F. Fenollosa, was a time of great achievements in Chinese culture. During this period, Chan (禅) Buddhism which had appeared during the Tang Dynasty(618-907), became a mainstream ideology. Chan (禅) was, in turn, introduced as Zen to Japan by Myōan Eisai (明菴栄西 1141-1215) and other Buddhist priests, flourished under the Shogunate of Ashikaga Yoshimizu (足川義満1358–1408) and profoundly impacted Japanese arts and aesthetics. Su Shi’s philosophy is closely connected to his belief in "Shan Jiao He Yi" (三教合一), unity of the three teachings, the synthesis of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism) which has been explored in the context of research on his poetry and artworks. This essay will explore the concept of "Zhuó Li Ji Cha" through his musical piece "Crane Dance in Dongtian" (鹤舞洞天) and his painting “Withered Trees and Strange Rocks" (枯木怪石圖) in the context of the Zen and the Taoism music text "Xianchi Music Theory" (咸池樂論). Furthermore, aiming to take as a departure point to understanding the concept of "Integration" in connection with "Zhuó Li Ji Cha" an analysis shall be carried out regarding the 20th-century avant-garde movements, which called into question Western logic and knowledge-based paradigms from the perspective of Eastern thought.
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Ling Sayuri Chen, Independent Scholar, Japan
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Conference: PCAH2024
Stream: Philosophy
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Chen L. (2024) “Zhuó Li Ji Cha” (着力即差) – An Analysis of the Concept of “Integration” in Su Sui’s Music and Painting ISSN: 2758-0970 The Paris Conference on Arts & Humanities 2024 Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 169-181) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0970.2024.16
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