Thoughts on Marxist Aesthetics and the End of Chinese Calligraphy Art

Thoughts on Marxist Aesthetics and the End of Chinese Calligraphy Art

Based on Marx’s classic works “Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844” and “Communist Manifesto”, this paper explores the fundamental aspects of Marxist aesthetics. Utilizing the research paradigms of “deconstruction”, “construction” and “reconstruction”, and starting from Arthur Danto’s concept of “the end of art”, this paper examines the impact of postmodern art on Chinese art and the transformations it engenders, particularly focusing on the crisis of “end” and the resurgence of “retro” elements in Chinese calligraphy. Against the backdrop of the contradiction between the “end” crisis and “restoration”, this paper investigates Chinese calligraphy art through the lens of Marxist aesthetics, aiming to achieve a clearer understanding of its core contents and developmental trajectory.

本文立足马克思经典著作《1844 年经济学哲学手稿》和《共产党宣言》等，展开对马克思主义美学基本内容的探讨。与此同时，按照“解构”“建构”与“重构”的研究范式，从阿瑟·丹托的“艺术终结论”出发，讨论后现代艺术对中国艺术的冲击及其带来的变化，特别是反映在中国书法艺术身上的“终结”危机与“复古”延续。在“终结”危机与“复古”延续的矛盾背景下，用马克思主义美学的基本理论考察中国书法艺术，进而对其基本内容和发展路径有更为清晰的把握。