The Infiltration and Reconstruction of Oriental Aesthetic Thinking to Western Modern Oil Painting Creation

Abstract

Situating the increased intercultural exchange at a global level, this study examines the significant impact of Eastern aesthetic philosophies on the emergence of contemporary oil painting practices of the West. Through a wide-ranging literature review, case study analysis, and the conduct of comparative research methodologies, this research identifies the processes through which Eastern aesthetic ideas have invaded and reconstituted the working practices of Western artists. According to Chen and Smith this is quite a big change in contemporary art behavior. The given case reflects a huge impact of the Eastern approach to the arts in terms of the concept of artistic thinking, space, and time interpretation in Western practices while working with oil techniques. This study will elaborate on three concrete directions in which this influence took place, by elaboration of the specific cases and artistic practice: borrowing of formal language, attitudes toward philosophy, reconceptualization. The results have shown that cross-cultural interpenetration has brought about important developments both in artistic expression and in the systems of cultural significance, including further directions within worldwide artistic practices. Such integration, according to Wang and Johnson, has opened up new avenues of artistic expression hitherto unimaginable within the strict precincts of traditional cultural boundaries. The research enhances awareness pertaining to cross-cultural artistic interaction and opens up vistas with respect to the future development of global contemporary art.