Take the pulse of literary and artistic criticism and prosper literary and artistic creation
——The 33rd "Yihai Qingdao" Cultural Forum was held in Beijing
Guangming Network News (reporter Zhang Yiwen) On December 22, the 33rd "Yihai Q&A" cultural forum sponsored by the China Academy of Arts and China Culture Newspaper was held in Beijing. With the theme of "The Current Situation and Countermeasures of Literary and Art Criticism", the forum conducted in-depth discussions on topics such as "The Current Situation and Problems of Literary and Art Criticism", "How to Promote the Prosperity of Literary and Art Criticism", "The 'Talent', 'Courage', 'Knowledge' and 'Strength' of Literary and Art Criticism", "How Literary and Art Criticism Helps the Creation of Art Academies", "Media Responsibility of Literary and Art Criticism", etc., aiming to promote the development of literary and art criticism and prosper literary and artistic creation through the effective combination of theoretical research, expert commentary and media promotion. The forum was chaired by Xu Lian, deputy editor-in-chief of China Culture Newspaper.
Photo courtesy of the forum site/organizer
Literary and art criticism is a mirror and a good medicine for literary and artistic creation, and positive and healthy literary and artistic criticism is conducive to the development of literary and artistic creation. In the face of the current situation and problems of literary and art criticism, Liu Qiang, secretary of the party committee, chairman of the board of directors and president of China Culture Newspaper of China Culture Media Group, believes that "literary and art criticism should be good to say good, bad to say bad, can not be vulgar praise, flattery, can not be applied to Western theories to cut the aesthetics of Chinese, nor can it replace artistic standards with simple commercial standards." ”
"From China's accession to the WTO in 2001 to 2020, China's social atmosphere and social mentality have undergone tremendous changes in the past two decades, and Chinese's vision has become wider, more rational, scientific and self-confident, and it is no longer blindly following superstition and being a foreigner." This is the basis for thinking about the current literary theory and criticism, and it is also a historical opportunity. Han Ziyong, president of the China Academy of Arts and secretary of the party committee, said, "In the future, cultural self-confidence will truly land and take root, but at present, the power of literary and art criticism is still relatively weak, and it is necessary to give support in all aspects such as teams, mechanisms, and platforms." ”
Huang Xiaoju, second-level inspector of the Art Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, believes that the development of literary and art criticism should focus on three aspects: First, we should not use Western theories to cut the aesthetics of Chinese; second, when developing theoretical criticism, focus on authoritative and professional criticism; third, we must not only have literary and art criticism for specific works, but also need literary and art criticism and criticism that guide the direction of creation and academic thought.
"When it comes to criticism, we will have a confrontational misunderstanding, feeling that criticism arises because of inadequacies, and I think we should eliminate this misunderstanding and correctly understand literary and art criticism." Tian Qinxin, president of the National Theatre of China, said, "Literary and art criticism should first be upright, second, we must have a comprehensive understanding of the works, affirm the places that are brilliant in creation, and make key comments on the places where the 'intention' goes but the 'pen' is not reached, which not only increases the confidence of artistic creators, but also points out the problems and directions for the continued polishing of the works." ”
Zhong Chengxiang, former chairman of the China Literary and Art Critics Association, believes that the key to truly promoting the healthy prosperity of literary and art criticism lies in improving the education, literacy, and cultivation of literary and art critics, handling problems from the people's standpoint, transforming the long-standing dualistic and extreme one-way thinking into harmonious and compatible philosophical thinking, and grasping the aesthetic object as a whole.
Li Shufeng, vice president of the China Academy of Arts and dean of the Graduate School and vice chairman of the China Literary and Art Critics Association, believes that "literary and art criticism must uphold the academic spirit, respect the laws of art, and on the basis of reading, looking at and listening to works, point out the gains and losses, advantages and disadvantages of works with objective and accurate words, and incorporate value analysis into the context of artistic development." ”
"Literary and art criticism is not isolated, but based on the existence of creation, the two are superficial and complementary to each other." Zhu Dongli, vice president of the China Academy of Arts, said, "Only by continuously creating enough rich, broad and profound works can we attract enough outstanding talents to enter the critical circle and form a virtuous circle." ”
In the face of a complex literary and artistic ecology, Lu Taiguang, deputy director of the Institute of Marxist Literary and Art Theory of the China Academy of Arts, proposed that, first, we should speak out in a timely manner against vulgar and vulgar literary and artistic works and keep to the bottom line of literary and artistic criticism; second, we need in-depth and rational criticism; third, there should also be realistic and earnest criticism of the creation of major themes.
Group photo of experts / photo courtesy of the organizer
Literary and artistic criticism is inseparable from literary and artistic works. Tian Liming, president of the Chinese Painting Institute of the China Academy of Arts, talked about his views from the experience of Chinese painting. He believes that using today's pen and ink to present the voice and spirit of the times is not only the inheritance of traditional culture, but also the promotion of the humanistic spirit, which contains a kind of thinking, that is, never blindly rejecting Western culture, advocating the coexistence of diversity and eclecticism. Guan Jun, president of the Book Court of the China Academy of Arts, expressed his views on literary and art criticism from the perspective of the relationship between calligraphy creation and calligraphy criticism, saying, "To do a good job in literary and art criticism, we must have talent, courage, and more importantly, we must have knowledge." Without knowing the profession, without understanding the work of art, it is impossible to have really good art criticism. ”
In the field of literary criticism, the media has played an important role. Jin Ning, editor-in-chief of "Literary and Art Studies," pointed out that at present, in the practice of theoretical criticism, there has been a problem of "criticism declining and scholarship rising," and "academic rise" has enabled scientific research to achieve fruitful results, but we should not ignore the "decline in criticism.", and there is not necessarily a relationship of reverse movement between the two. Meng Fanwei, deputy editor-in-chief of Art Observation, believes that "the media must not only take the steering wheel of good literary and art criticism, but also dare to show their attitude and stand on bad literary and artistic works, phenomena, and ideological trends. In addition, we should also take the initiative to guide and carry out literary and artistic creation activities of positive significance. Yong Wenpan, deputy editor-in-chief of Art Review, pointed out that media changes have not only had a greater impact on the literary and art criticism of traditional media, but also had a profound impact on artistic creation, such as the elimination of artistic boundaries in different art disciplines, which are the sensitive information captured by the current literary and art critics. Gao Chang, director of the Theory Department of China Culture Newspaper, believes that "media criticism in the new era must first strengthen the ability to innovate in work, especially with a confident and open attitude, strengthen the integration and use of new media, and provide readers with a fresher sense of reading and experience." Xu Hongming, editor-in-chief of Art Market, further proposed, "The media should not only publish profound long-form theoretical articles, but also have short, timely, and point-and-click comments, which is the part that needs to be strengthened in the context of the Internet." ”
Source: Guangming Network - Literary And Art Review Channel