Professor Tian Weige, Dean and doctoral supervisor of Dunhuang College of Northwest Normal University, was invited to Nanjing Forestry University to hold a special lecture on Dunhuang Art and aesthetic education inheritance for teachers and students of art and design college.
On the afternoon of December 26, 2019, nearly 100 teachers and students from both inside and outside the University gathered in the conference room of the school of art and design of Nanjing Forestry University to listen to lectures and carry out academic exchanges. The lecture was presided over by Associate Professor Shi Aiqin, executive deputy director of the art and design theory center of the college.
Professor Tian Weige made a detailed explanation of Dunhuang Art and Dunhuang College's living art inheritance from five aspects: "Dunhuang impression - Desert feelings", "Dunhuang life - water and culture", "Mogao Grottoes - the intersection of the source and flow of civilization", "Sutra Cave: the pain of the world and openness", "traditional aesthetic education - active inheritance". Professor Tian, who has been in love with Dunhuang for decades, said that Dunhuang Grottoes, known as the "Art Gallery in the desert", is an important chapter in the history of Chinese art. It has completely and systematically preserved the development vein of ancient Chinese art, especially Buddhism art, which has irreplaceable significance and value for the inheritance and innovation of Chinese art. However, the selfless dedication of the previous artists is full It shows the lofty spirit of sticking to the desert, being willing to make contributions, being brave to take responsibility and pioneering; the Chinese art of the whole 20th century has an inseparable relationship with Dunhuang. It can be called "Dunhuang complex of Chinese art". It is precisely because the northwest cultural resources attract a batch of artists to enter the northwest, go deep into the northwest, and take root in the northwest, thus causing the northwest region and even modern Chinese art to favor the tradition.
In the lecture, Professor Tian Weige, combined with his own research experience and creative experience, and his thoughts on the development of Dunhuang University, introduced and exchanged Dunhuang Art and its inheritance in a humorous, affectionate and interactive way, and vividly demonstrated the brilliance and modern inheritance of Dunhuang art. Through this academic exchange, the teachers and students of Nanjing Forestry University have a deeper understanding of the inheritance and development of Chinese traditional art, as well as a deeper understanding of the art creation, modern inheritance and research mode led by traditional art.
From Nanjing Forestry University
Manuscript Shi Aiqin
Photography: Chen Wei, Chen Zhouxiang