What are the similarities and differences between China ancient sculpture and foreign ancient sculpture?

Sculpture art is a materialized form of human emotion overflow and an important part of Chinese and western cultures. Whether in ancient times or in modern times, the creation of sculpture embodies the cultural spirit of the times and is a positive creative behavior of human beings. Due to the differences in culture, mode of thinking, social organization structure and cultural background, China and the West show great differences in their respective sculpture arts.

Secondly, the differences in expression between Chinese and western sculptures are caused by different concepts and ways of thinking.

Comparing the thinking modes of Chinese and western cultures, we can find that the thinking mode of China traditional culture pursues unity and regards the universe as a unified whole, which is a comprehensive monism; The thinking mode of western traditional culture takes analysis as a means, regards the world as different parts and pursues dichotomy, which is an analytical dualism. In the process of the development of Chinese and western thinking modes, western culture has formed a thinking mode that attaches importance to logical reasoning, which combines the scientism and idealism of ancient Greece, laying an important foundation for the model of sculpture art, while China culture has formed a thinking mode that emphasizes intuition and intention. It directly experiences, perceives and grasps the object through intuition. This way of thinking transcends logic and concepts and is good at understanding. This so-called "breakthrough" and "turning stone into gold" have also formed cultural characteristics different from the western thinking mode that focuses on analysis and tends to be abstract.

Conclusion:

"Generally, there are bases to build rooms. I have never heard of Cheng Cen without an address." Like the relationship between other art forms and culture, the development of sculpture is inseparable from its cultural background. Sculpture is a spiritual product of human beings and an integral part of culture. Cultural connotation determines the form of sculpture, and the form of sculpture also enriches the cultural connotation. Sculpture is the materialized form of human emotions, which reveals the world outlook and outlook on life of human beings in different periods and contains great enthusiasm for life. The effect of culture on sculpture not only caused the decline of China sculpture from Tang Dynasty to Song Dynasty, but also contributed to the continuous evolution of western sculpture with cultural changes. As Zhuangzi said: "From another perspective, you will have more courage; From the perspective of peers, everything is one. " The difference between Chinese and western cultures lies in cultural characteristics, and the similarities and differences between Chinese and western sculptures lie in the basic characteristics of sculptures. The comparison between Chinese and western sculptures has both cultural and historical value, as well as contemporary and practical significance.