Is the history of artistic style based on tradition or innovation? Why?

The development of art is not static, and we need to innovate constantly. Therefore, while inheriting, innovation is also very important. It can be said that in the development of art, inheritance and innovation are closely linked. Without inheritance, there will be no foundation for development, and there will be no innovation. If it is only inheritance without innovation, then art is like a dead body; Without the future, inheritance is meaningless. Therefore, the development process of art is a process of constant innovation. In this process, inheritance and innovation are closely linked, and there is no innovation without inheritance. In the process of artistic development, inheritance is the means and development and innovation is the goal.

Keywords: inheritance, reference, development, innovation

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Historical inheritance in skill development

The historical inheritance of artistic development is an objective fact. Whether in China or abroad, the whole history of human literature and art development is a history of critical inheritance and innovation. This inheritance is manifested in all aspects of artistic development. From content to form, from creative methods to artistic skills, it is gradually developed on the basis of inheriting the achievements of predecessors.

From the content point of view, the progressive thoughts expressed by predecessors through art are expressed in the art of future generations. Although this kind of inheritance is not all in a straight line, sometimes it will encounter twists and turns, and even good ideological content may be abandoned or distorted for a period of time, but it will eventually be inherited and innovated by future generations. For example, Prometheus, a hero in ancient Greek mythology, is an image of a rebel who steals skyfire from the world to benefit mankind. For thousands of years, this image has repeatedly appeared in the works of art in European countries, not only in poetry and drama, but also in paintings, sculptures and symphonies.

Art is the result of people's understanding of the real world, and people's understanding of the real world needs constant accumulation and deepening to complete. The artistic heritage of each era is actually left to future generations as the result of the artists' aesthetic understanding of reality at that time, and the artists of future generations continue to deepen on the basis of this understanding. Just know that life can't be called art; Art needs people to express their understanding of life in the form of art, and this understanding of expressing life forms also needs continuous accumulation and deepening to be gradually completed.

For example, in the development of music art, the transition from monophonic music to polyphonic music is a reflection of deepening understanding. When people first turned the tones in life into tunes in music, these tunes were all single-line, but with the deepening of their understanding of life, people found that the sounds in life were so colorful and had so many levels. Many simultaneous voices are so harmonious and beautiful, so I began to try to write polyphonic music on the basis of inheriting monophonic music.

The historical inheritance of artistic development is an important law of artistic development. It is precisely because of this constant connection and historical inheritance between the arts of various times that the treasure house of human art has been constantly adding wealth, even today, and will continue to develop.

The historical inheritance of art is manifested in the absorption and acceptance of national artistic heritage. A nation has its own complete and independent historical development process, unique living customs and traditional fashions, and also has the characteristics of artistic activities closely related to these. At the beginning, a person's inheritance of this nation is often carried out unconsciously. The cultural education he received from childhood, the cultural atmosphere he came into contact with and the aesthetic feeling he felt all permeated with the profound historical and cultural accumulation of this nation. Because of the natural historical connection of a nation, the art of the past life will inevitably directly affect the future generations, and the research on art in the future generations will inevitably focus on the artistic essence of the nation first.

The historical inheritance of art is also manifested in absorbing the outstanding cultural and artistic achievements of other nationalities and countries. Human civilization is interlinked. When people enter the early stage of civilized society, it is difficult to carry out cultural exchanges among countries in the world due to geographical and scientific conditions. Brilliant art appears almost simultaneously in the East and the West. With the evolution of history, the communication between eastern and western nationalities has gradually increased from the beginning, and the cultural and artistic exchanges have become more and more extensive. It has long been a fact that all ethnic groups inherit and learn from each other in art. There should be no national boundaries in human art, and the outstanding artistic achievements of any ethnic group should be owned by the world. Today, people should regard the artistic heritage of any nation as precious wealth and promote the development of their own national art through absorption and mutual infiltration.

Second, innovation in the process of artistic development.

Artistic innovation refers to both the content and the form of contemporary art. For the artistic innovation and development of the past era, each era has put forward new problems and tasks to artists, requiring art to reflect the development and progress of the times, form new artistic forms with new contemporary contents, and enrich artistic creation with the themes of people and thoughts.

Inheritance and reference are very important in the development of art, but inheritance and reference are both means rather than the fundamental purpose. Its purpose is the development of art, so it is necessary to innovate constantly on the basis of critical inheritance and learning; Without innovation, the development of art is impossible.

The life of art lies in creation. If there is no innovation and development in the field of art, but cling to the old things, art will lose its value of existence. The emergence of anything new means a breakthrough and denial of some outdated things in tradition.

Innovation is innovation on the basis of inheritance. To innovate, we must adhere to the principle of criticism, take the essence of past cultural heritage and discard its dross. At the same time, adhere to the creation of artistic content, artistic form, artistic language and artistic expression, and constantly adapt to the needs of people for aesthetic culture and art in the new era.

If you want to change and create in art, you need the courage of an artist. Dare to break the rules and regulations of predecessors and dare to be unconventional. German musician Beethoven is such an artist. Haydn and Mozart left many traces of their early influences on his works, but after the middle period, his third symphony (hero), fifth symphony (destiny), sixth symphony (pastoral) and ninth symphony gradually showed their own characteristics, which were actually accompanied by the cry of the bourgeoisie to dominate the world after it entered the political arena. Beethoven inherited the European classical music tradition represented by Bach, but he did not stop there, but continued to break through the tradition and innovate until he formed his own unique artistic style. At the same time, I also saw a romantic voice in him. He has a famous saying: "In order to achieve more beautiful results, there is no rule that cannot be broken." This sentence vividly shows Beethoven's bold breakthrough and innovation spirit.

Therefore, inheritance and innovation in the process of artistic development are two aspects of dialectical unity. Our contemporary artists should have a good grasp of this experience. Make greater contributions to the prosperity of human art