Reconstruction of Humanist Criticism Based on the Revealed Theology of Relation

Abstract

From an individual’s perspective, relational fields in the philosophy of art serve as departure points in thinking about art, as well as one’s own life. This paper looks at historical texts by Zha Changping, Lü Peng, and Lu Hong as catalysts for thinking on the history of contemporary art, discovering relational fields and occurrences of truth that bring art into being, considering art relations and arising field occurrences, while also reflecting on issues concerning how art relational fields may be reterritorialized. These relational thoughts ultimately direct to a kind of humanist criticism reconstructed by professor Zha Changping. It is based on the ontology of humanist criticism, the methodology of perceptual cultural criticism, the foundational theory of world relational aesthetics, and the revealed theology of relation.