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The Chinese Zen strive to reach enlightenment through there life. This principal of enlightenment is an individual achievement, having neither a set path to take nor a final destination to arrive at. Reaching enlightenment, in a Zen belief, doesn't mean you have reached a state higher than that of the non-enlightened. You just have an understanding of what that enlightenment is. This Zen idea of enlightenment is expressed in all that the Zen followers do, and can be seen in the various paintings of the artists of the Sung and Yuan dynasties. In contrast to the beliefs of many scholars, these paintings do contain symbols and themes and are not presented only as is, therefore showing that many of the Zen followers went against suggested teachings and beliefs. Though simple and straightforward in appearance, when examining the art and artist' intentions for creating it, one can easily see the great amount of hidden features relating to the Zen culture and beliefs which is in essence, against its beliefs.
In order to present this case the sides must first be expressed. Watts in his The Way of Zen expresses great contrast in the paintings of the Eastern, primarily Zen, and Western artists. He starts by saying that the West depicts nature by man made symmetries and super imposed forms. In the east however, he states that the artist accepts the object as is and will portray whatever he is depicting for what it is rather than what he thinks it's supposed to be (Watts 174). Basically he is trying to say that if an artist of the west sees a bunch of apples, he is going to stress the pattern or however else he sees it. If he sees a field of grass believes it to look like an army of soldiers, he is going to paint with the thought of the grass looking like soldiers in mind. In the east on the other hand, if an artist sees a apple, he is going to draw an apple, if he sees a field of grass, he is going to draw a field of grass with no underplayed meaning on the back of...
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