LUO Qing

( Chinese National Academy of Arts, Beijing 100027, China )

Abstract: The unique aesthetic feature of the painted Chinese ceramic patterns could be observed and described with the following three aspects: the Cycling Mode of Thought, the Temperature Mode of Thought and the Participation of the Viewer. The main features of the ceramic artists of the twentieth century are as follows: (1) a brand new weltanschauung has been born; (2) geographically, Chinese artists have been moving continuously toward the southern part of China; (3) Chinese ceramic artist with new subjects corresponding with new techniques have traveled into countries East and West around the world.

Key words: the Cycling Mode of Thought; the Temperature Mode of Thought; the Participation of the Viewer; ceramic artists