Poems and paintings

Abstract：lessing's Laocoon，also known as "on the boundary between painting and poetry"，is known as "the milestone of realistic aesthetics" and is an important historical document in the history of aesthetics. Lessing believes that although there are many similarities between poetry and painting，the special laws of poetry are still in principle different from those of plastic arts. The law of poetry is not determined by the artist's subjective will and intention，but by the objective nature of poetry，that is，the objective nature of artistic language.

Key words：Lessing，Laocoon，poetry and painting

1.The distinction between poetry and painting in Laocoon

In Laocoon，lessing points out that both poetry and painting are "natural imitations"，but there are essential differences between them. It is mainly manifested in different media and different objects. Generally speaking，the essential difference between poetry and painting that lessing points out is the difference between "time art" and "space art".

2.The relationship between poetry and painting

Although there is not as much emphasis on the "same body" as in traditional Chinese art，lessing admits there is a connection. He believed that，to a certain extent and under certain conditions，poetry could imitate objects by means of action and suggestion，Paintings can also imitate actions by suggesting objects. Lessing said："in this whole process of passion，the least obvious benefit is the peak of it，the peak of the limit，the eye can not look further，imagination is bound to the wings." From the above points of view，it can be seen that lessing believes that time and space have a dialectical relationship：when poetry turns static into dynamic，"there is painting in the poem"，Painting to the static，"there is poetry in the painting."

3.Lessing's Laocoon emphasizes the aesthetic significance of practice

In fact，whether it is the praise of literature or the opposition to works of art，lessing's main point is the affirmation of the importance of practice in artistic creation，which has a positive enlightening effect on the development of Chinese aesthetics and art. In the development of Chinese art aesthetics，only by combining the aesthetic theories of lessing and the west with the concrete practice of China，can the aesthetics that conforms to the development law of Chinese art be truly produced.

作者簡介：范昊（1994-），男，漢族，山東肥城市人，齊魯工業大學（山東省科學院），2017級研究生，碩士學位，專業：設計學，研究方向：設計藝術理論與實踐，指導老師：高紀洋。