The Fusion of Landscape Aesthetics and Emotion: The Contribution of Feng Zikai's Art to Contemporary Chinese Aesthetic Life

Abstract This paper explores the contribution of Feng Zikai’s art to the aesthetics of contemporary Chinese life, centering on the fusion of landscape aesthetics and emotion, while systematically elaborating on the modern value of his artistic spirit. The study unfolds across three dimensions: First, by deconstructing Feng’s three spiritual pillars—“the childlike perspective,” “ink wash language,” and “Buddhist philosophy”—it reveals his art’s breakthrough and transcendence of traditional literati tastes. Second, through an analysis of representative works such as Spring in the Jiangnan and The Flower Vendor, the paper examines how Feng Zikai reconfigures traditional landscape painting into a modern aesthetic of everyday life through techniques such as spatial deconstruction and poetic reconstruction of daily scenes. Third, the study addresses the aesthetic void and the alienating realities of consumerism within urbanization, demonstrating the technical adaptability of Feng Zikai’s aesthetics in the digital age and proposing a framework for a modern life aesthetic system rooted in the concept of “unity between heaven and humanity.” The research demonstrates that Feng Zikai’s artistic practice not only provides a methodological insight for the revival of Eastern aesthetics in the global context, but also creates an aesthetic path that combines cultural depth and social critique through cross-media design and public art intervention. His work offers significant implications for theoretical innovation and practical transformation in contemporary life aesthetics.