71 223001 jslhz@126. com 2018 18BZW157 2017 JS-2017-210 Title The Application of the Art of Blank-leaving in Painting to Modern Fiction and Its Significance Abstract The art of blank-leaving is important to traditional Chinese painting. At a first glance it is similar to Western novelists ' iceberg theory and theory of vacancy but they differ in cultural origins subject matter and the use of skills. Writers with a decent knowledge of traditional painting and calligraphy such as Wang Zengqi Jia Pingwa Wang Xiangfu Xu Zechen etc. have been insightful in connecting blank in painting with literature. They have demonstrated different ways of blank-leaving in fiction and have activated a new space for the application of classical Chinese painting to modern fiction. Wang Zengqi Jia Pingwa Xu Zechen Fei Ming Shen Congwen Xiao Hong etc. fiction writers from all generations and with different narrative materials have practiced this theory in their writings in terms of narrative structure plot characterization and endings. Different forms of blank in fiction convey the spirit of traditional culture such as the artistic conception mutualism of blankness and fullness etc. They have also achieved the modern transformation of literature with traditional Chinese artistic spirit. Therefore the value of cultural subjectivity it has is a supplement and enrichment to world literature. Keywords fiction narrative the art of blank-leaving aesthetic judgments artistic conception subjectivity Author Li Huizhao Ph. D is an associate professor in Huaiyin Normal University and a postdoctoral fellow in Fudan University. His research interest is modern Chinese literature and arts. Address 71 Jiaotong Road Huai'an Jiangsu Province 223001 P. R. China. Email jslhz@ 126. com This paper is supported by the Social Sciences Fund of China 18BZW157 Jiangsu Government Scholarship Program for Studying Abroad in 2017 JS-2017-210. 138

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