An Intercultural Perspective in Still Lifes with Garden Flowers: Cultural Translation from Western Tradition to Eastern Aesthetics

Abstract

This article examines still lifes with garden flowers as an object of research, traces the formation of a symbolic system of floral motifs in the Western tradition of still life painting, and analyzes how Chinese artists reconstruct the Eastern aesthetic paradigm using oil painting, exploring the complex process of "cultural translation" in modern art practice. The research focuses on two main aspects: first, the philosophical understanding of the relationship "flowers-subjectivity" in the Western tradition of still life; Secondly, there are innovations in the visual grammar of "garden flowers" developed by Chinese artists in cross-cultural practice. The article analyzes typical examples.: "Peonies in a Vase" by San Yu and "Fragrant Flowers and Poisonous Herbs" by Leng Jun, using iconographic analysis and intercultural theory to show how garden flowers in oil painting transcend the traditional boundaries of still life and become a visual expression of cultural identity.