造型艺术之一的盆景,必须依靠形象来反映,并表现作者的主观情思。这种反映的好坏,表现的深浅,与作者对形象的刻划有着直接的关系。同样的盆景,为什么有的形象看起来呆板、僵化,有的形象却栩栩如生、呼之欲出?关键在“形与神”的结合。前者“貌合神离”,后者“形神兼备”,所以产生的艺术效果截然不同。形是具体的,可以得之于视觉、触觉;神是抽象 Bonsai, one of the arts and crafts, must rely on the image to reflect and express the author’s subjective feelings. The quality of this reflection, the depth of expression, and the author has a direct bearing on the characterization of the image. The same bonsai, why some of the images look dull, rigid, and some images are lifelike, almost ready? The key in the “form and God” combination. The former “looks fit and match”, which “shape and spirit both”, so the resulting artistic effect is completely different. Form is concrete, can be obtained from the visual, tactile; God is abstract