审美的“病”与思考——从宏观趋势到校园案例的探讨
C Colin Wang
Against the background of digital media and short-video platforms, this paper discusses the phenomenon of aesthetic polarization in contemporary popular culture. Starting with the concept of 'aesthetic degradation', it analyzes the structural factors behind noisy, high-saturation visual and auditory styles, such as the attention economy, capital-driven replication, and the neglect of traditional Chinese aesthetics like 'negative space'. Taking a campus program *Looking Towards Beijing* as a case study, the paper points out that the so-called aesthetic problems are not only reflected in a single work but widely exist in campus design and daily creation. Instead of giving rigid suggestions, this paper calls for more restraint, layers and negative space in aesthetic practice, hoping to promote rational thinking about beauty among young people in daily creation.