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发表于 2009-1-22 22:08:31
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本帖最后由 goingeast 于 2009-1-22 22:10 编辑
Arts, no matter how imaginative its works might show, in fact reveal hidden ideas and impulses of a society. Not only the treasure of art in the long history record the surprising development of human being’s civilization but also it inspire later talents for swarm of creation by plentiful resources of masterpieces.
When we retrospect the original artworks leaved by our ancient, for instance, the fresco in caves in Dun Huang in China, or in Lascaux, France, potteries and other handcrafts all reveal the living style through a forthright means. Primitive art works, though bold but a slightly rough, obviously recur to the audience about the vivid picture at that time. It might be true in that age the institution of artistry predates that of criticism, therefore it’s quite natural to find few formal critics offering help for current understanding the culture of the time. However, if not for these lively and clear tricks/tech we can easily feel and understand, it is hard to believe that these early forms contribute much more than we can imagine to the primitive society typically.
In Europe, prior to the 17th century, common mass was unable to consume art. Hence, for a long period, marvelous art is confined to those highly lauded and patronized by the aristocrat circle. With the rise of middle class, in turn, painting, dance musical composition and almost every part of art form began to flourish and boost in a rapid speed. Since that turning-point, literature, opera in addition to architecture become to supply comprehensive reflection the social civilization here and there. City sculpture in form of figurine and statuary filled people’s views. Further, what we call arts spare no effort to inspire every generation to renovate and seek their faith. Rousseau, the great philosopher, does so to the Revolution of France. As a result, we could reach the conclusion that artworks not only wrote off the society vicissitude, but drives history process forward as well.
Admittedly, there is no guarantee that artwork pieces other than narrate objective facts or stories meantime express subjective evaluation. Attitude of drawer often penetrates through his/her work, which is a common sense. Otherwise, even in one individual, we should take a case-by-case side, such as Picasso. The Painting of Picasso “Guernica” reveals the horror to the Spanish Civil War, while “girl of Yaw” offer his pure pursuit of art peak. Thus, it’s convincing to argue that art combines individuals with society closely. All in all, rituals, culture and religion all come out of art, which embody social as well as individual ideas and notions. To learn from it, one could touch impulse of humanity, master world tide ahead, look to the past, and cast our nets forward. |
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