生命遷流的止息：闡述生命本質之象徵性風景畫創作研究

Abstract

象徵（symbol）是指用具體的事物寓意某種特殊的意義。藝術家通過描寫與主題有關的事物並予以間接的暗示，以傳達更為豐富的內涵。本論文重心將放在象徵性之風景畫，以及個人灌注於風景畫中的生命本質之探討，並加以解析個人之創作實踐心得。論文架構首先是關於風景畫的文獻探討，再者是象徵主義繪畫的分析，以及與有關在風格上相近的超現實主義和魔幻寫實主義之比較；另外關於探究生命本質的理論，從個人較熟悉的宗教及哲學的觀點出發，透過象徵性的手法傳達對生命本質的省思，最後整理個人創作脈絡，揭示本論文的研究內容與範圍。

筆者一直以來希望透過具象寫實繪畫傳達生命本質、思索自然萬物之真相，透過象徵性的觀點和創作手法得以有效的表現，現階段創作題材上以風景畫為主，藉由風景創作可適切地融攝中西方探討生命本質之理論，東方佛學思想中「緣起」，為一切事物皆依因緣條件而生起或出現之論述；以及萬物之構成元素「五蘊」是研究重心之一；西方詩人波特萊爾的「萬物照應」論，其充滿隱喻暗示的創作思維，即來自於觀察自然，體會萬物之相互依存、彼此照應的關係。

本論文的研究目的，乃藉由象徵性風景畫之創作與研究，檢視自身之思想脈絡與創作軌跡、探究個人作品與象徵性繪畫的相關性，以及將哲學及宗教對於生命本質的理解及看法深植創作內涵中，期望能較完備地建立自我創作風格與理論體系。

Symbol refers to the use of specific things as a metaphor for special meaning. In artistic creation, the author conveys a more plentiful connotation by describing the elements related to the subject and giving them an indirect implication. This thesis will focus on the symbolist landscape painting and the exploration of the nature of life in landscape painting in which I perfuse, as well as the analysis of my creative experience. The structure of this paper is as such: Firstly, I will discuss the literatures on landscape painting. Secondly, I will analyse symbolist paintings, and, thirdly, I will make comparisons between symbolist paintings and surrealism and magical realism, which are similar to symbolism in their style. On the other hand, in regards to the theories that explore the nature of life, I will start both religious and philosophical points of view, with which I am more familiar, and express the contemplation about the essence of life in a symbolic way. Finally, I will sort out my creative context, revealing the content of this research and the scope of this paper.

I have always wanted, through representational realistic painting, to convey the essence of life and contemplate about the truth of all things in nature, and these are done effectively by employing symbolic point of view as well as symbolic ways creation. At present, the themes of my creations are mainly landscape painting, since such creations allow me to integrate both Eastern and Western theories about the essence of life. The “origin” of Oriental Buddhism expresses the thought that the coming-into-being or the emergence of all things is in accordance with the conditions. In addition, my research also focuses on "five aggregates” as the elements of all things. Charles Baudelaire’s theory of “Correspondances”, of which the creative thinking is full of metaphors, originated through the observation of nature and the experience of the interdependence of all things as well as the relationships between each other.

The purpose of this thesis is, through the research and creation of landscape painting, to examine my own thoughts and creative trajectory, to explore the relevance of my works to symbolic painting, and to imprint in creative connotations the philosophical and religious views about the nature of life. I expect to establish self-creation style and theoretical system in a more complete way.