當代物質文化與靜物圖像之繪畫研究

Abstract

在原始的社會裡面，人類已以物易物的方式，交換自己所需要的物資，好比方說以一隻羊換一把石斧。但是有時候受到交換物資類別的種種限制，則必須另外再尋一種能夠為交換雙方都能彼此接受的物品。最原始的貨幣便從這裡開始。像是牲畜、鹽、稀有的貝殼、珍稀鳥類羽毛、寶石、沙金、石頭等不容易大量獲取的物品都在過去的時空中被作為貨幣被使用過。 而在現代的社會中，我們能視貨幣為一種“物”而這物被呈現一種價值間的交換作用轉化成我們身處世界裡一個重要的原素，藉由這樣物的體現換取了似乎等同價值的生活物件，換而言知它讓我們在社會中與其他人產生了更多的聯系，這樣一個物件的力量深深的影響了現今人們的價值行動及生活狀態，不論食、衣、住、行、育、樂等現代人的各種生活型態，都脫離不了這樣一個物件的影響範圍，物的價值是人們賦予的，所以它不但提供了比使用言語或直接互動更具體也更恆久的方法，更分享了價值活動與生活方式﹔在現代，貨幣促進了交易的繁榮，為文明的社會帶來了貢獻，它不僅提供財富與享受，使我們獲得更好的生活品質，甚至為擁有的人帶來勢力、更為其帶來不可思議的力量，也因此金錢它遠遠超越了他原本因該具備的價值性，而被人們永無止盡般的獲取、迷戀著。 本創作研究在探討當代物質文化的貨幣符號在現代社會中所扮演的角色為何，同時也探討靜物圖像在畫面中所呈現的意義，並以現代社會中對於消費文化的產物，如錢幣、紙鈔、紙袋等物件來詮釋筆者對於後現代社會中以金錢為架構的資本主義下，內心的困惑、躁動與不安。In the primitive society human beings can exchange the materialls they need, by way of bartering. For example, a sheep is exchanged for a stone ax. But sometimes because of the restriction of categories of the exchanged materials that both sides can accept have to be sought out. Since then the most original currency begins, such as livestock, salt, rare shells, rare birds’ feathers, precious stones, alluvial gold, stones and so on. Those are not easy to get in large quantity and they have all been used as currencies in ancient times. In the modern society, “material "is transformed into an important element in our world. It makes us have some social contact with others, which affects the value of our actions and life. The materials provide us more concrete and longer lasting way to share value activities and lifestyles than language and direct interaction. In the modern time, currency has promoted the prosperity of the business transaction and has contributed to our civilized society. It provides us not only wealth and enjoyment but also a better quality of life. It even brings the rich incredible power that it is beyond our imagination. Therefore, the currency has gone beyond its monetary value, and people want to obtain it and keep obsessed continuously. The pieces of art work is to explore the role of monetary symbols in the contemporary and materialized world, and investigate the significance of still images presented on the screen. Through the objects created in the culture of the consumption society, such as coins, paper money, paper bag etc. The painter tries to interpret people’s confusion, restlessness and anxiety within the construction of money under the Capitalism of the postmodernism.