異化中的表象— 劉蔚霖華麗丑角圖像之水墨創作論述

Abstract

本文以後現代社會作為探討背景，發掘後資本主義消費社會的繁榮表象下，大眾文化與文化工業對社會價值觀的扭曲及人類心志薄弱困頓的窘境，進而選擇用「偽裝」的方式作為存在的生存法則。全文利用社會文化批判理論指出社會文化面臨的危機，以心理學的人本精神分析為核心，探究「異化」、「逃避自由」、「偽裝」等現代人類的心理困境與反應行為，同時結合筆者以個人經驗感悟時代現象，感受社會文化的衝擊與個體內在的掙扎，為現代人所形塑的社會表象進行合理化的推斷。最後，分析藝文創作中的丑角形象，藉意象與圖像的探討了解丑角所處的社會環境與象徵意涵，並歸納出現代文學、繪畫、戲劇中的丑角特質作為現代人的自我映射，試圖以丑角的外在表象為主軸，並藉由水墨的媒材及精神性象徵，反映人類精神的矛盾，彰顯戲謔式的諷刺與警醒，進而謀求自我價值追求的可能性。The research based on the Post-Modern society as background of discussion, in order to reveal the dilemma of weakness of humans mentality and the distortions of society affected by popular culture and cultural industry under the appearances of prosperity in Post-Capitalist-Consumption society, then adopted “camouflage” as a way of survival. The whole article used critical theories of social culture as a method to point out the crisis faced by society and culture, utilizing analysis in human spirit of psychology as focal point to probe the mental straits and reaction behaviors in modern peoples mind like “alienation”, “escape from freedom”, “camouflage”, while combining personal experiences to be keenly aware of social phenomena, getting a feeling of conflicts and struggles between social cultures and inner conditions of individuals for the sake of speculating the social appearances shaped by modern people in rationalization. Last, the article focused on analyzing the images of clowns in the creations of arts and cultures, realizing the social environment and symbolization relevant to clowns, and reasoning the characteristics of clowns in the realm of modern literature, painting, and drama as the self- reflection of modern people by means of explorations in appearances and images. Trying to use the external appearances of clowns as main concept, and then reflect the contradictions of human spirits, manifest satire and awakening with banter through a medium of ink painting and symbolization of spirit, therefore, to get possibilities of self-valued pursuing.