线条的困惑

Confusion of Line

线条之于中国画,最初的功能只是框定形状,勾画轮廓。随着绘画的发展,线条被赋予更多的功能和内涵,不仅要清晰展示出画家所描绘的物体,还要显示出某种意蕴和精神,以昭示人类的某些情感,甚至被分门别类,与各类意蕴一一对应。如此,又不免有生搬硬套之嫌。线条在书法里挥洒自如;而在绘画里,则或得颜色、章法之助倍受赞誉,或被名士名流赋予诸多诠释。于是,线条不胜困惑。

The lines in the Chinese paintings were just used to draw the sketches of figures or outlines at the very beginning. With the development of painting, they were gradually given more and more functions and contents. Not only were they required to display the object clearly, but also to show its implication and spirit in order to declare the emotion of human being. Thus they were mechanically classified into categories to match the implications. On the one hand, they are free to write and draw in Chinese calligraphy, on the other, in Chinese painting, they sometimes win big honor with the help of colour and composition, and sometimes get a lot of explanations from the so-called celebrities. Finally, they get confused.