新神话的寓意——读王蒙的《神鸟》

Wang Meng's The Divine Bird Interpreted

王蒙的《神鸟》是一则关于现代艺术的深刻寓言。它以荒诞、离奇的笔法,以象征、隐喻的形式,诉说现代文明的内在荒谬:我们需要"神鸟"却又迫害"神鸟"的悖论。"神鸟"就是艺术"神圣"与天才"灵感"的隐喻。艺术家之死与神鸟之死的合而为一,隐喻了现代艺术被技术主义与功利主义遮蔽的沉沦,隐喻了现代艺术因原真生命遮蔽而致灵肉分离的"痛苦"。孟迪对"神鸟"的寻找,实际是对艺术神圣性的追寻。死亡同时意味着复活,"鸟"的死亡唤醒了浸没在世俗颂歌中的艺术家的复活,艺术家的死亡唤醒了被世俗遮蔽的艺术精神的复活。

Wang Meng＇s The Divine Bird is a profound fable on modern art,which relates fantastically and symbolically the internal absurdity of modern civilization—the paradox of needing and persecuting ＂the divine bird＂ simultaneously. ＂The divine bird＂ is a metaphor for the ＂holiness＂ of art as well as the ＂inspiration＂ of talent,while the combination of the death of artists with that of the divine bird symbolizes the depravity of modern art stemming from the blockage of technology-orientedness and utilitarianism,and embodies the ＂anguish＂ of modern art caused by the concealment of its genuine life and the subsequent separation of the soul from the body. Meng Di＇s pursuit of ＂the divine bird＂ is virtually a pursuit of the sacredness of art. Meanwhile,death means resurrection in that the death of ＂the divine bird＂ has touched off the resurrection of artists indulged in secular odes whereas the death of artists has sparked the rejuvenation of the art spirit overshadowed by secular life.