道教美术之“俗”文化意蕴发微

PROBE INTO THE CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS OF "VULGARITY" IN TAOIST ARTS

道教美术主要是指以道教思想观念为核心内容或者为道教文化服务的美术作品。道教美术常常与人们的生活、工作相胶着,为普通民众面对生活中的困境提供精神支持。它往往处于庆典、祭祀的中心地位,见证和参与世俗民众的宗教与信仰生活。它的内容或者贴近普通民众的生活,或者是将抽象的道经转化为感性、鲜明的图像,容易为普通民众所接受。道教美术是民间性、世俗性、大众性或草根性的,具有鲜明的"俗"之意蕴。这种"俗"之意蕴的形成是由整个道教发展、传播的特点以及道教美术自身发展的规律与特点所决定的。

Taoist arts mainly refer to the art works with the ideology of Taoism as the core content or the art works serving the Taoist culture. Taoist arts are often closely related to people＇ s life and work and provides moral support for ordinary people faced with difficulties in life. It is often in the centrality of celebration and sacrifices, witnessing and participating in people＇ s secular life of religion and belief. Its contents are either closer to ordinary people＇ s lives, or turn the abstract Taoist scripts into emotional, vibrant images and are eas- ily acceptable by the general public. Taoist arts are civil, secular, popular and grass-rooted and has a distinct meaning of ＂vulgarity＂. This forming of the implication of ＂vulgarity＂ is determined by the development of Taoism, Taoist features of dissemination and the rules and characteristics of the development of Taoist arts.