信仰的力量——印度艺术市场的日渐崛起

The Power of Belief——An Emerging Market of Indian Art

玄奘西行至印度取得真经，这个充斥着宗教艺术魅力的国度，除了有人们印象中的传统佛教、圣雄甘地、民族舞蹈、新意不断的宝莱坞电影，在国际艺术市场中，印度当代艺术也获得了全球艺术品收藏家的共同关注。是什么原因使印度这个文明古国的当代艺术没有因摆脱不了固有传统而无法融人当代，没有因艺术市场的火热为“艺术”而“艺术”，丢失掉传承之下的独有艺术风格，成为全球艺术品交易升值最快的国家之一，在国际艺术市场中保持后劲十足的日渐崛起，现在笔者就带着上述种种疑问而一探究竟。

India, where Xuan Zang made his journey west to fetch Buddhist Scriptures, is rich in Buddhist art charm. Apart from traditional Buddhism, Mahatma Gandhi, folk dance, creative Bollywood movies, India contemporary art has also received common attention from world art collectors among the international art market. The modern art of India with an ancient civilization blends in modern society without removing its established tradition and doesn＇ t loseits unique artistic style handed down from the past as a result of extreme popularity in the international art market. India, as one of the countries that have gained the most rapid appreciation in the transaction value of modern art works, can maintain its unique art language in every period of history in a continuous line with its deep-rooted belief, and keeps a strong momentum of growth in present-day international art market.