中世纪与文艺复兴艺术符号能所关系比较

The relationship of signifier-signified: A comparative study on religious paintings of the Middle ages and Renaissance

能指与所指是艺术符号的一组基本关系 ,用它解读中世纪与文艺复兴艺术作品的演化史 ,可以得出这样的结论 :中世纪艺术符号的所指大于能指 ,能指为所指服务 ;文艺复兴艺术符号的能指和所指处于一种和谐、平衡的相互依存中 ,能指、所指相互为对方服务 ;从印象派到现代主义艺术符号的能指大于所指 ,或者所指意义抽象、模糊 ,或者所指意义被能指形式抽空。

When 'signifier-signified', a fundamental pair of relationship concerning the sign of art , is used to analyze the evolution of art ,such conclusion as the following can be drawn : In the Middle Ages, the signified meant more than the signifier and the latter serves the former ;in Renaissance, the two were harmonious and interdependent and served each other ;in the period from Impressionism to Modernism ,either the signifier meant more than the signified ,or the latter was abstract and vague , or it was rendered meaningless by the form of the former .