古希腊男性人体审美观念撷谈

On Aesthetic View about Male Human Bodies in Ancient Greece

人类进入文明时期以后的裸体风气和裸体雕塑,源于希腊人和希腊艺术。古希腊男性特别是青年男子的裸体,是艺术家关注的重心。希腊人所认为的美的男性形体,主要表现在三个方面:健康美、动态美与力量美。这三种主要的审美要求,集中体现了希腊人对于男性人体的总体审美理想。

Ancient Greece, in human civilization, is the home of nudity, where nude bodies of young men are often the centre of public appreciation, as well as the object of inspiration for artists. From a large quantity of literary, historical and aesthetic materials as well as artistic works, we can draw a conclusion that according to the Greeks, the beauty of a male human body is shown in the following two ways： First, the movement of the body displays a sense of utmost freedom, i. e. a kind of dynamic beauty; Second, the muscle and its tension reflect the beauty of strength and robustness, which is exclusive for a male body. These two aesthetic attitudes are founded in the Greeks＇ understanding of human health and physical growth. Accordingly, the males＇ dynamic beauty, strength and robust beauty combined together represent the Greeks＇ general ideal of beauty for a male body.