论民间美术中蟾蜍形象的文化意蕴

A Discussion on the Cultural Connotation of the Toad Image in the Folk Arts

蟾蜍形象是民间美术中很喜欢的创作题材。从它的创作理念到艺术的表现形式,让人们非常地惊叹!通过查阅资料、走访民间艺人,发现他们在创作中所带有的心境是非常真诚的、很严肃的。这种心境更多地表现为一种民族文化、一种探求宇宙世界之心、一种虔诚的民族宗教情绪。蟾蜍形象所表现出来的宗教情绪,主要体现为生殖崇拜、阴阳平衡、长生不死、护身辟邪四个方面。本文主要论述蟾蜍形象四个方面的宗教情绪。

The toad image is a very popular creative theme in the folk art. People are usually amazed at this creative idea and its manifestations. Through reviewing the materials and visiting folk artists,this study finds that these artists are very sincere and serious to their creation. This mental state embodies their folk culture,an intention to explore the world and the universe,and a pious feeling to their own religions. The religious sentiments shown by toad images which are discussed by this paper mainly include reproduction worship,the balance of yin and yang,immortality,and protecting body and exorcising evil spirits.