身体上的“菊”与“刀”——浅析日本现当代艺术中的情色表现与文化意识

“The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” on the Body:An Analysis on the Erotic Expression and Cultural Consciousness in Modern Japanese Art

情爱主题作为一种社会禁忌,却是日本艺术创作者乐于涉及的。如鲁思·本尼迪克特在《菊与刀》一书中指出的日本文化具有的两极性特征,隐蔽在情色艺术题材之下的也并不仅仅是一种开放态度,而是文化内部的两种对立力量相互作用的结果。现阶段对这一文化现象的研究主要集中在影视作品与文学作品,而相关艺术作品的表现手段与其背后所隐藏的文化问题则鲜少提及。在此,本文通过对日本现当代艺术作品的情爱意识的分析,试图揭示日本艺术背后的文化意识。

Erotic theme,as a taboo in Chinese society,is popular in Japanese artworks. In The Chrysanthemum and the Sword,Ruth Benedict points out the bipolarity of Japanese culture – Japan＇s erotic art reflects not only Japanese people＇s openness to sex,but also the interaction of two opposite powers in Japanese culture. At present,research on Japan＇s erotic art mainly focuses on videos and literary works,and relevant artistic works and the cultural problems behind them have been rarely mentioned. This paper analyzes the erotic consciousness contained in modern Japanese artworks,trying to reveal the cultural consciousness behind Japanese art.