重新发现的“原始艺术＂

Rediscovery of “Original Art”

"原始"已是一个不易言说的概念,"原始艺术"则更加难以周延圆满地辨析。人类学这一门学科恰巧与之结伴而行,并成为对待这一问题的行家里手。艺术遗产的研究显然无法与之撇开干系。从人类学的角度来透视艺术遗产,不仅可以建立更具学理性的认知逻辑,同时,可以借鉴相关的知识传统,借助民族志的方法,在新的语境中去重新发现"原始艺术"的魅力。

＂Original＂ has become a concept that is hard to define. And it is even more diffi- cult to discriminate ＂original art＂ satisfactorily. Anthropology happens to have such an intimate relationship with original art that it has become a most useful tool for dealing with the problem. It is apparent that the study of artistic heritage cannot be separated from anthropology. This thesis at- tempts to analyze original art from the perspective of anthropology in order to establish a more ra- tional cognitive logic and rediscover, with the help of the methodology of ethnography, the charm of ＂original art＂ in a new context.