诗如画,如画与约翰·拉斯金

Ut Pictura Poesis, Picturesque, and John Ruskin

约翰·拉斯金理论的复杂晦涩源自他从小接受的如画教育与宗教的熏陶,而自幼习得的绘画技能,能让他娴熟地以图像来表达想法。在18世纪英国风景园林新艺术形式的时代背景中,诗如画传统的衰落与如画美学的兴起少见地交织于拉斯金身上。他对废墟之想象、自然的静谧之物的推崇,既充盈于他海量的写作当中,也渗透至他的古建保护理论里。作者亨特教授通过文章剖析拉斯金思想的锋芒与矛盾,揭示其绘画中的未尽之言。

ABSTRAaT The perplexity and obscurity of Ruskin＇s theory are derived from his early schooling in Picturesque coupled with constant instruction from the Bible. Early acquired drawing skill enables him to freely expressing ideas through drawing and painting. With the emergence of new art forms in the 18 th century English landscape garden, it is in Ruskin that we find a rare crossover of the decline of ＂ut picture poesis＂ and the rise of picturesque aesthetics. He appreciates the imagination aroused by ruins, and the sublimity and serenity of nature,which are reflected in his abundant writings and at the same time permeate his theory of historical conservation. In this essay, Professor Hunt dissects the essenseanddilemma of Ruskin＇s thinking,revealing the implicit significance lurking inside his drawings and paintings.