中国“诗意画”概念的西方立场--高居翰的“诗意画”概念商榷

The Western Standpoint of China's Concept of"Poetic Painting"——A Discussion on GAO Juhan's Concept of"Poetic Painting"

高居翰是国际著名的中国艺术史家,在中国诗意画研究中具有开创性的意义。但在他的"诗意画"概念中,"形似""叙事""辨识"等特征及其对文人画中"诗意"的近乎完全的否定等都是值得商榷的。笔者认为,不能以"形似"对抗写意,两者都可以表达诗意。叙事性是西诗的特点,不能作为衡量中国诗意画的标准,因为中国诗重抒情而轻"叙事"。诗意画的"辨识"需要有相对客观的标准,即与明确的诗意相对应,而不能泛泛地、无所依据地讲"诗意",否则就扩大了诗意画的外延。在当代文化自信的潮流中,对于他者的论述,我们既需要保持开放的胸怀,也需要守住中国诗意画的民族特色,而不能完全以西方的观念论之。

GAO Juhan is an internationally renowned historian of Chinese art,and has groundbreaking significance in the study of Chinese poetic painting.However,in his concept of "poetic painting",the characteristics of "likeness","narration","identification",and his opinion which almost completely denies "poetic" in literati paintings are all debatable.The author believes that "likeness" cannot be used against freehand brushwork,because both of them could express poetry."Narrative" is the characteristic of Western poetry that cannot be used as a standard to measure Chinese poetic painting,because Chinese poetry emphasizes lyricism rather than "narration".The "identification" of poetic painting needs a relatively objective standard,that is,it corresponds to a clear poetic meaning instead of talking about "poetic" in a general and groundless way,and otherwise it will expand the extension of poetic painting.In the current trend of self-confidence in contemporary culture,we need to maintain an open mind and the national characteristics of Chinese poetic paintings in the exposition of "others",and we cannot completely discuss it with Western concepts.