“游于艺”思想辨正及其对当代艺术的启示

Elucidation of “You Yu Yi” and its Inspiration for Contemporary Art

本文通过还原“游于艺”思想的语境来辨析其内涵,由“道”“德”“仁”“艺”间的逻辑结构揭示出“志于道”章辩证统一的本体论哲思、认识论意义上双向流动螺旋上升的治学路径,及其助人“自觉”各正性命的根本追求。而“游”字则形象地展现出其中的美学特质以及内“仁”外“艺”的一体性和交互促进的实践方法论。在这一点上,孔子与庄子之“游”有着高度一致的内涵。“游于艺”思想不仅适用于艺术领域,更揭示了“心手合一”的艺术规律和准则,当代艺坛所谓观念与技术的争端也迎刃而解,体现出中国传统文化超越时空的生命力。

This article analyzes the true connotation of the idea of “You Yu Yi” by restoring its context.From the logical structure of “Tao”(Dao),“Virtue”(De),“Benevolence”(Ren) and “Art”(Yi),the article reveals that the whole “Zhi Yu Tao” chapter is a dialectical unity in the sense of ontology,while indicating a bidirectional spiraling up path of practice in the sense of epistemology,which harbors its ultimate pursuit of helping people achieve “Self-Awakening” so as to realize self-actualization.The character “You” vividly shows the aesthetic characteristics of the chapter as well as the unity of internal “benevolence” and external “art” and their interactive promotion underpinning the methodology of practice.By this token,“You” in the texts of Confucius and Chuang Tzu has a highly consistent connotation.This article shows that the thought of “You Yu Yi” is not only applicable to the field of art,but also reveals the artistic law and norm of “the unity of heart and hand” which consequently resolves the so-called dispute between concepts and techniques in the contemporary art world,reflecting the vitality of traditional Chinese culture beyond time and space。