親情的意象與表徵

Abstract

本論文是以「親情」為主軸，以「親情的意象與表徵」為藝術創作的構思，當作生命內涵的養分，表達筆者內心對所愛的父母、家人無限感恩的情感，把心中的意象與對愛的渴望轉化，將現實世界的親情昇華，進而關懷家族、社會與國家，從關懷「血緣親情的小愛」推展至「普世親情的大愛」，讓「親情」的主題意象更明確，從研究中讓自己能更明確的掌握自己，更有自信的活在當下，透過自身的生活經驗，以及學理的探究，進一步釐清自己心中的迷霧，找尋生命的價值和意義。 本論文的研究動機緣自於筆者對父母、家人的愛與關懷為出發點，進而關注生活週遭一切的人事物，目的是探究「親情的意象與表徵」的藝術本質與人文思想。筆者嘗試以文獻與理論蒐集與探究，分別從文學、儒學、倫理學的角度，探討親情的文本意象與表徵。除了文本上的梳理外，再以親情表現的視覺圖像為論述主體，進一步以圖像學、象徵主義及移情理論，探討中西方畫家筆下的親情意象及繪畫風格。然後以個人創作實踐與理念之陳述，透過作品的解析闡述筆者創作過程中的想法、創作元素的發展、作品表現內容、形式和技法的探討。最後針對本創作研究提出筆者的心得及期許，並為此階段藝術創作的總結。 本論文表達筆者自我的生命情感與生命的觀照，論述親情的題材及所延伸的理論意涵，從各種畫論研究中加以體會，具體表現個人創作風格。透過筆者自我內心對話，來表現、象徵、隱喻內在的心靈世界，關心當下的環境、社會與人的對應關係，對週遭的社會文化、成長環境投入關注與省思，發現更深層的人文思想與情感。

Centering on family affection and its images and symbols as the soil and core of life, this thesis explores how Lin Fu-chuan expresses infinite gratitude for his beloved parents and family, translates his internal images and quest for love, and elevates parent-child affection in the everyday life to a larger concern for the family, the society, and the nation. The transition from family affection to universal benevolence accentuates its scope as the subject and principal image of his oeuvre. It enhances the artist’s understanding of and confidence in himself as a living being, who further clears the mist in his mind, and finds the value and meaning of life through his daily experiences and academic inquiry.

Tracing Lin Fu-chuan’s love and concern for his parents, family, and finally to everything in his surroundings, the thesis examines the artistic essence and humanism of the images and symbols of family affection as a subject of painting. It analyzes the images and symbols by collecting and investigating the texts and theories from literature, Confucianism, and ethics. Apart from textual analysis, it inquires into the images of family affection and their expressions in Chinese and Western artists’ works in terms of iconography, symbolism and the theory of empathy. It then proceeds to expatiate the concept, development of elements, content, form, and technique in Lin’s paintings, based on the artist’s statement and practice. It concludes with a reflection on and expectation for Lin’s career as an artist.

The thesis demonstrates Lin Fu-chuan’s emotional nature and observation of life, looks into the artistic practice and study of family affection as a subject of painting and its theoretical implications, discusses it with the ancient theories of art and his experiences, and how they are addressed in his style. Through the inner dialogue, he reveals, symbolizes, and suggests his inner world, engages in the interaction of the environment, the society, and individuals, contemplates the social and cultural development of his immediate surroundings, by which he discovers a profounder humanistic and emotional significance from them.