歡迎光臨「玩具狗」世界—⼈與寵物關係之創作研究

Abstract

當代人養狗,疼愛的程度好比疼愛孩子一般。

社會產業與人口結構改變產生的疏離感,讓人們的寂寞指數上升,寂寞的心靈急需強力特效藥,擁有水汪汪無辜大眼的狗兒,日日忠心在家等待主人下班歸來,成了都市蝸居的寂寞靈魂最安定的溫柔鄉。

回顧犬類豢養歷史,早期人們選擇健康活潑的犬類以便執行特定任務,人們挑選擁有強壯有力身軀的類型,為工作上的輔助,狩獵、守衛、運輸、放牧;中世紀貴族們著迷於將狩獵當作一種休閒娛樂,於是動作敏捷的獵犬身價迅速竄升,成為貴族華堡裡的新成員;另一方面,貴族仕女膝上疼愛的小狗,在在顯示人類將狗兒當成家人般的􏰁在與溫情;這個睜著大眼骨碌骨碌轉啊轉的物種迅速成為都市水泥叢林居民最佳伴侶。

從古至今藝術品中不乏出現犬類的身影,例如:布雪(Francois Boucher, 1703-1770)描繪的龐畢度夫人與捲毛小黑狗、跟茲巴羅(Thomas Gainsborough, 1727-1788)的作品《安德魯夫婦》(Mr. and Mrs. Andrews)裡陪伴在夫婦旁的獵犬、 捷克首都布拉格(Prague)的美術館之一——洛克維茲宮(Lobkowicz Palace)內放置 洛克維茲家族(the Lobkowicz family)家犬們肖像的“Dog Room”。

十九世紀犬賽與純種犬狂熱的那段日子,留下外表美麗卻體弱多病的純種犬。社會眼光對品種犬與「米克斯」的差別待遇是否就是人類世界的縮影。

本論文共分為六章,第一章:藉由闡述人與狗的情感依戀為開端,帶出研究動機與目的。第二章從當代人與狗的親密關係談起,追本溯源千百年來狗兒的陪伴、十九世紀開始干預犬類外型的歷史與純種犬狂熱,最後談論藝術品中的犬類形象。第三章闡述創作理念,從狗兒「可愛」威力的強大吸引力談起,論述人類對於品種狗與米克斯犬外表的喜好,批判人類對狗的外型干預與控制。第四章陳述內容媒材與技法、形式特色。第五章:作品說明。第六章為結論。

Nowadays, People love their pets as much as loving their kids.

With the fast change in the industry, population structure and the growth of the Internet makes people become more and more unfamiliar with each other. The increasing loneliness leading people to keep a pet with watery eyes and one-hand body. It’s the best placebo in this strange society.

Looking back at the histories of dogs, People chose a healthy, active and strong dog for supporting humans activities like hunting, guarding, transporting and grazing...etc. As nobles in Middle Ages indulged in hunting, the social status of hounds soon skyrocketed. On the other hand, tiny, cute puppies were also found in old paintings as a decoration and a company for the upper class. Such situations keep continuing to nowadays, people keep dogs with cute faces, watery eyes and tiny bodies instead of strong and active dogs. What they really need in this city jungle is a spiritual commitment; a puppy can release their tense during work, a puppy can make them smile.

Dogs can be seen in many art works. For example, As you can see from the paintings in ancient and modern, there’s always a dog accompanying people by their side or the main character of the work. For example, the painting of Madame de Pompadour and her black curly hair puppy by Francois Boucher. The hound staring and accompanying the host in Thomas Gainsboroug’s work Mr. and Mrs. Andrews. There’s even a dog room full of the portraits of the dog in Lobkowicz Palace, Prague.

Starting from the 19th centry, people are affected with the trend of purebred and dog competitions. Mix were abandoned due to their “appearance condition.”

What if the purebred didn’t have the superior appearance condition ? Will people still love them? It’s just sign of social class and another kind of vision of this world.

The thesis include 6 chapters. Chapter 1 : by describing the emotional attachment of people and dogs to bring out the research motivation and purpose - conditions of humans to raise dogs. Chapter 2 : from the close relationship between humans and dogs to trace back trends as well as humans desire and expectation toward pure breed. And discuss the dogs in the artworks. Chapter 3 : elaborate the concept of works. The strong attraction of dog’s appearance led to people’s favor of pure breed and Mix. And extend to humans’ strong desire and intervention toward dog’s appearance. Chapter 4 : Media, techniques and features. Chapter 5 : Work description Chapter 6 : Conclusion