| Summary: | 碩士 === 臺北市立師範學院 === 視覺藝術研究所 === 88 === Because of the inadequency of real life, people project the ideal situation of heaven as religion and which basically is an illusion made by human being. Religion, as a subsystem of human culture, includes various phenomenon in the worship, which exist in the human society naturally. Therefore, the critics to religious phenomenon are the critics to the society. This thesis uses religious icons & images of Buddhism, Taoism, and related folk religion in Taiwan as art signs to proceed the de-construction of creation on flat materials. Besides to get rid of the connection of religious emotion and in pursuit of the individuality of art, the author also tries to infuse real life into the works, but not to separate art from present living ways.
1. During the discussion of documents, the author describes the essence and phenomenon of religion first. Then, the author criticizes and rethinks the major religious phenomenon in Taiwan now. The author concludes three characteristics of religious icons & images: (1) existing as the medium for ideological consume, (2) using visual forms as the being of spirit, (3) stereo-taped and irrational mode of receiving. After the discussion, the author claims the religious icons & images as purely art signs, which do not signify any religious meanings. The signs are to be used as art creation only.
2. The author analyzes personal concept of creation: The thoughts are formed (1) by reaction to the post-modern situation, (2) with literature and philosophy consideration, (3) of art thinking in eastern and western side. Use religious icons & images as art signs in painting to (1) construct meaningful forms, (2) reveal inner structure, (3) express prevailing emotion concept. The content of expression includes: (1) visual representation and psycho images, (2) emotion to nature and concern to people, (3) absurd plays about existing of phantasm. The strategies used in art expression are (1) imitating, (2) de-contexting , (3) conflicting, (4) de-constructing.
The methods of creation and formed styles are (1) inherited and changed from tradition, (2) combined of multi-materials and techniques, (3) dream-like situation of surrealism, (4) entangled relationship of perspective and transparency, (5) use of calligraphy of Sang dynasty.
3. Last, the author chooses five representative art works to explain the materials, techniques used in the paintings. The author aims to reach the goal by practicing the creation.
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