Yang Liping's "large-scale" dance has caused controversy again, artistic expression has boundaries, should it be discussed or heart?
Recently, some viewers once again questioned that the paragraph size of Yang Liping's dance troupe's "Yin and Yang Double Cultivation" in the peacock dance was too large, which once again caused controversy and attention.
This is not the first time Yang Liping has caused controversy on scale, when "The Rite of Spring" was choreographed in July, some viewers with children filmed videos questioning the actor's almost "nothing" exposure, which has made the scene atmosphere "very embarrassing" and made the audience with children have a lot of concerns.
This time, Yang Liping appeared in response to the controversy, in her view, her artistic creation is intended to be visually shocking, and everyone should look at the "nudity" of dancers with a more inclusive and elegant mentality, rather than harshly criticizing the creator, nor should art be confused with "pornography".
Yang Liping defended herself for two reasons: one is that artistic creation should be respected, and the other is that people are born "naked".
Does art have a boundary of scale? Should artistic creation comply with daily life or conventional norms and norms?
This is not a new topic, long before Yang Liping, whether it is "frank meeting" in oil painting masterpieces or "full fruit shock" in famous directors' movies, it has made art and scale controversial.
As for whether a consensus can be reached among the public and whether a relatively clear judgment standard has been formed, today we will come to 818.
01. There are no taboos in creation, and there are rules for dissemination
The first two concepts that need to be clarified are "creation" and "communication".
In general, the artistic creation of an individual is completely free, and any other lawful act is permissible except for those expressly prohibited by law.
It is also the right to give everyone the right to create and express freely.
For example, the painter completes any painting alone at home; The singer records any piece of music on his computer; Dancers make any pose alone in the rehearsal room. As long as they are not transmitted and have adverse effects, they should be allowed.
So many painters depict vivid human bodies, so many photographers take naked models, as long as they do not disseminate, it is their freedom of artistic creation, and they should not be criticized or even condemned on this.
Including GAI's "Supersociety", many rappers have also been in the underground state, and there are some rap works that reveal the dark side and challenge the large-scale scale. However, as long as there is no communication, or subjective will to publish to the public, they also enjoy the freedom of creation.
Including Yang Liping's peacock dance this time, if it is only limited to the rehearsal room, just trying various shocking expressions, and there is no public ticket for people to watch, then it is all within the rules.
However, "public communication" is completely different.
"Communication" means that the creator has decided to make a public expression, which must not only be legitimate, but also take into account the feelings, perceptions and social consensus of all audiences.
To make a less appropriate analogy, the boundaries of transmission are somewhat similar to domestic violence. If the bearer feels that this is within the range of mutual interest, then there is no restriction. But where one side felt pain and discomfort, it clearly expressed resistance. Then it is necessary for external forces to intervene, provide assistance and even legal punishment.
Because creation is only an individual's private act, but communication already involves the interaction between the creator and the audience. Therefore, the rights and interests of both parties must be protected.
So, what if creators and recipients disagree? The creator feels that I am expressing beauty, but the recipient feels embarrassed and violated, how to solve it?
This brings us to the realm of "deeds" and "minds."
02. Walk the heart without the kidney, and have a sense of proportion
Back to the realm of art.
I believe everyone has heard or seen the famous painting "Lady Goddale on Horseback". The story behind it is moving.
It is said that a thousand years ago, the lord of Coventry in England was preparing to collect heavy taxes on the people in order to support the army. After Madame Goddale refused to listen, she made a bet with her husband that she would ride around the city naked. If no one looked at her body, Madame won the gamble and no more taxes were levied.
In order to support Mrs. Godelle, all citizens closed their doors and windows that day and never went out. Madame, with her kindness and warmth, has also been around for thousands of years.
After understanding this story and looking at this painting, you will feel warm and moved in your heart, and there will be no "erotic" reverie.
In Western classical art, especially in ancient Greece, where the beauty of the healthy human body was the beauty, nude pictures and shapes abounded.
The most famous are Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus" and Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam", both of which show characters and plots from classical mythology using real human bodies. French painter François Boucher is a "leader" in this regard, and interested readers can take a look.
There is also the oil painting "Freedom Leading the People" (again a French painter), in contrasting compositions and brilliant colors, it is still the disheveled goddess leading the French people to the revolution. and Ingres' "The Spring" (still French, uh), both are classic paintings, because the rigorous or fresh style of painting, fascinating, pleasant, and abandons other mundane ideas.
The field of sculpture is also not uncommon, Michelangelo's "David", Rodin's "The Kiss", and a large number of Western sculptors, all with vivid and full body sculptures, leaving the pinnacle of human art.
When we appreciate these works, because of the aesthetic theory and the foreshadowing of the story behind it, rich emotions and artistic aesthetics become the main objects of attention, and there is no need to weigh past works into the boundaries of reality.
The same is true for Yang Liping's dance works. Art is first of all to go to the heart, shock expression can be, visual reference can also be, but before the performance, in the form of theme overview and performance prompts, the audience can have an understanding of the ideological theme and aesthetic paradigm that the creator wants to express in advance, so as to reach a consensus in advance and avoid unnecessary disputes.
This is actually the balance of scale and proportion, that is, the aesthetic consensus reached by the creator and the audience, which may be agreed upon through dispute, but must be based on the boundary between legal rules and social consensus.
03. Art is more inclusive, and the boundaries need to be clear
The topic should also be expanded to include more artistic fields, such as film.
Oil painting, sculpture, reality dance, the degree of dissemination is not large. The publicly released screen movies are almost the most widely spread and influential art category at present.
So, what kind of attitude should we take towards the nude scenes in the movie?
"The Shape of Water"
Such far-reaching communication power makes it necessary for approvers to pay more weight to "communication impact" than creative freedom.
Therefore, even if many movies are created, they must be modified or even deleted in terms of lenses.
Far away such as "Apple", "Dahong Rice Store", "The Third Love", "Color Ring", the nearest ones are the big head cut in "The Shape of Water", the little black dress of "Oppenheimer" and so on.
Director Zhang Yimou's upcoming "Rock Solid" released on the National Day, the trailer is directly mosaic, how it will be deleted when it is officially released, it is still unknown. But all this is to ensure the reasonable and legal dissemination of big movies.
This also fully shows that it can be freely played when creating, but when entering mass communication, it is necessary to consider social consensus and audience perception.
Some people also asked: Can we in the mainland learn from the "grading system" of Hong Kong and Taiwan?
This can be used as a theoretical direction for discussion, but it does not yet have practical operation.
Because we have not established corresponding market stratification, the communication traffic in niche areas is not enough to support a restricted market; At the same time, whether from social consensus, or audience cognition and expectations, it has not yet reached a relatively pure artistic perspective, and it is easy to form some bad orientations.
But not feasible for the time being, does not mean that you will be killed with a stick. When the market is abundant, social consensus is improved, and group cognition becomes more rational, it is not impossible to implement a "grading system".
Or back to the original controversy, Yang Liping's "large-scale" performance, should it be on the stage?
The right to speak still has to be handed over to the audience, and if more audiences feel offended and feel that they are walking their kidneys, then even if Yang Liping shows her own creative feelings, it is untenable.
Social consensus is still being established, and there can be no taboos on creation, but public communication must be cautious.