From the peacock dance incident, we can see the relationship between artistic creation and social morality
Preface
Recently, popular dancer Yang Liping's peacock dance sparked a controversy in the performance. Some viewers questioned the nudity and sexually suggestive elements of the dance, arguing that this form of expression violated traditional culture and social morality and was not suitable for public display. Others believe that artistic creation should be broken through and innovated, not bound by traditional concepts, and that artists should be given more "artistic freedom".
The occurrence of this incident has once again triggered in-depth thinking from all walks of life on the relationship between artistic creation and social morality. In today's society, with the diversification and openness of people's aesthetic concepts, the forms of artistic creation are becoming more and more diverse and avant-garde. How should we view the relationship between artistic creation and social morality? While pursuing innovation, how should artists consider the audience's acceptance and the overall interests of society? Starting from the Peacock Dance incident, this article will discuss the relationship between artistic creation and social morality, as well as how artists should grasp the balance in their creation, and bring you some of your own thoughts and views.
1. The peacock dance incident caused controversy
Yang Liping is known as the "artistic treasure" of China's contemporary dance scene, and her works have always been known for their unique artistic style and profound cultural connotation, and have a wide range of influence and high popularity at home and abroad. One of her masterpieces, the Peacock Dance, is known as a classic of Chinese dance, which has been performed on the international stage many times and left a deep artistic impression on the audience.
Recently, in a public peacock dance performance, Yang Liping's dance works caused controversy because of some specific expressions. Some viewers questioned the nudity and sexually suggestive elements of the performance, arguing that it was contrary to the "elegance" of traditional Chinese culture and that it was not suitable for public display. In addition, they are also worried that such performances will have a bad impact on some underage audiences, and it is easy to cause some misunderstandings and prejudices.
At the same time, some supporters have given the performance a high rating, arguing that the reason why Yang Liping's dance works have been controversial is precisely because they incorporate avant-garde artistic elements, breakthroughs and innovations, which are the characteristics that artistic creation needs to have. They believe that the audience should understand and accept such performances with an inclusive and open mind, not be bound by traditional concepts, and should give artists more "artistic freedom" and a broader creative space.
2. The relationship between artistic creation and social morality
The occurrence of this incident has once again triggered in-depth thinking and discussion on the relationship between artistic creation and social morality from all walks of life. What is the relationship between artistic creation and social morality in today's society? How should artists view and deal with this relationship when they are creating?
Fundamentally speaking, artistic creation and social morality are not two completely opposite aspects, but have an intrinsic connection and interactive relationship. As a special form of cultural expression, the content and form of artistic creation are often influenced by the social and cultural environment at that time, and at the same time, it will also have a certain influence and guidance on social concepts and value orientations.
When creating art, artists should indeed make breakthroughs and innovations, not be bound by traditional concepts, and should have a certain "advanced consciousness", be able to keenly capture the changes in society and the needs of people's inner world, and present forward-looking and leading works of art to the audience.
At the same time, artists also need to fully consider the audience's acceptance and the overall interests of society when creating, and cannot blindly pursue "shocking the world" while ignoring the artistic value and positive significance of the work itself. Artistic creation is not to blindly pursue sensationalism and curiosity, but to maintain a certain sense of proportion and bottom line in innovation, which can bring the audience the enjoyment of beauty and spiritual shock, so that they can get spiritual baptism and enlightenment in the process of appreciating the works.
3. The phenomenon of "wild state" in artistic creation
In today's society, the phenomenon of "wild state" often appears in various art fields, and some artists in order to pursue the so-called "artistic freedom", show some overly avant-garde and excessive expressions in their works, and even behaviors that are contrary to social morality, which have brought a certain negative impact on the audience and society.
In the entertainment industry, it is often heard that some artists are questioned because of suspected "hype", they deliberately create controversy in some public places, perform some non-proportionate performances, and try to attract the public's attention through "excessive" behavior, and then enhance their popularity and topicality.
In the fashion circle and film and television entertainment circles, the trend of nudity has also affected the audience's aesthetic concept to a certain extent, some artists and models in order to obtain more exposure opportunities, deliberately choose some too revealing clothing and shooting methods, the nudity to the end, trying to obtain the praise and attention of others through the show off of the body, such a "excessive" behavior in the eyes of the Chinese public, has deviated from the original intention of fashion, has become a kind of provocation and harm to the audience.
On the one hand, the emergence of this "wild" phenomenon may be due to the fact that some artists do have a certain tendency to "deviate" in their creations, and their understanding of "artistic freedom" has been deviated, and they mistakenly believe that only through excessive pursuit of sensationalism and controversy can they gain real artistic recognition and social attention.
On the other hand, the hype of media public opinion may also be an important reason for the frequent occurrence of the "wild" phenomenon, when some "excessive" events are rendered and disseminated by the media, they can often quickly arouse widespread public attention and discussion, and become a hot topic event, such an "exposure effect" may make some artists have a wrong demonstration and understanding, thinking that only through "excessive" behavior, can they obtain the so-called "success" and "recognition", so as to deliberately cater to the public's taste. Perform some irresponsible performances and creations.
Fourth, the correct understanding and guidance of artistic creation
In the face of the frequent emergence of the phenomenon of "wild state", how should we correctly understand and guide it? We should make it clear that artistic creation does need to make breakthroughs and innovations, but this is not the same as "willful" creation that can ignore social morality and audience acceptance, the relationship between artistic creation and society is interpenetrating and mutually influential, and artists should be able to think about the meaning of the work from the perspective of the audience, feel and think in their shoes, and create works that can be accepted by the public and obtain aesthetic experience.
There are differences in the audience's acceptance and aesthetic concept of the artwork, and the artist needs to balance between self-expression and the audience's needs when creating, and cannot blindly "cater" to the audience, nor can he insist on "challenging" the audience, but through the charm and profound connotation of the work itself, to gain the audience's resonance and understanding, so as to achieve the success of artistic creation in the true sense.
In addition, the rendering and hype of social media is also one of the important reasons for the frequent occurrence of the "wild state" phenomenon, when some "excessive" events are over-exaggerated by the media, it is easy for the public to have some wrong value orientation and concepts, which will bring a certain negative impact on artistic creation, we need to improve our own "media literacy" in daily life, rationally look at the various information and events we are exposed to, do not blindly follow the trend, nor blindly "blame", but have our own independent thinking and judgment, Be able to be tolerant and open-minded about the various phenomena that appear in artistic creation, and find places worthy of reflection and discussion.
The success of artistic creation is inseparable from the communication and understanding between the artist and the audience, and both sides need to respect and tolerate each other's positions and views, and be able to communicate and interact constructively, and gain inspiration and insights.
epilogue
Through the in-depth discussion of this peacock dance incident, I believe that everyone has some new understanding and thinking about the relationship between artistic creation and social morality. In today's pluralistic social context, the forms of artistic creation are indeed becoming more and more diverse and avant-garde, which also puts forward higher aesthetic requirements and depth of thinking for us.
While pursuing artistic innovation, we must also understand that artistic creation is not an "island" that is detached from the society, and everything it shows is inseparable from the influence and shaping of the current social and cultural environment.
Both artists and audiences need to have a sensitive heart, to feel and think about everything that happens around them, to look at artistic creation with an inclusive and understanding eye, to examine social phenomena with independent and profound thinking, and to believe that through joint efforts and discussions, we will be able to open up a better future for the prosperity and development of contemporary art.