"Art comes from life, is higher than life, and eventually returns to life."
Artistic creation is inseparable from the word "real" from beginning to end. On the one hand, this is an important source of inspiration, and on the other hand, it is also the value of art, which can be deeply thought about. To be a great artist, not everyone can master this trick.
In the movie "Masterless" released in 2018, the male protagonist Kurt spent half his life pursuing the answer, stumbling to find the "truth". Sometimes, it seems to be close to us, but in fact, we have always been in a state of inability to see and touch. And Kurt, until he experienced many hardships in life, discovered the mystery.
On the road to art, we must learn to face up to the facts. When you look at the world from an objective perspective, you will find an artistic connection between reality and innovation.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > confront the harsh truth</h1>
In the film, as the enlightenment teacher of the male protagonist's artistic life, that is, his little aunt Elizabeth once said to Little Kurt, "Never look away, the real things are beautiful." Even though the two will be separated forever, and Elizabeth is judged by the authorities to be mentally abnormal, she has not lost this lofty belief. The sound of roaring with life naturally has extraordinary significance for little Kurt's life.
The film is based on the war-torn era, and when the so-called reality shines into real life, it is visible to the naked eye. Therefore, many people consciously ignore the cruel world and pretend that the years are quiet. As everyone knows, difficult facts are sometimes much more beautiful than lies. Immersed in a world of lies, one day it will collapse, and it will be a dream from beginning to end.
Lu Xun has a famous sentence throughout the ages, "A true warrior, who dares to face a tragic life", which has become the direction for many people to move forward. Although the reality is painful, only when we face the reality can we accept and recognize the status quo in order to better solve the crisis on the road of life. Avoidance is never the best choice, only the problem is constantly expanded.
Kurt's childhood was unfortunate, he suffered the murder of his aunt, and lived in the shadow and torment of the East German regime, living a careful life. As for the free soul necessary for artists, it has long been snuffed out in the cradle by the regime. But fortunately, he had enough love for art to not give up his pursuit of art and his desire for freedom in the turbulent times. Even though it is difficult to survive on art many times, having faith in your heart is enough to overcome all suffering.
Although it seems that Kurt is a victim of the regime, from the trajectory of his later life, these valuable experiences have also become an important source of his artistic creation. When confronted with his past suffering, he found the closest channel to the authenticity of art, and thus achieved fame in the field of art.
At this time, it is exactly the first sentence of the article, and the art and life are connected with facts. The art derived from life and the real display of life with art are indispensable. And the truth has become the only magic weapon between art and reality, making the two more closely related.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > the ego's involvement in life</h1>
In fact, in addition to the real art, the film also emphasizes another theme, "self". The so-called self, that is, refers to the individual's cognition of its existence, which is the basis of a person's foothold. When the ego is gradually blurred, or when the ego is abandoned, then the person enters a desperate situation deep down in the heart, and then begins to wonder why he is alive, and it is necessary to live these two philosophical questions of life.
Just like the word "ownerless" in the title of the movie "Masterless", in fact, we can see the same concept as ownerless and non-owner to some extent. When we look at this problem from the perspective of Wei and Jin metaphysics, it is not difficult to find the same rationality of the two by placing the "noble whatever is true" of the end of the world and quoting the core idea of "taking nothing as the basis and taking existence as the end" that Wang Bi said.
In creating the "Masterless Work", Kurt experiences a journey from self-determination to self-confusion, and finally under the guidance of the teacher, he rediscovers his true self. And this series of "masterless works" has become the fruit of victory under selflessness. When restoring historical photos, personal creative techniques are added to them, becoming the best combination of self and selflessness.
Of course, self-searching is not something that only art has to have. When we push the boundaries of art, we will find that anyone in life is busy finding themselves. Seemingly unconnected moves, in fact, in the final analysis, can not escape the self-restraint.
In order to pursue the so-called self, Aunt Kurt risked her life in radicalism; the death of Kurt's father was also for the dignity of the self; and as for the departure of Kurt's mother, it was also for the purpose of self-fulfillment. They live for themselves and die for themselves, carrying their beliefs throughout their lives.
The picture that shows himself vividly is that the bound Kurt listens to the sound of the car horn and truly achieves self-breakthrough. The image kept overlapping with Elizabeth's picture in my mind, and Kurt finally grasped the essence of what his aunt had taught him. The ego is the root of our existence.
Social psychologists have defined themselves in three ways, one is the vision of others, one is the illusion of the self, and the other is the real life experience. These accumulations of self-image are also constantly enriched in the process of growing up. When the self grows to a certain point, we will also have new gains on the road of life.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > conclusion</h1>
Many people's first impression after watching the movie always feels that the movie starts from Kurt as an "individual" and covers all aspects of life, such as history, art, philosophy, love, family affection and fate, etc., covering a wide range. But when we look at it from a macroscopic point of view, it seems to be talking about the individual, but in fact, it makes people look at society more clearly through the detailed development of the individual.
What is even more surprising than the storyline of the film is that the film is based on real events, based on the life experiences of German visual artist Gerhard Richter. When the story becomes a fact, the theme expressed in the film becomes more targeted. From satirizing story characters to directly satirizing social reality, the legacy of history is directly punctured, so that people learn to face the past.
The journey of pursuing art is used to show the situation of various social stages, and through romantic art and cruel and dark society, the two are strongly contrasted. Let us also have a warning effect on the future when we ponder the issue of history and avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.