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大衛 布魯貝克（David Brubaker）
[2024-11-12 12:23:53]
【上苑評述】大衛 布魯貝克（David Brubaker）在“超結構”展的發言
David Brubaker（left）, American Art Research Scholars
大衛·布魯貝克（左），美國藝術研究學者
Welcome everyone to this opening of “Superstructuralism.” This exhibition title raises many questions. First, the theme of Superstructuralism connects ideas from quantum theory to the making of contemporary artworks. What is quantum theory? How is it relevant to appreciating the artworks here? Second, there is the response of the artists to the theme of the exhibition. In my opinion, the artists have met the challenge. How then do they open up and expand the topic?
歡迎大家參加“超結構主義”展的開幕式。這個展覽名稱提出了許多問題。首先，超結構主義的主題將量子理論的思想與當代藝術品的制作聯系起來。什么是量子理論？它與欣賞這里的藝術品有什么關系？其次，是藝術家對展覽主題的回應。在我看來，藝術家們已經迎接了挑戰。那么他們是如何打開話題并展開之的呢？
Let’s start with some of the thoughts about Superstructualism. As you can read in the forward printed on the wall, the term refers to a group of features: going beyond daily space-time, developing a new direction for the human soul and humanity, connecting art with literature and science, and moving from art to non-art. The result is new types of art, such as wave art, parallel art, black hole art.
讓我們從一些關于“超結構主義”的想法開始。正如你從墻上前言中讀到的那樣，這個詞指的是一組特征：超越日常時空，為人類靈魂和人性開辟新的方向，將藝術與文學、科學聯系起來，從藝術走向非藝術。結果產生了新的藝術類型，如波浪藝術、平行藝術、黑洞藝術。
What are we to think about these features? We can ask first about the meaning of “daily space-time.” What is this ordinary or conventional way of perception? One possible meaning is the space-time of everyday things and objects, such as chairs or tables. Superstructuralism is a way of thinking that goes beyond human observation of things like that. What is non-art? The idea here may be that art can move beyond traditional definitions of what art is. It is no longer limited to old ideas of realism; instead, artworks can be real things that convey scientific understanding.
我們該如何看待這些特性？可以先問一問“日常時空”的含義，這種普通而傳統的感知方式到底是什么？一種可能的含義是，日常事物的時空，如椅子或桌子（周圍的時空）。超結構主義是一種超越人類觀察事物（一般模式）的思維方式。什么是非藝術？這可能是說，藝術可以超越傳統的藝術定義，不再局限于舊的現實主義觀念。相反地，藝術品可以是傳達科學理解的真實事物。
How is this connected to quantum theory? This is hard to say when quantum theory poses so many puzzles. But this is a start: According to quantum theory, it is only possible to describe your own observations. So what is human life? It is multiple observers who exist in parallel with each other. What is the universe? It is multiple points of observation that interact with each other. All these points of observation can be thought of as the energy and structure of the universe.
這與量子理論有何聯系呢？量子理論已經帶給（我們）如此多的困惑，所以很難說清楚。但這還只是開始：根據量子理論，你只能描述自己的觀測結果（卻不能認識全部事實）。那么，人的生命到底是什么呢？也許可能是多個相互平行存在的觀察者。宇宙是什么？也許是多個觀察點的相互作用。所有這些觀察點都可以被認為是宇宙的能量和結構。
How does this fit the art here today? Have a look. Can you find paintings about human figures that interact, and where each figure also observes from its own space? You can see birds observing humans, and you can find humans imagining what it is like to be a bird. You can see artworks that imagine what it is like to be a fish. You can find artworks about observing human life in multiple ways; for example, the human is thought of an electronic function or device. You can find cities observed from above that are all connected by a glow of pure energy.
而這與今天這里展出的藝術有什么關系呢？看一看你能找到關于人物互動的繪畫嗎？每個人物都在自己的空間里觀察嗎？你可以看到鳥類在觀察人類，也可以看到人類在想象成為一只鳥是什么樣子。你可以看到一些藝術品，想象成為一條魚的感覺。你可以找到以多種方式觀察人類生活的藝術品，例如人類可以被認為是一種具有電子功能的機器。你若俯視，可以發現城市都是由純凈能量所發出的微光連接在一起的。
The artists also have more to say about observation. What is it to be a human observer? Are all perspectives describable by science? Some artists add a special message about where interactions between observers take place. Some imagine a more cosmic place from which multiple perspectives arise; call this Chaos. Others suggest a more human point of observation that comes before words and before scientific descriptions of interactions. For example, pages of poetry, with some words cut out, float out to create a space of emptiness. This emptiness is actual and right before your own eyes. It is a root of living and feelings of the heart.
藝術家們對觀察（世界）有更多的發言權。作為一個人類觀察者，意味著什么？所有觀點都可以用科學描述嗎？（本展中）一些藝術家（在作品中）添加了與觀察者互動的特殊信息（和方式）。有些人想象一個更具宇宙觀的地方，從那里可以產生多重視角——可稱之為混沌。其他人則提出了一種更人性化的觀察角度。這種觀察先于語言，亦出現在互動的科學描述之前。例如，幾頁詩歌去掉一些字詞，（字詞）漂浮而出，便創造出一個虛的空間。這種空虛是真實的，就在你的眼前。它是生活的根源和心靈的感受。
There is also art here about observing with your eyes closed. This is the perspective of after-images. Can you imagine the after-images observed by another? Another work is also about tables and sitting on chairs. This realm is actual for humans and should not be neglected.
這里還有（可以引導人們）閉眼觀察的藝術。這是后圖像的透視圖。你能想象別人觀察到的殘象嗎？另一件作品也是關于桌子和坐在椅子上的（行為藝術）。這個領域對人類來說是真實的，不應該被忽視。
So final thoughts? Tang Jun says that Superstructuralist theory contains ideas about the connection of multiple perspectives, and that these ideas have roots in classical Chinese philosophy. This is a strong point. Chinese philosophy also conveys the thought that things do not exist separately or apart from the individual observer. This is to say that the natural life of a person includes the things that science can describe. Your natural life is also more than that. The exhibition suggests these points.
最后我想說的是什么呢。（超結構主義展策展人）湯軍說，超結構主義理論包含了多視角相互聯系的思想，這些思想植根于中國古典哲學。這是一個優點。中國哲學也傳達了這樣一種思想，即事物不是單獨存在的，不能與觀察者分離。也就是說，一個人的生命包含了科學可描述之物，且不止于此。本藝術展提出了這些觀點。
Ultimately, the idea for the exhibition is fruitful. The work here takes each of us closer to being human and alive. Enjoy the show.
總而言之，藝術展的理念是富有成果的。這里的工作（與生活）使我們每個人都更接近于人類生命的本真。請享受這場展覽吧。
David Brubaker, 2023.7.30.
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