孤独的玻璃画

——记克罗蒂亚原始艺术

The Fantastical World of Croatian Naive Art

　　
　　 Croatian naive art has been praised by scholars and critics and appreciated by audiences worldwide. Scholars have referred to "the miracle of Croatian naive art," and there is certainly an almost miraculous story behind its development. The "movement" began in the northern isolated[1] Croatian village of Hlebine. These humble[2], minimally educated artists began to paint for their own enjoyment during the long, oppressive[3] winters when they could not farm and were forced to spend most of their time indoors. Many of the paintings, then, reflect in part what they saw from their windows, but they frequently transformed these rural scenes into dreamscapes. They escaped their loneliness and isolation through wonderful flights of imagination.

　　On the whole[4], the paintings have vibrant colors; many were created on glass giving them a particular brilliance. Religious imagery also figures greatly in these paintings, reflecting Croatia's strongly Catholic tradition. Croatian culture is quite ancient. Croatians arrived in the Balkan peninsula at the beginning of the seventh century and have developed a rich culture drawing on many civilizations.

　　
　　克罗地亚的原始艺术不仅受到学者和评论界的赞美，而且也深受整个世界的喜爱。学者们曾提到过"克罗地亚原始艺术的奇迹"，在克罗地亚民族艺术发展的背后确实存在一个近乎神奇的故事。这个运动是从克罗地亚北方一个与世隔绝的村庄Hlebine开始的。当漫长压抑的冬季使人们不能外出种田而不得不呆在室内时，这些地位卑下，没受过什么教育的艺术家们就开始用绘画来自娱自乐。因此，他们的一些作品描绘了他们从自家的窗口所看到的景色，但是通常，他们会将这些山野景色转化为他们所梦想的景致。画家们通过想象的翅膀从孤独与隔离中挣脱出来。
　　从整体来看，这些画都具有鲜明的颜色。由于许多画都是画在玻璃上的，这样就使它们闪烁着特别的光辉。这些作品中的宗教人物的刻画也非常生动，这反映了克罗地亚根深蒂固的天主教传统。克罗地亚的文化非常古老。克罗地亚人早在17世纪初就来到了巴尔干半岛，并且在许多文明的基础上创造出了内涵丰富的文化。