论民间艺人的艺术知识

民间艺人的艺术知识是社会的和集体的,是民间艺人在艺术实践中所获取的认识和经验的总和。对民间艺人而言,只有掌握了这样的艺术知识,才能实现对艺术活动的有效参与。在艺术实践中,民间艺人在以非书写的方式上形成了常用的两类知识:解释类的知识和实践类的知识。解释类的知识是以历史传说或故事的方式出现的,存在于民间艺人的口头叙事中,所解决的一般是起源问题,实践类的知识以艺术行为的方式得到展现,蕴藏在民间艺人的行为叙事中。

On the Art-related Knowledge of Folk Artists

The art-related knowledge of folk artists, which is closely related to the society and the collective, is the summary of their understanding and experience obtained from their artistic practice. Only with this knowledge can they effectively participate in artistic activities. In practice, the folk artists have obtained two kinds of non-written knowledge, that is, the expository knowledge which emerges in the historical legends or stories told orally and related to the origins; the practical knowledge which reveals itself in the artistic activities of the folk artists.