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Anthropological Art
Original title: 人類学的芸術
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Anthropological art (such as the anthropology of art) is a discipline or approach that explores, from the perspectives of human history and culture, “Why do humans form relationships with the world through art?” and “How is art a system that moves society and cognition, rather than merely an object of appreciation?” The following 2 major currents can be identified. 1. Alfred Gell's “Art and Agency”: British anthropologist Alfred Gell separated artworks from aesthetic evaluation and understood them as “tools with the power (agency) to move people within social relationships.” Index: Materials and signs that influence human cognition and behavior, from African fetishes and Polynesian tattoos to contemporary art. Nexus theory: Analyzes the social networks and cognitive processes that emerge between artworks, makers, and recipients. 2. Shinichi Nakazawa's “Anthropology of Art”: In Japan, thinker Shinichi Nakazawa proposed this as an extension of “symmetrical anthropology.” Symmetrical intelligence: The workings of the mind that encompass logical contradictions and produce fundamental human imagination, such as myth and art. Led by institutions such as Tama Art University's Institute for Anthropology in Art and Design at Tama Art University, human creative activity spanning tens of thousands of years is studied through perspectives crossing art and anthropology. This field's most distinctive feature is thus its dismantling of the modern Western framework of “paintings displayed in museums” and its reconception of art as universal techniques through which humans express themselves and communicate.
人類学的芸術(芸術人類学など)は、「人間はなぜアートを通して世界と関係を結ぶのか」「芸術とは単なる鑑賞物ではなく、社会や認知をどう動かすシステムか」を人類史や文化の観点から探求する学問・アプローチです。主な潮流として、以下の2つが挙げられます。1. アルフレッド・ジェルの「アートとエージェンシー」英国の人類学者アルフレッド・ジェルは、芸術作品を美的な評価から切り離し、「社会関係のなかで人を動かす力(エージェンシー)を持つ道具」と捉えました。インデックス: アフリカの呪物、ポリネシアの入れ墨、現代アートまで、人間の認知や行動に影響を与える物質・記号。ネクサス理論: 美術品と作り手、受容者のあいだに生まれる社会的なネットワークや認知プロセスを分析します。2. 中沢新一の「芸術人類学」日本においては、思想家・中沢新一が「対称性人類学」の延長として提唱しています。対称性の知性: 論理的矛盾を包み込み、神話や芸術など根源的な人間の想像力を生み出す心の働き。多摩美術大学の多摩美術大学 アートとデザインの人類学研究所などが中心となり、数万年に及ぶ人類の創造活動を芸術と人類学の横断的な視点で研究しています。このように、西洋近代の「美術館に飾られる絵画」という枠組みを解体し、人間が表現し、コミュニケーションを行うための普遍的な技法(アート)として捉え直すのが、この領域の最大の特徴です。
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