當代臺灣藝術作品中漢字運用研究：以北美館1983-2016年間典藏為討論個案

本研究是對當代臺灣藝術中漢字與圖像關係的研究，本研究關注的是當兩種看似不同的人類溝通方式—漢字與圖像—結合在一起時會發生什麼（當真正的漢字（語詞）出現在臺灣藝術家的創作作品（圖像）中）。本研究主要目的是介紹精選當代漢字藝術作品範例的主題性分類，藉以討論和分析臺灣藝術家在視覺藝術中使用漢字語言的各種方式。本研究以北美館永久典藏品（1983-2016年間）的案例分析為基礎，採用質性研究方法，並以質性內容分析作為資料收集方法。基於視覺素材分析與文獻探討，本研究的結果約略分為三大類：「畫作為主、漢字為輔」、「漢字為主、畫作為輔」、「畫作與漢字作用相當」。這些類別目的在於展示以各種藝術形式（繪畫、版畫、複合媒材作品等）呈現的漢字與圖像組合的多樣性。最後，本研究表明，臺灣藝術家已將漢字與視覺描繪的結合作為一種工具，用以批評、諷刺或密切關注國內的普遍問題，並且就個人或社會問題表達自己的想法和感受。

關鍵字

臺北市立美術館；圖像與漢字關係；漢字藝術作品；文字；圖像

並列摘要

This thesis is a study on word-image relationships in contemporary Taiwanese art. This study is concerned with what happens when two seemingly distinct modes of human communication, the written and pictorial, are combined, when actual written texts in Chinese (word) appear in works of art (image) created by Taiwanese artists. The main purpose of this research was to introduce thematic groupings of the thoroughly selected examples of the contemporary Chinese language-based artworks to discuss and analyze the various ways in which artists in Taiwan have used written Chinese language in visual art. This thesis adapted a qualitative research approach based on the case study of the permanent collection of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (1983-2016) and used qualitative content analysis as data collection method. Based on the visual material analysis and literature review, the findings of this study were arranged in three loose categories: The Image Supplemented by Chinese Characters, Chinese Characters Supplemented by the Image, and The Equal Importance of the Image and Chinese Characters. These categories were designed to show the diversity of word-image combinations as they appear in various art forms (paintings, prints, mixed media works, etc.). Last but not least, this study allowed to show that artists in Taiwan have used Chinese language in combination with visual portrayals as a tool to criticize, satirize or bring attention to the prevailing issues in the country, as well as to express their thoughts and feelings toward personal or societal problems.