中国民间美术（英）

　　“中华之美”丛书围绕中华优秀传统文化这一主题，择取其中15个专题分别加以介绍。这15个专题，包括以思想、智慧、艺术为主的“无形遗产”，以工艺、器物为主的“有形遗产”，以衣食住行乐为主的“民俗生活”，它们精心构架，有机结合，勾勒出中国文化的一个总体面貌，并反映出“中华文化的理念、智慧、气度、神韵”。 中国民间美术是中国民间大众为了满足自身的社会生活需要而创造的视觉形象艺术，主要表现形式包括剪纸、年画、刺绣、皮影、木偶、面具、风筝、面塑、泥塑等。其创造者主要由广大农村地区的普通劳动者群体构成，其中有不少是农村的劳动妇女。它融于民族群体的生产生活、衣食住行、人生礼仪和信仰禁忌等社会生活形态之中。它的文化内涵和艺术形态，蕴含着中华民族由原始社会到今天长达七八千年的历史文化的积淀，从自然崇拜、图腾崇拜、祖先崇拜的原始文化遗存直到近现代的商品经济文化，堪称民族历史文化的活化石和博物馆。本书阐述中国民间美术的特征、社会功能、艺术体系、表现形式和创造者，揭示民间美术与原始文化信仰的密切关系。 The creators of Chinese folk art come from the working class masses of China’s rural areas. They are mostly female laborers. A communal art， folk art would engender all of Chinese literature and all later art. Its presence is evident in everyday food， clothing， shelter and transportation; in traditional festivals， ceremonies and rituals， and in beliefs and taboos. As a living example of cultural heritage， it shows the continuity of Chinese culture from primitive society to present， a culture that bears distinct national and geographical characteristics. With this heritage， Chinese culture boasts the longest history and the richest historical sources， and of all cultures， considers itself the most widely shared and the most geographically distinct. Its cultural implication and art form accumulate a historical culture of 7，000-8，000 years dating back to primitive society.

　　靳之林，中央美术学院教授、中央美术学院学术委员会顾问、文化部中国民族民间文化保护工程专家委员会委员。长期从事中国民间美术与油画的研究与教学工作，主要著作有：“中国民间艺术与考古文化丛书”、《中华民族的保护神与繁衍之神抓髻娃娃》、《生命之树》、《秦直道》等。 Jin Zhilin， born in 1928 and graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1951. He has been long engaged in the researching and teaching of Chinese folk art and oil painting. At present， he is a professor of the Central Academy of Fine Arts and is a consultant of the Academy Committee of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He is the member of the National Folk Culture Protection Project Expert Committee of the Ministry of Culture. His main works include： The Cultural Series on Chinese Folk Arts and Archeology， Baby with Coiled Hair – the God of Protection and Multiplication of the Chinese Nationality， The Tree of Life， Qin Zhidao， Generation after Generation， and etc.