The Sunflowers《向日葵》

愛藝/譯

The Sunflowers is unusual in Klimts paintings of trees and flowers in that there seems to be a certain anthropomorphic1 element. Once immediately thinks of Van Goghs sunflowers， which were almost self-portraits. However， Klimts flowers are still in situ2， growing in the garden， while Van Goghs have been picked and arranged in a vase. Van Goghs infamous sunflowers altered many views on color schemes， exaggerated features， and stereotypically beautiful flowers in minimalistic form. The Sunflowers paintings by Vincent van Gogh are still lifes， whereas Klimts images are details of the landscape. The shape and leaves in The Sunflowers is remarkably like the form of the lovers in The Kiss3. The two works were exhibited for the first time in 1908 at the Art Show Vienna.

在克里姆特以樹和花為主題的作品中，《向日葵》一畫與眾不同，其獨特之處就在于似乎具有某種擬人元素。一看到此畫就會立刻想到凡·高筆下那些近乎自畫像的向日葵。不過，克里姆特的向日葵仍在花園的土壤中生長著，凡·高的向日葵則已被采摘并插在了花瓶里。凡·高曾遭冷遇的向日葵讓很多人對配色、夸張特征和千篇一律極簡呈現的美麗花朵有所改觀。文森特·凡·高的《向日葵》系列畫作是靜物畫，而克里姆特的是風景畫的細節組分。這幅《向日葵》中的花和葉子在外形上整體很像《吻》中相擁的戀人——這兩幅作品都于1908年在維也納藝術展上首次展出。

Unlike the earlier landscapes from around 1898 to 1902， the painting is no longer concerned with mood; rather， Klimt is fascinated in a more objective way by the organic life that simply exists， independent of human intervention. The geometrical composition of his painting is no longer merely used for decorative effect， but to reinforce the artists detached observation of the scene while delighting in the opulence4 and abundance of nature.

與大約1898年至1902年創作的早期風景畫不同，這幅畫不再表達情緒；相反，克里姆特癡迷于以更客觀的方式呈現不受人類干預而樸素存在的有機生命。其畫面的幾何構圖不再僅僅為了凸顯裝飾效果，還為了強調畫家本人的理念——在為大自然的豐饒富足欣喜的同時，他對景色還有著超然的觀察。