石果 团块的包装NO·2 纸本水墨 89×178cm 1999年
在石果的生活和艺术中一直混合着两种不同的东西,照他自己的话说,就是酒神式的放纵和理性主义的自律。也许只有真正熟悉他的人才会知道,正是这种矛盾的气质构成了石果作品中某些具有特殊价值的因素。虽然他一再强调他的实验过程是在某种“无意识”状态下完成的,甚至认为“无意识才是绘画的灵魂”,但是很显然,这种类似东方禅宗和西方“酒神精神”式的创作观,如果不与某种具体的实验方案和语言技术策略相联系,它就很有可能成为一种时髦的（现代主义式的）夸夸其谈。幸运的是,石果不是一位夸夸其谈者,从九十年代以来,在他自己称为“图式革命” 的艺术实验过程中,他已经逐渐将自己的艺术由一种生存方式提升为一种文化领悟,从而显示出它在中国当代实验水墨画领域的独特位置。
石果将他的水墨艺术的实验态度称为“在传统与当代先锋文化之间寻找可能性”,他不像中国画的悲观主义者那样将水墨媒介的局限作为理由去否定水墨画的当代性（或进入当代的可能性）,相反他认为水墨本身所具有的文化身份和象征特性,尤其是它具有的内省性格,都是我们对它进行观念性转换的资本。他的这样一段话有助于我们了解他是如何将水墨艺术实验中个人经验与文化使命结合起来的：“在一个文化相对主义流行的时代,一种纯粹的个人终极性追求反而更有意义。但是我们并不准备用个人来涵盖人群或遮蔽历史……。我的偏爱,并不仅仅表现为对传统本土价值的迷恋,而是对那些文化特质反面可能性的好奇。在多向的冲突、分离和融解中,水墨画才可能有当代活力。”在这里,我们不但可以体会一种历史主义和人文主义的态度,也能看到一位严肃艺术家的清醒和真诚。
Critic’s Recommendation
By Huang Zhuan
Bacchanal-alike indulgence and self-discipline are in the painter Shi Guo in both his life and art, as said, by himself. Perhaps only the one who is familiar to him could cross through the conflict in him and the unique value arisen from the conflict. Although he always stress on that his creation is conducted in the unconscious condition, like drunk, or Zen practicing, or meditation, his experiential is still under certain skills and concept, that’s sure. Fortunately, he is not a bombastic figure and in fact he launched his experiment since 90s, which he calls it as a revolution, a cultural self-consciousness of Chinese ink-Painting. I have to say he has contributed much in the field and must take a special post in the history of Chinese Painting.
He tried to find more possibilities for ink-Painting between the vanguard an the tradition, not alike those pessimists who say no to ink-Painting because of its self-limit, but considering that the ink-Painting is a good cultural identity and symbol of great Chinese culture, and we need only a transfer to develop it to fit the Contemporary era. From his own words as above we may see how he regard personal experience and cultural mission he feel he is bearing. In this age that POP culture is so popular individualism becomes more and more significant. In the very complex cultural context full of conflicts, separation and combination and exchanging, ink-Painting must be more active to bear a historical mission for human culture, which shall be a clear consideration for a serious and faithful artist.
【编辑：姚丹】
