| dc.description.abstract | In recent years, more and more people in Taiwan pay attention to cultural issues, which provoke a lot of debates and discussions. The Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA), the prime cultural organization of Taiwan, has been upgraded to the Ministry of Culture in May 2012. This shows the strong intention of the government to develop art and culture. However, it doesn’t help to end the controversies concerning government policies. A lot of artists put forward some requests to the government. This phenomenon provokes the following question : do current cultural policies in Taiwan assist in developing a favorable environment for art creation ? My research tries therefore to figure out the current circumstances of the field of art in Taiwan and analyzing its background by interviewing some Taiwanese artists, to clarify if there is a gap between the cultural policies of Taiwan and the actual the field of art.
We will discuss in the first chapter how the interviewed artists regard “art” and its functions, in an attempt to understand the importance of art towards the society. After the interviews, I categorize their opinions into three concepts: first of all, art is considered as a human heritage and inseparable from “people”. Past history and tradition can be transferred from generation to generation through artistic works. These are exactly what the necessity of art in society is based on. Secondly, both art and culture are changing with time. All the art of the past is not an obstacle of future development but a base of progress and innovation. In the end, work of art can be a silent critical power to rouse revolutions in spirit and thoughts. Besides, in the latter half of the first chapter, we will talk over the reasons why the interviewees choose to study art in France. After generalizing the superiority of the field of art in France II
compared with that in Taiwan, we will discuss the composition and the structure of the field of art in France via the history of its development.
The second chapter will focus on the current cultural issues. I will analyze, with the experience and observation shared by the interviewed artists, the problems existing in current field of art in Taiwan and its cultural policies, as well as the difficult situation which the artists the difficulties which artists encounter under this circumstances, including disequilibrium of distribution of funds and budgets, mistakes in administration and problems of personnel appointment. In addition, the interviewees offer some introspection on “Cultural and Creative Industry” policy, which the government is currently promoting. They will point out some potential dangers on its excessive development in society.
Based on the two former chapters, I will sum up in the third chapter the thoughts and suggestions of the interviewed artists about the reorganization of the field of art in Taiwan. The first thing to do is to cultivate the agents and renew their thoughts. The second thing to do is to establish a favorable environment for the agents to meet art, which will shorten the distance between people and art works, make people able to immerse themselves in culture and be more sensitive to art, and even attract people’s curiosity about art. At last, the field of art should be autonomous, without any political and economic interference or domination. Artists necessitate not only acceptance and respect from people, but also recognition confirmed by our society and the government administration. | en_US |