Banerjee Mita, Wohlmann Anita, Dahm Ralf
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, American Studies, Jakob-Welder-Weg 18, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, American Studies, Colonel-Kleinmann-Weg 2, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
J Aging Stud. 2017 Jan;40:8-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jaging.2016.12.002. Epub 2016 Dec 22.
This article discusses the ways in which artists have incorporated or failed to incorporate the aging process of their bodies into their art. Using Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov and the French painter Claude Monet as cases in point, we explore situations in which physical changes brought about by aging compromises artists' ability to engage with their artistic medium. Connecting Monet's oeuvre and Baryshnikov's dance performances to life writing accounts, we draw on John Paul Eakin's concept of "living autobiographically": In this vein, life writing research does not only have to take into account concepts of identity as they emerge from life writing narratives, but it also needs to explore the somatic, corporeal and material dimensions of these narratives.
本文探讨了艺术家将自身身体衰老过程融入其艺术创作的方式，以及未能做到这一点的情况。以俄罗斯芭蕾舞演员米哈伊尔·巴里什尼科夫和法国画家克劳德·莫奈为例，我们探究了衰老带来的身体变化如何损害艺术家运用其艺术媒介的能力。将莫奈的作品和巴里什尼科夫的舞蹈表演与生活写作记录相联系，我们借鉴了约翰·保罗·伊金的“自传式生活”概念：在这一脉络下，生活写作研究不仅要考虑从生活写作叙事中浮现的身份概念，还需要探究这些叙事的躯体、肉体和物质维度。
