纪录片《大英博物馆世界简史》 070复活节岛雕像（4）

 

Hoa Hakananai'a is a rare combination of physical mass and evocative potency¹. For the sculptor² Sir Anthony Caro, this is the essence of sculpture:

"I see sculpture, the setting up of a stone - it's a basic human activity. You're investing that stone with some sort of emotive power, some sort of presence. That thing, that way of making a sculpture, is a religious activity. What actually the Easter Island sculpture does, it gives just the essence of a person. Every sculptor since Rodin has looked to primitive³ sculpture, because all the unnecessary elements are removed. Anything that is left in, is what stresses the power of the stone. We are down to the essence - its size, its simplicity⁴, its monumentality, and its placement - those are all things that matter."

何瓦何卡纳奈阿所表现出的力量与感染力的结合是罕见的。对于雕刻家安东尼·卡罗爵士而言，这正是雕刻的关键：

我认为雕刻这种处理石头的艺术是人类的基本活动之一。你在石头上投入了一种情绪的力量，一种存在。制作雕像是一种宗教仪式。复活节岛雕像则表现了人的本质。自罗丹之后，雕刻家们都在去繁化简，彰显石头自身的力量。我们向本质接近，它的大小、简约，它的气势、定位，才最为重要。

 

1 potency   

n. 效力，潜能

参考例句：

• Alcohol increases the drug's potency.酒精能增加这种毒品的效力。
• Sunscreen can lose its potency if left over winter in the bathroom cabinet.如果把防晒霜在盥洗室的壁橱里放一个冬天，就有可能失效。

2 sculptor   

n.雕刻家，雕刻家

参考例句：

• A sculptor forms her material.雕塑家把材料塑造成雕塑品。
• The sculptor rounded the clay into a sphere.那位雕塑家把黏土做成了一个球状。

3 primitive   

adj.原始的；简单的；n.原(始)人，原始事物

参考例句：

• It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
• His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。

4 simplicity   

n.简单，简易；朴素；直率，单纯

参考例句：

• She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
• The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。