从历史角度去观察艺术,往往会倾向把美术史当作一种表现的历史[Ausdrucksgeschichte],认为可以从个别艺术家的作品中发现他的性格,并且能够从形式和表现方面的明显变化中认识到背后的精神运动,以及在总体上识别出一个时代的世界观。谁会怀疑这种解释是否基本合理,或者忽略了审视整体文化的必要性呢?但是不全面的审视会有危险,会使以图像方式表达的艺术丧失了它的独特之处。图像艺术作为视觉艺术,有自己的先决条件和生命法则。美术中的气氛[Stimmung]变化并不像人的面目表情,会有规律地自然表现出来:每个时代的表现手法都不 Viewing the arts from a historical point of view often tends to regard the history of art as a manifestation of history [Ausdrucksgeschichte], that it is possible to discover his character from the works of individual artists and to be able to recognize from the obvious changes in form and expression The spiritual movement behind, and a worldview that generally identifies an era. Who doubts whether this interpretation is justified or ignores the need to look at the culture as a whole? However, an incomplete examination can be dangerous, and the art of imagery can lose its uniqueness. As a visual art, image art has its own preconditions and laws of life. Atmosphere in Art [Stimmung] Change is not like human expression, will be naturally manifested regularly: the expression of each era are not