邝老五： 狂野与寂静
Kuang Laowu: Wildness and Silence
写在联合国2024年少数群体艺术家国际竞赛获奖之际
Written on the occasion of the winners of the United Nations 2024 International Competition for Minority Artists
（此文采用中英双语版发表
This article is published in both Chinese and English）
尽管已写过很多文字，渐渐明白了，通过文字要准确描述一些事物几乎是不可能的事。要获得较为靠谱的表述，所做出的努力令我产生痛苦和绝望……但根植于个体的人，想要表达的冲动是不可遏制的，为了他者和世界能看到少数群体（藏族）的文化艺术创作的一面，多年来，仿佛某种神秘的使命召唤，我在行为艺术、架上绘画、撰写文章创作表达中，试图向社会和世界传达出一点微弱声音，与世界而言，可能是无关紧要的，对我来说，飞鸟已飞过，痕迹已留下的确证，却是我的内在动力。尽管走在这条艺道上经历过非凡的挣扎，但一路步履蹒跚的走了下来，一不留神、摇摇晃晃地走进了联合国，得到了承认，我是感到意外与幸运的。
Although I have written a lot of texts, I gradually understand that it is almost impossible to accurately describe some things through words. The efforts to obtain a more reliable expression have caused me pain and despair... But the impulse to express is unstoppable for individuals. In order to let others and the world see the cultural and artistic creation of a minority group (Tibetans), for many years, as if some mysterious mission called, I have tried to convey a little weak voice to society and the world through performance art, easel painting, and writing articles. To the world, it may be insignificant, but for me, the confirmation that the bird has flown and the traces have been left is my inner motivation. Although I have experienced extraordinary struggles on this artistic path, I have staggered all the way, and accidentally walked into the United Nations and was recognized. I feel surprised and lucky.
文字写到这里的时候，脑中突然闪现出，文殊菩萨的化现出独勇大威德金刚的威猛化相的画面，我的一幅架上绘画作品，狂野与寂静的心与之相融，慈悲与智慧能否生起？我是不知道答案的。
When I wrote this, a picture of Manjusri Bodhisattva incarnating as the mighty form of Vajrabhairava suddenly flashed in my mind. It was one of my paintings on an easel. When the wild and quiet heart merged with it, could compassion and wisdom arise?
若把生命视作一条抛物线的话，我的艺术起点又在哪里呢？我想，应该是在小学时期，在放学回家路上，一片巨岩下的一座寺院里，一位藏族民间泥塑家正在雕琢格 萨尔王的塑像，格 萨尔骑着战马，昂首奋勇战斗的形象，从此在心里再也抹不掉。我央求阿妈带我去拜访了这位余姓（藏族，改名汉姓）的民间艺术家，我也是第一次看见了很多素描画像，有神灵与鬼怪和人的肖像，有种神奇发生了，就在那一刻，仿佛突然被灌顶，心里生起，我就要成为这样的人。后来，远在县城读书的大哥有个暑期，带回了素描铅笔和水彩颜料，看到他煞有介事的画着，更是激发了我的好奇与神往，再后来，我在大山脚下读小学五六年级的时候，我拎着一瓶蜂蜜，去求见一位民间艺术家，因为他在供销社的货柜上面画了幅本地景色的大画作，没想到，他送了我几本《世界美术》的杂志，我第一次看见了保罗▪克里的画作，充满童趣，刻入我的脑中，引起了我幼年狂野的想象。对头，他就是一位瑞士藉艺术家，（写这篇文章时，才知道他是瑞士籍）想来真是神奇，今天，我来到了他的故乡，参加2024年联合国人权高专办和非政府组织国际少数群体和Freemuse联合举行的少数群体艺术家的国际竞赛，我幸运的得到了两个专业的奖项，行为艺术和绘画大奖，有时候，你不得不感叹，冥冥之中，某种更深刻的连接。
If life is viewed as a parabola, where is the starting point of my art? I think it was during my primary school years. On my way home from school, I saw a Tibetan folk clay sculptor carving a statue of King Gesar in a temple under a huge rock. The image of Gesar riding a warhorse and fighting bravely with his head held high has been indelible in my mind ever since. I begged my mother to take me to visit this folk artist named Yu (Tibetan, changed his name to a Chinese surname). It was also the first time I saw many sketches and portraits, including portraits of gods, ghosts and people. Something magical happened. At that moment, it was as if I was suddenly enlightened, and I thought to myself, I want to become such a person. Later, my elder brother, who was studying in the county town, brought back sketch pencils and watercolors during the summer vacation. Seeing him painting seriously aroused my curiosity and yearning. Later, when I was in the fifth and sixth grade of elementary school at the foot of the mountain, I carried a bottle of honey and went to meet a folk artist because he painted a large painting of local scenery on the container of the supply and marketing cooperative. Unexpectedly, he gave me a few magazines of "World Art". I saw Paul Klee's paintings for the first time, which were full of childishness and engraved in my mind, arousing my wild imagination in my childhood. Yes, he is a Swiss artist (I only knew that he was Swiss when I wrote this article). It's amazing to think about it. Today, I came to his hometown to participate in the 2024 International Competition for Minority Artists jointly held by the United Nations Human Rights Office and the non-governmental organization International Minority and Freemuse. I was lucky to win two professional awards, the Performance Art and Painting Awards. Sometimes, you have to sigh that there is a deeper connection in the dark.
国际少数群体艺术家竞赛2024年获奖名单
我是在社交网站上，偶然看见了2024年联合国少数群体艺术家的国际竞赛，我报名参加了。当我已忘记了这事的时候，突然收到邮件，我入选了，兴奋滴跳起来，差点抓住飘过大理上空的一片云。
When I had forgotten about it, I suddenly received an email saying that I was selected. I jumped up with excitement and almost caught a cloud floating over Dali.
劳拉·卡希尔（Laura Cahier）United Nations Human Rights Adviser
就这样，我在网络时空中，与联合国人权高专办的人权顾问劳拉女士沟通，她以善良、耐心与严谨细致的工作状态，面对我那蹩脚的、只懂三句英语的严峻现实，求助于谷歌翻译大神的鼎力加持，能与她有着基本的沟通，尊敬的劳拉女士，谢谢您对我和我的族群，骨子里的理解与关爱，如果没有您的帮助，我是走不到这里的。
In this way, I communicated with Ms. Laura, the human rights adviser of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in the Internet. She faced the harsh reality of my poor English and only knowing three sentences with kindness, patience, and rigorous and meticulous work attitude. With the help of Google Translate, I was able to have basic communication with her. Dear Ms. Laura, thank you for your deep understanding and care for me and my community. Without your help, I would not be here.
这够得上我的一次老年奇幻之漂流，过去几十年对艺术创作的狂热，在画室里镇守寂静，在行为艺术邻域左冲右突，我的身心轮番上演狂野与寂静相，在日内瓦，命运之神以垂青之姿眷顾了我，这奇异的恩典，在一生之中，应该是不多的。
This can be regarded as a fantasy journey in my old age. Over the past few decades, I have been passionate about artistic creation, maintaining silence in the studio, and rushing around in the field of performance art. My body and mind have performed wildness and silence in turn. In Geneva, the god of fate has favored me. This wonderful grace should be rare in a lifetime.
国际少数群体艺术家竞赛2024年宣传海报
开幕致辞Opening Remarks
从左到右：弗朗西斯·艾斯查塔（Francis Estrada，菲律宾裔美籍）、安德烈·费尔南德斯（Andre Fernandes，巴西）、贾图·查科玛（Jayatu Chakma，孟加拉国）、比安卡·布罗克斯顿（Bianca Broxton，美国）、乔尔·佩雷斯·埃尔南德斯（Joel Perez Hernandez，墨西哥）、邝老五、万楚（Chuu Wai，缅甸）、玛甘达·沙库（Maganda Shakul，乌干达）
我就这样走上了领奖台，乐于享受这样的虚荣高光时刻。在颁奖典礼大厅里，我望着台下参加典礼的一排排嘉宾，声音微微发抖，而又努力镇定自己，当我发表完简短演讲后，掌声雷动，我感觉我升腾到了云端，就让我在上面呆一会儿哈，再回到人间。
I walked up to the podium, happy to enjoy this moment of vanity. In the award ceremony hall, I looked at the rows of guests attending the ceremony, my voice trembling slightly, but I tried to calm myself. After I finished my short speech, the applause was thunderous. I felt like I was rising to the clouds. Let me stay there for a while, and then return to the world.
当我从莫斯塔法·比塔瑞（Mostafa Betaree）手中接过获奖证书，我从他的眼神中读出了我们的使命，他是一位巴勒斯坦的流亡者，残酷的战争摧毁了他的家园，夺去了他的一位至亲。我看到了他眼神中的忧伤与坚定，在战争废墟上重建巴勒斯坦民族家园，抚慰战争造成的心理创伤。当我把哈达敬献给他时，我俩紧紧的拥抱在一起，我向这位文化战士致敬，感受共有的同频共振。他迅速从包里回赠了我一件他珍惜的手串，他望着我，我……
When I received the award certificate from Mostafa Betaree, I read our mission from his eyes. He is a Palestinian exile. The cruel war destroyed his homeland and took away one of his loved ones. I saw the sadness and determination in his eyes. We rebuilt the Palestinian national homeland on the ruins of the war and soothed the psychological trauma caused by the war. When I presented the hada to him, we hugged each other tightly. I saluted this cultural warrior and felt the common resonance. He quickly gave me a bracelet he cherished from his bag. He looked at me, and I...
我的获奖证书My Award Certificate
当伊冯娜·阿皮约·布兰德尔-尚涂（Yvonne Apiyo Brandle-Amolo）递过获奖纪念奖座的时候，我也接过了一份沉甸甸的责任，使我追问何以是当下知识分子的责任?作为社会活动家的她，面对种族主义歧视，不断地通过自身行动抗争，在社会、网络空间发声，引起人们的反思，向种族主义大声说不。
When Yvonne Apiyo Brandle-Amolo handed over the award trophy, I also accepted a heavy responsibility, which made me ask why it is the responsibility of intellectuals today? As a social activist, she has been fighting against racism through her own actions, speaking out in society and online, causing people to reflect and say no to racism.
我的获奖奖座My Award-winning Trophy
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评委 扎赫拉·哈桑·玛尔万Zahra Hassan Marwan 评语
邝老五是中国藏族的视觉艺术家和独立评论家，出生于四川省阿坝藏族羌族自治州。他的作品通过大画布上色彩和纹理的生动互动，以藏族传统符号和图案来探索当代中国的记忆和纪念主题。自 2000 年以来，经过各种风格实验，邝明确了自己的个人绘画语言，采用了“抽象表现主义”，这种风格在画布上寻求色彩和图像之间的冲突、克制和平衡，并倾向于对神秘和永恒的纯粹形而上的追求。作为藏族艺术家身份的体现，藏族人在生活中反复念诵的咒语“六字真言”（“唵嘛呢叭咪吽；）出现在他的大部分画作中。邝老五通过在画布上反复书写，将这一咒语融入到纯粹的绘画实践和精神意象中，而这个过程伴随着历史的情感和亲密的体验。“不同于西方绘画讲求的色阶过度，以及汉族绘画淡雅清幽的敷色观念，藏式绘画艺术有着强烈浓艳的色彩对比。而藏族民间艺术的石刻和洞窟艺术，把宗教与大自然完美结合，是天地之间人与神的沟通对话。大学期间，我孤身游历了敦煌，敦煌洞窟里几千年的壁画，给我震撼。我当时默想这些千百年前的艺术工匠，怀着一种怎样的虔诚，在日复一日的孤寂中绘画，他们的生命形式和存在意义，能被确定和区分吗？”他回忆道。 “在藏族艺术家的现代性体验中，个人历史感的消失和碎片化存在始终与藏族人的文化身份和原始怀旧构成矛盾和共生关系。这种碎片化的隐喻是通向我作品世界的秘密线索”邝解释说。在过去的三十年里，屡获殊荣的艺术家邝老五参加了中国大量的艺术展览，如798双年展及欧盟大使馆在北京举办的“行动中的艺术”等展览。
Kuang Laowu is a Chinese Tibetan visual artist and independent critic, born in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. His works explore themes of memory and commemoration in contemporary China through the vivid interaction of colors and textures on large canvases, with Tibetan traditional symbols and patterns. Since 2000, after various stylistic experiments, Kuang has clarified his personal painting language, adopting "Abstract Expressionism", a style that seeks conflict, restraint and balance between colors and images on canvas, and tends to pursue a pure metaphysical pursuit of mystery and eternity. As a manifestation of the Tibetan artist's identity, the mantra "Six-Character Mantra" ("Om Mani Padme Hum"); which Tibetans chant repeatedly in their lives, appears in most of his paintings. Kuang Laowu incorporates this mantra into pure painting practice and spiritual imagery by repeatedly writing it on the canvas, and this process is accompanied by historical emotions and intimate experiences. "Different from the color gradation of Western painting and the elegant and quiet color concept of Han painting, Tibetan painting art has strong and rich color contrast. The stone carvings and cave art of Tibetan folk art perfectly combine religion and nature, and are a dialogue between man and God between heaven and earth. During my college years, I traveled alone to Dunhuang, and was shocked by the thousands of years of murals in the Dunhuang caves. I was thinking about how these art craftsmen thousands of years ago painted in loneliness day after day with what kind of piety. Can their life forms and meanings of existence be determined and distinguished? "He recalled. "In the modern experience of Tibetan artists, the disappearance of personal sense of history and fragmented existence always form a contradiction and symbiosis with the cultural identity and primitive nostalgia of Tibetans. This fragmented metaphor is the secret clue to the world of my works," Kuang explained. Over the past three decades, award-winning artist Kuang Laowu has participated in a large number of art exhibitions in China, such as the 798 Biennale and the "Art in Action" exhibition held by the European Union Embassy in Beijing.
评审团被邝老五通过视觉上引人入胜的绘画来诠释藏族习俗、信仰和记忆的复杂性的能力所感动。他的作品被认为是对如何通过艺术表达对文化遗产和身份的集体理解的令人难忘的反思，以记忆为镜头探索少数民族社区更广泛的社会和历史叙事。除了他作品中对色彩、纹理、构图和对比的运用外，评委团还指出，他的画作从藏族社区的角度，以一种发人深省的方式，提供了关于保存少数民族记忆的相关性的独特视角。邝的画作的动态构图和情感深度，深刻地提醒人们记忆在恢复集体身份和庆祝决心保护其独特遗产的社区的持久本质方面具有强大的力量。“当语言转化为图像时，邝老五以一种可以感知的方式运用色彩，就像六字真言在藏族人的生活中不断重复一样”，比赛评委 扎赫拉·哈桑·玛尔万（Zahra Hassan Marwan ）表示。
The jury was moved by Kuang Laowu’s ability to interpret the complexity of Tibetan customs, beliefs and memories through visually engaging paintings. His work was considered a haunting reflection on how collective understandings of cultural heritage and identity can be expressed through art, using memory as a lens to explore the broader social and historical narratives of ethnic minority communities. In addition to the use of color, texture, composition and contrast in his work, the jury noted that his paintings offer a unique perspective on the relevance of preserving ethnic minority memory from the perspective of the Tibetan community in a thought-provoking way. The dynamic composition and emotional depth of Kuang’s paintings are a poignant reminder of the power of memory in restoring collective identity and celebrating the enduring nature of communities determined to preserve their unique heritage. “Kuang Laowu uses color in a way that can be felt when language is transformed into images, just like the six-syllable mantra that is constantly repeated in the lives of Tibetans,” said Zahra Hassan Marwan, a judge for the competition.
两位评委对我作品的精准解读，使我感到一阵欣慰。说实话，我从事当代艺术已三十年了，从来没有一个中国的艺术评论家对我的作品评论过半个字，可能也和我瞧不上中国的艺术评论家有关。这两位评论家的评论视角，带给我不一样思考自己作品的机会，如何在当下碎片化的时代，契合自己对本族群体在全球主义、文化霸权主义下，已破碎的真实境况的深入理解，通过多种艺术表达手段，发出自己的声音，表达藏人的处境与文化尊严。
I was pleased by the accurate interpretation of my work by the two judges. To be honest, I have been engaged in contemporary art for 30 years, and no Chinese art critic has ever commented on my work. This may be related to my disdain for Chinese art critics. The perspectives of these two critics gave me the opportunity to think about my work differently, and how to fit my deep understanding of the real situation of my ethnic group under globalism and cultural hegemony in the current fragmented era, and to make my own voice through various artistic expressions to express the situation and cultural dignity of Tibetans.
百年国际艺术学校Ecolint展览中心，我的装置和行为艺术图片展览
Ecolint Exhibition Center, Centennial International Art School, my installation and performance art photo exhibition
开幕式酒会 Ecolint展览中心 Opening Ceremony Ecolint Exhibition Center
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这次来到日内瓦参加颁奖的八位艺术家，是从众多竞争中脱颖而出的。皆是在各自专业领域里的行家里手，像来自美国的比安卡·布罗克斯顿（Bianca Broxton）通过雕塑和拼贴来描绘少数群体，发出声音。她的雕塑装置作品给人一种瘆人、毛骨悚然感，顺着扭曲的根状物，似乎又能感受到流畅感下的忧伤淤积。
The eight artists who came to Geneva to attend the award ceremony stood out from many competitors. They are all experts in their respective professional fields. For example, Bianca Broxton from the United States uses sculpture and collage to depict minority groups and make their voices heard. Her sculpture installation works give people a creepy and horrifying feeling. Following the twisted roots, one seems to feel the sadness under the smoothness.
比安卡·布罗克斯顿（Bianca Broxton）
我被来自乌干达的玛甘达·沙库（Maganda Shakul）的音乐征服了。他的装置作品利用廉价的塑料瓶，剪制创新出对本地生态环境恶化的相关表达诉求，这些废品利用，赋予个体创造力的无限扩展。如果人类看惯了在美术馆里那些精致考究，富丽堂皇的假艺术品的视觉污染后，再看看玛甘达·沙库（Maganda Shakul）这些本朴而又接地气的作品，相信你自己就有了答案。好吧，我放出玛甘达·沙库（Maganda Shakul）在颁奖典礼现场音乐，当他戴上贝壳类的面具，音乐响起时，是不是有一种异时空扑面而来之感。
I was conquered by the music of Maganda Shakul from Uganda. His installation works use cheap plastic bottles to cut and create innovative expressions of the deterioration of the local ecological environment. The use of these waste products gives individuals unlimited expansion of creativity. If humans are used to the visual pollution of those exquisite and magnificent fake artworks in art galleries, and then look at Maganda Shakul's simple and down-to-earth works, I believe you will have the answer. Well, I will play Maganda Shakul's live music at the award ceremony. When he put on the shell mask and the music sounded, did you feel like you were in another time and space?
玛甘达·沙库（Maganda Shakul）塑料瓶装置作品
Maganda Shakul Plastic Bottle Installation
Music by Maganda Shakul
玛甘达·沙库（Maganda Shakul）与我 Maganda Shakul and I
玛甘达·沙库（Maganda Shakul），当你回到乌干达的时候，在你剪刀飞舞，创作新作品的时候，不要忘了我俩在万国宫前的草坪椅子上，互换了一支烟，然后比比划划交流了半天，我要诚实的说，我是没搞懂我俩在谈论什么？但艺术作品就是连接你我的媒介物，这其中言语都是多余，我们理解艺术的纯粹。
Maganda Shakul, when you return to Uganda, when you are scissors flying and creating new works, don't forget that we exchanged a cigarette on the lawn chair in front of the Palais des Nations, and then talked for a long time with gestures. I have to be honest, I didn't understand what we were talking about? But the work of art is the medium that connects you and me. Words are superfluous. We understand the purity of art.
还有来自孟加拉国的贾图·查科玛（Jayatu Chakma）你这次获得了青年艺术奖，感觉你年纪虽轻，却总是有些忧心忡忡的样子。孟加拉国处在多事之秋的年代，你的作品中有着知识分子观天下的一抹忧伤，那份淡淡而又隐含的残酷信息，我以为是读懂了你的作品的。
Jayatu Chakma from Bangladesh, you won the Young Artist Award this time. Although you are young, you seem to be worried. Bangladesh is in a troubled time. Your works have a touch of sadness from the perspective of an intellectual. I thought I understood your works because of the faint but implicit cruel message.
还有流亡在法国，来自缅甸的万楚（Chuu Wai）姑娘，你有一双会说话的眼睛，充满着智慧。你因争取缅甸妇女的权利而不得不流亡法国，你的经历，折射出反抗强权所付出的代价。你充满女性主义色彩的作品令我印象深刻。还有来自墨西哥的乔尔·佩雷斯·埃尔南德斯（Joel Perez Hernandez）你清脆爽朗的笑声，极富感染力，想到你，内心满是微笑。
There is also Chuu Wai, a girl from Burma who lives in exile in France. You have a pair of eyes that speak and are full of wisdom. You had to live in exile in France because of your struggle for the rights of Burmese women. Your experience reflects the price of resisting power. I am impressed by your feminist works. There is also Joel Perez Hernandez from Mexico. Your crisp and hearty laughter is very contagious. Thinking of you, my heart is full of smiles.
还有弗朗西斯·艾斯查塔（Francis Estrada，菲律宾裔美籍）、安德烈·费尔南德斯（Andre Fernandes，巴西）两位艺术同道，是艺术的奇异力量使我们相聚在日内瓦，是联合国人权高专办极富远见的对少数群体的关注给了我们交流的平台，我们是玫瑰，你们是绿叶，感谢你们。
There are also two fellow artists, Francis Estrada (Filipino-American) and Andre Fernandes (Brazil). It is the magical power of art that brings us together in Geneva. It is the far-sighted attention paid to minorities by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights that provides us with a platform for communication. We are the roses and you are the green leaves. Thank you.
获奖艺术家们
Award-winning artists
左至右：联合国人权高专办官员 安妮塔▪特里麦洛娃（AnitaTrimayiova）克劳德▪卡恩（CiaudeCahn）劳拉·卡希尔（Laura Cahier）
Left to right: UN Human Rights Office officials Anita Trimayiova, Claude Cahn, Laura Cahier
我特别要感谢劳拉为我安排了一位北大毕业，在英国留学的丰泉孩子帮助我。丰泉，你就是我的眼睛，就是我的拐杖，就是我的耳朵，……你无微不至替我解决了交流、交通出行等等日常生活中的难题，你就是我在日内瓦的亲人，感谢你！
I especially want to thank Laura for arranging for me a Fengquan kid who graduated from Peking University and studied in the UK to help me. Fengquan, you are my eyes, my walking stick, my ears, etc. You have meticulously helped me solve the problems in daily life such as communication, transportation, etc. You are my relative in Geneva, thank you!
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丰泉 Fengquan
这次，有幸听取了联合国人权高专办各个少数群体代表的简短报告，这里是人类少数群体权利仅有的发声平台，我似乎在这里的空间里看到了人类的同情心，也看到了少数群体悲伤汇聚的海洋，正如穹顶上装饰设计的地中海海底斑斓的多生样生态景观，无疑是代表了人类渴望彼此尊重，共享价值多元的美好愿景，祝福人类充满慈悲与善良的心愿力，祝福自己一次觉行圆满的漂流，扎西德勒！
This time, I had the honor to listen to the brief reports from representatives of various minority groups of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. This is the only platform for the rights of human minority groups. I seem to see the compassion of mankind in the space here, and also the ocean where the sorrows of minority groups gather. Just like the colorful and diverse ecological landscape of the Mediterranean seabed decorated on the dome, it undoubtedly represents the beautiful vision of mankind's desire to respect each other and share diverse values. I wish mankind a heart full of compassion and kindness, and I wish myself a perfect journey of awakening and practice. Tashi Delek!
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