| 英文摘要 |
Artists have long been seen as divine creators. The legends and myths associated with them lead to people's quasi-religious worship of artists and their works. Being a form of mass media, films in Taiwan repeatedly reinforce the stereotypical images of artists and inevitably influence people's understanding of art. In the 1970s, Taiwan cinema's representation of artists had made certain adjustments to reflect a series of drastic political, social and cultural changes at that time. This article argues that the visual artist-films of Li Xing and Bai Jing-rui of the 1970s reflect the transformation of contemporary art trends in Taiwan. By portraying the artists' agony, madness, rebellion, nihilism and self-adjustment that is caused due the dominant ideology under capitalism, these films represent several important debates in the development of art in Taiwan, including the Chinese Modern Painting Movement since the 1960s, the pros and cons of abstract paintings, Native Movement of Fine Arts, as well as art business, the role of art critics and the influence of mass media. |