2007年1月，美國首都華盛頓一個地鐵站內，一名男子用小提琴演奏了45分鐘Bach的作品。這段時間大約有二千名市民經過車站，大部份都是上班途中。
演奏四分鐘後，一名中年男士留意到這位音樂家的演奏。他慢下來，停了幾秒，然後急忙趕往他的目的地。
... 四分鐘後，小提琴手賺到了他第一元美金。一名女子停也不停地把硬幣拋進他帽子。
⋯⋯六分鐘後，一位年輕人靠在牆邊聽他彈奏，看看手錶後又離去。
十分鐘後，一位三歲男孩停了下來，他母親卻催他離開。男孩再次望向小提琴手，但母親無情地推著他，男孩只好一邊走一邊回望。幾位其他的小孩也如男孩般感到好奇，但每一位家長都催促孩子向前走，無一例外。
四十五分鐘過去了，音樂家從未間斷地表演。期間只有六人稍稍停下來聽了一會。大約有二十人放下了金錢，但依著本來的步速離開。這位男子最後共賺得32美元。
一小時後，他的演奏結束，車站恢復原狀。他離開時沒有得到任何注意、沒有任何掌聲、任何鼓勵。
沒有人知道這件事，但小提琴手原來是世界級著名演奏家Joshua Bell。他那天用一部價值350萬美元的小提琴彈奏了世上最複雜的作品之一。兩天前，他在一個演奏廳裡以平均票價100美元的入場費演奏了45分鐘完全相同的樂章。
這是真人真事。Joshua Bell匿名地在地鐵站裡拉奏，是為了Washington Post籌劃的一個關於品味與價值觀的社會實驗。
這項實驗引申了幾個問題：在普通的日常生活當中，在錯的時間下，我們能感受到「美」嗎？如是，我們會否停下來欣賞它？在不適當的場合下，我們能否注意到才能的展現？
在忙碌的生活中，我們到底還錯過了些什麼？更多
社會實驗的結論似乎是：只有孩童能夠無視環境 單純的欣賞美。
Isn't this amazing?:-|
"In Washington DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, a man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
After about four minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.
About four minutes later, the violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.
At six minutes, a young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.
At ten minutes, a three-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent - without exception - forced their children to move on quickly.
At forty-five minutes: The musician played continuously. Only six people stopped and listened for a short while. About twenty gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.
After one hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.
This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities.
This experiment raised several questions:
In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?
If so, do we stop to appreciate it?
Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made…
How many other things are we missing as we rush through life?"
Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myq8upzJDJc
Click "like" at : http://www.facebook.com/WeddingLiveBandTheRawNote
Thanks ^^
"In Washington DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, a man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After about four minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule. About four minutes later, the violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk. At six minutes, a young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again. At ten minutes, a three-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent - without exception - forced their children to move on quickly. At forty-five minutes: The musician played continuously. Only six people stopped and listened for a short while. About twenty gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32. After one hour: He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all. No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music. This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities. This experiment raised several questions: In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? If so, do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context? One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made… How many other things are we missing as we rush through life?" Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myq8upzJDJc Click "like" at : http://www.facebook.com/WeddingLiveBandTheRawNoteThanks ^^
以上為全文轉貼自fb
以下為我的心得
我認為，儘管場景的調和也是藝術展現的一部分，不該過於批判。但是事實上，我們的確過於專注在忙碌上，以至於喪失了許多對美的感受。當然，也許這也是期許一般人審美層次的必須提升。
這篇其實可以結論的很主觀，也可以很客觀。客觀來看，我們一直以來被教育的，總是對的時間做對的事，實際上也是這樣的做法才是具有所謂的效率，既然我上了電車，那就代表，我心上多半懸了一件該做的事，我很可能沒有多餘心思想些其他的事─天知道到公司哪位上司又要定我了、還是家裡缺了什麼該買、哪個賣場正在促銷！
有太多的柴米油鹽等待著我們，那這時候我是不是該停留呢？結果好像是該停下感受美，而這美，在事後也的確證明了它有令人留步的價值。但這樣真的對嗎，或者說，因為它有這個價值你才留步這樣對嗎？我想大家心裡都有答案。
好吧！以做事的角度來看，是不該停，可是在提升效率的同時，是不是也漸漸使我們的審美範圍漸漸的狹小起來。因為我們習慣追求效率，成了習慣，於是我們會找尋有口碑、有人氣的藝術，也就是品牌效應。也許今天剛好有人懂Joshua Bell，所以他對於這件事，可能會表示相當憤怒，因為他明顯有藝術價值。
價值是什麼？恐怕起點便是我們要先了解，了解才能發現價值。
回到品牌價值，藝術是時常發生的、被創造的，但不見得我們就能真正懂它、懂所有藝術。
原因很簡單，我們沒那麼多時間。可是只為了效率、適應社會的脈動，不能落於人後，所以只是盲目追隨，那就像我們常批判那些背名牌的，究竟有多少是真的懂該品牌價值，還是純粹為了它的附加價值一樣。
我想這時你可能已經想要試著提升自己的審美能力了，對於你喜歡的事物，你會更想要去真正了解它、發現它的價值，而不是處於別人片面給你的資訊。
但是我也沒有答案能告訴你，我並不認為我比你高明。我想說的是：我們必須找到真正適合自己的，先從自己喜歡的開始，然後不侷限在一個小範圍，漸漸擴大。如此在認識新作品的同時，你也能了解它或有真正屬於自己的理解，這才是真正的感受。
像我個人一直深以為憾的事，便是黑白相片的問題。做為攝影的起源，質感的具現，現在卻總是不被多數人所接受，被認為是未完成、遺照等，卻不知許多藝術從不吝嗇於純粹黑白的展現。
因此，在看到這篇facebook上的轉載，儘管我的重點與他不盡相同，但我想在鼓勵審美品味提升觀點上，是具有共同期望的。
全站熱搜
留言列表
