梵高与安塞尔姆·基弗作品中的向日葵符号比较研究
A Comparative Study of the Sunflower Symbols in the Works of Van Gogh and Anselm Kiefer

梵高是荷兰后印象派的代表性画家，安塞尔姆·基弗是德国新表现主义的代表性画家。基弗从梵高那里“借来”向日葵这一符号，融合个人思考形成独具特色的个人风格。向日葵是基弗与梵高之间心灵契合的关键，在二者的绘画当中都是至关重要的艺术载体。本文立足近现代西方美术，对梵高、基弗作品中的向日葵符号进行对比分析。在梵高的作品中，向日葵是黄色的，象征着太阳，具有光与热，色彩鲜明而热烈；在基弗的作品中，向日葵常常是干枯败落的，象征着毁灭与新生，隐含着基弗对于人类存在和德国二战战败后命运的思考。
Van Gogh is the representative painter of Dutch post-Impressionism, and Anselm Kiefer is the representative painter of German neo-expressionism. Kiefer “borrowed” the symbol of sunflower from Van Gogh and integrated his personal thinking to form a unique personal style. The sunflower is the key to the spiritual connection between Kiefer and Van Gogh, and is a crucial artistic carrier in the paintings of both. Based on modern Western art, this paper makes a comparative analysis of the sunflower symbols in the works of Van Gogh and Kiefer. In Van Gogh’s works, the sunflower is yellow, symbolizing the sun, with light and heat, bright and warm colors. In Kiefer’s works, sunflowers are often dry and withered, symbolizing destruction and renewal, which implies Kiefer’s thoughts on human existence and the fate of Germany after its defeat in World War II.