在艺术人类学研究中,有的学者认为艺术影响力来自对艺术客体的文化语境的把握,另一些则认为来自指涉过程中的技巧展示。本文认为艺术客体必须被置放于文化选择的特定符号系统中,依靠其结构性地位才能获得理解。结构的视角既关注艺术的符号学维度也重视艺术的技巧与能动性,从而在形式与意义、规范与逾距、创新与传统中找到了平衡点。 In the study of artistic anthropology, some scholars think that the artistic influence comes from the grasp of the cultural context of the artistic object, while others think it comes from the exhibition of the skill in the referential process. This article argues that the artistic object must be placed in a particular symbolic system of cultural choices and can be understood by its structural status. The structural perspective focuses on both the semiotic dimension of art and the skill and initiative of art, thus finding a balance between form and meaning, norms and gaps, innovation and tradition.