Outsider Art

By Kay Ryan

Most of it’s too dreary
or too cherry red.
If it’s a chair, it’s
covered with things
the Savior said
or should have said—
dense admonishments
in nail polish
too small to be read.
If it’s a picture,
the frame is either
burnt matches glued together
or a regular frame painted over
to extend the picture. There never
seems to be a surface equal
to the needs of these people.
Their purpose wraps
around the backs of things
and under arms;
they gouge and hatch
and glue on charms
till likable materials—
apple crates and canning funnels—
lose their rural ease. We are not
pleased the way we thought
we would be pleased.


非主流艺术

多数作品太沉闷
过于红艳了
如果一把椅子
上面敷满说教
由救世主道出
或者未曾言说的
——难懂的训诫
涂于指甲油上
微小不可辨认
如果一幅画
画框要么
用烧焦的火柴胶粘
要么涂色于画框
延伸绘画
似乎从来没有一种外观
可以让这些人满意
意图隐藏
在事物的背后
和双腋之下
他们凿洞、策划
粘贴符咒
直到可爱的材料——
苹果板条箱和罐装漏斗——
失却乡村的安逸。我们并不如
原先以为的那样快乐

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许剑桐 发表于 2022-5-6 21:50
我觉得中译版更好看~

谢谢老师谬赞！

我觉得中译版更好看~