李岭在《戏剧本质:从生活到符号》(载《上海戏剧》1987年第二期)一文中说,有悖于传统现实主义的尝试,同样被观众所接受,这涉及到一个更复杂的问题:艺术在某种意义上说是一种符号系统,是以一套约定俗成的符号来联结作品与欣赏者的。艺术是符号,便具有了充分的指代性,只要这套符号被接受者所认知,彼此心领神会。任何一种符号,必有其现实存在以及哲学上的依 Li Ling said in his article “The Essence of Drama: From Life to Symbol” (in “The Shanghai Drama”, 1987, No. 2) that attempts contrary to traditional realism were similarly accepted by the audience. This involves a more complicated The Problem: Art is, in a sense, a system of symbols that links works and appreciators with a set of conventions. Art is a symbol, it has full of fingering, as long as the set of symbols are recognized by the recipient, each taking the hint. Any kind of symbol must have its real existence and philosophical dependence