艺术是人类的共同语言。丝绸之路艺术以特殊的言说方式表达人类命运共同体意识和民心相通理念,具有不可代替的作用和价值。丝绸之路艺术不仅仅是丝绸之路各门艺术的简单相加和组合,也不仅仅是沿线国家艺术现象与成果的静态呈现和归纳,更重要的是人类在丝绸之路上创造、交流、融汇、相互影响所生成的新的艺术样态和存在形态,这是人类艺术史上独一无二的重要现象。丝绸之路艺术研究的纵深拓展,有可能形成新型交叉学科——“丝绸之路艺术学”。
Art is the common language of human beings. With the unique way of expression, the Silk Road art expresses the consciousness of the community of common destiny for all mankind and people-to-people communication, and hence has irreplaceable effects and values. The Silk Road art is not the addition or combination of all types of art in a simple way, or the static study and summary of the art phenomena and features of the countries along the Road, but, more importantly, it is a new art form and achievement, which was created by human beings on the Road through communication, merging and mutual influence. It can be viewed as an important phenomenon unparalleled in human art history. The in-depth exploration of the art will make it possible to form a new inter-discipline: the Silk Road Art Studies.