For some people, minimalism just means not owning any stuff. It's a lifestyle choice.

對於一些人來說，極簡主義就代表什麼東西都沒有。這是一種生活方式的選擇。

It means owning few possessions, living in largely empty space, and even eating minimalist food.

它代表擁有的物質不多，生活在空曠的空間裡，甚至是吃極簡的食物。

No chips for the minimalists.

極簡主義者不吃洋芋片。

They own shiny white tablets, shop at little grey stores, and don't have enough black plastic chairs.

他們擁有閃亮的平板電腦、在灰色小店購物，並且家裡沒有足夠的黑色塑膠椅。

For some, it's to do with architecture, and for others, it's a musical movement.

對於一些人來說，這與建築有關；對其他人來說，這是一場音樂活動。

In fact, minimalism is a philosophy with roots and branches in many places.

事實上，極簡主義是一種哲學，在很多領域都有延伸。

The word minimalism first turns up in 1965, in an article by British philosopher, Richard Wollheim, who wrote about artists with minimal art content.

極簡主義這個詞最早出現在 1965 年。在英國哲學家理查德沃爾海姆的一篇文章中，他介紹了一些極簡主義的藝術家。

This negative description was turned into a positive by minimalist artists.

這個負面的描述藉由極簡主義藝術家而轉換為正面的。

They saw minimalism as a kind of pure art.

他們認為極簡主義是一種純淨的藝術。

To quote the minimalist painter Frank Stella, "What you see is what you see."

引用極簡主義畫家弗蘭克斯特拉的一句話，她說 : 「所見即所得。」

This isn't art that copies something real—a person's face, a nice horse, or tries to depict a feeling.

這不是複製真實事物的藝術 ——一個人的臉、一匹好馬，或試圖描繪一種感覺。

A minimalist art object is itself, and nothing else.

極簡主義藝術家的對象就是自己，其他都不是。

All minimalism is in part of reaction.

所有的極簡主義都是在某種程度上的反應。

In the case of minimalist architecture, it's a reaction to decoration, to ornament, and to fuss.

至於在極簡主義者的建築方面，則是對裝飾、擺設有小題大做的反應。

Minimalist buildings are simple, and minimalist architects like Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Maya Lin create structures full of light and space.

極簡主義者的建築都很簡約，就像路德維希密斯凡德羅和林瓔這樣的極簡主義建築師，他們打造出的結構充滿光和空間。

Their work can be summed up in Van der Rohe's famous statement that, "Less is more."

他們的工作可以用凡德羅的名言來概括，即 : 「少即是多。」

Minimalist gurus, like Marie Kondo, believe in decluttering, but say, "It's not about knowing what to throw out, it's knowing what to keep."

像近藤麻理惠這樣的極簡主義大師們都堅信著斷捨離，但她說 : 「重點不是要扔掉什麼，而是要保留什麼。」

A lot of minimalism can appear harsh and inhuman, the exception is minimalistic music.

很多極簡主義會顯得很苛刻又很不近人情的，但極簡主義音樂是個例外。

Pioneered by composers like Philip Glass, minimalist music features repetition, simple patterns, and phase shifting—the movement of a repeating item to create an arresting effect.

由菲利普格拉斯等作曲家開創的極簡主義音樂，其特色是重複性質、簡單的曲調，和相位變化——不斷重複的拍子，可以創造一種吸引人的效果。

Despite the often austere simplicity of the music, or because of it, many minimalistic pieces of music are profoundly moving and deeply emotional.

儘管音樂常常是樸素簡約的，又或者是因為如此，許多極簡主義的音樂都含有深刻的情緒與感觸。

Minimalism is, in part, a reaction to the increasingly busy and loud world around us.

極簡主義的一部分是對我們周圍日益繁忙和喧鬧的世界才有的反應。

Artists and consumers alike have reacted against the clutter and chaos of life and art, and created many disparate forms of minimalism.

藝術家和消費者一樣，他們對生活和藝術的雜亂無章作出了反應，並創造了許多不同形式的極簡主義。

Sometimes minimalism can seem confusing, as in Carl Andre's famous brick sculpture.

有時候，極簡主義會看起來很混亂，如卡爾安德烈的著名磚雕。

Sometimes it can be stark, like a Mise van der Rohe office block.

有時候，它會是赤裸裸的，就像密斯凡德羅的辦公大樓。

But sometimes, as in the field of minimalist music, minimalism can be beautiful.

但有時候，就像在極簡主義的音樂領域，極簡主義也可以很美麗的。

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