Performance Art Contemporary Questioning

As one of the contemporary arts sprung up in Europe in the 50s or 60s of the 20th century, Performance art, underling the performance process of the artists, is a typical art form featuring its performance. This article, starting from a contemporary point, first dissects what is Performance art and underlies its significance in aesthetics. Based upon such, it then reflects on the essence of contemporary arts and presents three questions hereunder.Why did Performance art rise in the western culture? First, it is the enlightening of Futurism, Dada and Surrealism that leads the art to the common life, which is the real threshold of contemporary Performance art. Second, owing to the post-modern semantics falls to pieces, Hence, Performance art becomes a strong approach to the expression of critical spirit. Moreover, the road of anti-rationalism, in search of profound mysteries of beauty and art from human subconsciousness and instinct, appealed by the Performance art that evokes the desire of the "subconsciousness" and "unconsciousness" of creators to create. Furthermore, the high-tech, Last, the Dhyana makes no disloyalty among people and no distinction between the high and low, the beauty and ugliness. Life is completely and fully existing in human's each activity and certain time.How to totally comprehend what Performance art real is? First, performance is an art, and art is also a performance. Second, Performance art overthrows and clears up the norms of traditional arts. While Some forms of Performance art need us to think them over. If such Performance art only expresses its extreme addiction to hurt and even leads the disappearance of artists, then what is Performance art for? The future artists should be those love the life, serve the society and pursue the innovative quality of life. To return the real look of the art, that is what the contemporary Performance art deserves.