Research On The Public Appeal Of Xu Bing’s Works

With the lapse of time, art had been transferred. It’s not the proprietary of t he few people any more. Now, it enters into the public, who are the major consu mer, and melts into everyone’s life. The art’s creation is not only the artists’ job, but also the public’s. Because it needs the interaction between the artwork a nd the public.Even if, the spectator can own the power to create some parts of th e artwork. Xu Bing keeps pace with the tide, and his works reflected the the tho ught laden with contemporary features. He puts much value on the public more a nd more. Tracing it to its cause, there are tow reasons. One major reason is Xu mentions the concept "Art’s for Public". Another reason is the era when the e lite monopolized the art is over. The elegant art comes into the public, which is t he survival strategy of the elite culture, is the demand of the era.This article is divided into five parts.Chapter 1:There are tow sources of Xu, one rooted in Chinese traditional cu lture, another derived from the artistic literature creation concept in the period of Chairman Mao. Thus, Xu mentions "Art’s for Public" again and again. After t he time of reform and opening up, Xu began to contact with abundant western p hilosophy and artistic work, which changed his attitude towards art dramatically. He learned that in 20th century the cultural domain has varied tremendously, art has walked down the altar already. It comes into the public out of the artistic elit e.Chapter 2:Xu’s works of art pay much attention to the academic research a 11 the time,which makes a barrier between he and the public. Thus, he continuou sly tires his best to enlarge the exchange and interaction with the public.Chapter 3:three of Xu’s literal works, called "Sky Book", "New Englis h" and "Earth Book", which is an epitome of the process about how does he walk into the public. No matter in terms of his creation angle, skills on the show way, they reveal his trace entirely.Chapter 4:Xu makes an attempt to letting people know more about his work s continuously. He has an ambition to create a new type of language that can be used all over the world. It’s a probe for walking into the public. It also reflect that the time for reading pictures is coming.Chapter 5:The elegant art comes in to the public, which is the survival strat egy of the elite culture, is the demand of the era. The spectator can own the po wer to create some parts of the artwork. The final beneficiary is the artist.