A Study Of Greenberg’s View Of Art Form

Greenberg was one of the most important Western art critics in the 20 th century,and his art criticism made great contributions to the development of American abstract expressionism.While carrying out art criticism,he did not limit himself to the level of specific critical practice,but consciously made a systematic overview and summary of his art criticism and raised it to the theoretical level,and his art theory is an inseparable part of the study of Western art theory and aesthetic theory;what is more worth mentioning is that Greenberg also has a broad vision of the history of art thought,and when studying his art theory,it can be It is worth mentioning that Greenberg also has a broad vision of the history of art thought.Under the influence of formalism and Marxism,Greenberg formed a unique theory of art form.Greenberg’s theory of art form is closely focused on the core concept of art medium.On the one hand,it inherits the tradition of formalist theory,which believes that the essence of art lies in form,and takes the art of painting as an example,emphasizing that the essence of painting is flat.On this basis,Greenberg moves from exploring the essence of painting to exploring the essence of all art,emphasizing that the medium is the essential difference between a certain art and other arts;on the other hand,he absorbs Marxist ideas,enriches the connotation of form,and shows the socio-political ideals embedded in form.Greenberg’s view of art form has important implications.In terms of art historical view,he takes the development lineage of modernist art as a clue and discusses the characteristics of art research under the traditional art view that emphasizes content over form.Under Greenberg’s view of art form,form is given an important status,and form is independent and self-critical.Greenberg believes that it is this self-criticism that constitutes the dialectical transformation of the entire history of art criticism.In terms of art critical practice,Greenberg rethinks the relationship between art and society,and his view of art form does not sever the connection between art and society.Greenberg affirms the positive significance that social industrialization brings to art innovation,and emphasizes that when evaluating art works,art should be concerned from the perspective of society,which provides people with a new scheme for art critical practice.