Shift From Pursuing Art Itself To Concern For The Living State Of Human Being

Postmodernism is important trends of though in philosophy and art, which opposes over-emphasis of subjectivity and the contradiction between subject and object. Also, it is reflection on the western culture on the basis of modernism. By studying the historical background of the rise of post modernism and analyzing the theories of some influential theorists, this paper gives a complete description of postmodernism and gains a better understanding of it.The research in postmodernism is beneficial to China's cultural construction. It helps to grasp the root of Chinese culture while learning from western civilization. Furthermore, from studying western modern art and postmodernism art. We can gain a great deal of enlightenment in our contemporary artistic creation;Shift from pursuing art itself to great concern for the living state of human being...