Two Kinds Of Development Of Western Modern Art

This article is to have a talk the two main development trends of modern artAt present, the topic about Post-Modernism is in the ascendant, in the meantime, the art-world is in a state of chaos. In the face of this situation, the circle of theory of art has sent out the screams of " the end of art" and " the death of painting".Nowadays ,art has entered Arthur Danto's so-called Post-historical period, and so the article attempts to talk about artistic idea, art form and relation of development of the times that they are in between this several generations of artists linking to each other closely from impressionism to post modernism, put the development law of this phase of art history in order. In the opinion of Arthur Danto, the innovation of modernism artThe article regards abstraction of modernism art as the first part: the emergence of impressionism, post-impressionism, the development of modernism—it is a course of gradual abstraction; Art after Duchamp is as the second part: Duchamp and Dadaism, Surrealism, the device and Neo-Dadaism, Pope's art, from Minimist art to idea art, New-figuration—it is a diversion of abstract art, has realized its oneself Along with Greenburgh's impetus, and already obtained what it wanted at the beginning ------ so it has ended. Then we should re-explain art.Duchamp's appearance has influenced the process of western modern art. Western modern art, especially after World War II, develops mainly along Duchamp's thought. He has destroyed the set form, has subvert the tradition, has surmounted the modes set up so far from days of old of painting and sculpture. His subversion to art reflects in two aspects mainly: First, he lets painting not like traditional painting ; second , he gave up painting totally, and constructed artifacts—the ready-mades. That is to say, he opposed artistic autonomy and abstraction, and started the advancement of figuration vs abstraction.The work that the artists who these generations linked to each other closely havedone is inheritting. Yes, " change " itself means " inherit", with statement of Marxist philosophy being to " develop what is useful and discard what is not", such tactics as the peculation , imitating , duplicating ,etc, is it possible " sublation " in art history too in author's view. The value of Modern art in exactly noble quality and values of innovation that query their, and then modern art imitate , just to " valued the view " query of innovation " divert , means of plagiarizing etc.. Here, the change and inheriting of art have no way to say clearly with the words. So I am talking about what I can't make clear by myself.