Pioneering Spirit And Its Destiny

Probably, because modern avant-garde got involved in the revolution of languish firstly, and especially, after language having become the principal focus, it led to the change of narrative form. Seen from the surface, the avant-garde art paid so much attention to the new guise of form that it was equated to the uniqueness of form. Some people think that the significance of avant-garde just lies in there. The variability of form would disappear soon. The avant-garde art became the vanished thing. But, when we look back to the modern avant-garde works, we, in fact, would find that the impact of new form is transient, and can be copied, while the spirit expecting to reform, despising authority and pursuing freedom more attract us, promote the generation of artists to make efforts. The value and the significance of the avant-garde art is involved in the spirit. The word 揳vant-garde?was a military term at the beginning It was extended to the field of art and was used to point to those who have the super-consciousness, make breakthrough and bring forth new ideas in art. Although the characteristics of avant-garde existed in any time, only in modern world, its existence became self-consciousness. The perspective of the article just began from modern world. The author attempts to make clear its concept and its background, and to summarize its features and spirit, so as to find out the making of its fate, expound and prove its spirit further from its fate. In the light of west avant-garde, the spirit and fate of the avant-garde in china will be seen at last. The avant-garde has some similar characteristics to modernism, but they are different concepts. The avant-garde is the exploration of any modernism. The avant-garde is more changeable, while the modernism is more stable. But, they have the same eternal pursuit that despise authority and constuct a new self. The avant-garde has three features: 1. heterodoxy, 2. refusing repeat, 3. trying and trailing. They are the key that leads to its unfortunate fate. therefore, it always lies in the situation of sloshing , and fights against the consequence that will be accepted by common customs and main ideology. It can抰 have its steady foothold. As far as the avant-garde is concerned, including artists and works, expecting to success and revolting the success can抰 be in harmony. In respect to avant-garde in china, their situation is more in a dilemma. It is unfair to compare them to that of the west ~ntireIy. They have their unique surroundings, the different source of spirit and their own pursuit. So, if we can see through the text and the writing technique, we could touch the beat of their spirit at the bottom of their heart.