The purpose of this thesis is to state the participating characteristics of Chinese modern and contemporary art, In order to get it and find out the similarities and differences between them, the author compares and analyses the tide of Chinese modem and contemporary arts thoroughly and in detail. The contents stated includes the historical background, development way and track, representative figures and events, the styles and trends in different periods, the currents conditions and problems, and at last comes to the conclusion that the crisis hidden behind the superficial prosperity of Chinese art nowadays is the losing of participating ability, lack of artists' subject. This is the human being's problem in nature.Based on this, the thesis discusses the certainty, necessity, significance, the artists' duty, the relationship between knowledge accumulation and public participation, the relationship between art and ideology, art and power of the participating art.The appearance of participating art in reality shows the artists' freedom and independence in personality, the critical spirits and the courage of participating the society. |