艺术的当代困惑与无用之用

Confusion and Effectiveness of Contemporary Art

以杜尚的"喷泉"门事件为标志,当代艺术进入新的困惑期,何为艺术重新成为问题,且答案难以取得共识。"喷泉"门事件客观上打破了人们关于艺术的常识和成见,是对"艺术是美"的观念的颠覆;由杜尚揭开帷幕的"概念艺术",很大程度上是观念上的而非视觉上的作品。其后,后现代思潮与消费主义共谋,将"颠覆经典"与"观念冒险"推向极致。但艺术对解决人们的"匮乏性需要",尤其是对解决人们的"丰富性需要"有帮助,是一种"无用之大用"。

Duchamp＇s Fountain is a piece of work which marked that contemporary art entered a new period of confusion as to the question ＂what is art＂. No agreement could be reached. The Fountain Incident caused by this work culturally and objectively changed people＇s commonsense and assumption of art, which subverted the concept of ＂art is beauty＂. ＂ Concept art＂ , represented by Duchamp, is largely conceptual rather than visual. Art creation in the age of consumption is absolutely not only for ＂satisfaction＂ and ＂infatuation＂ of life, but for inner ＂love＂ and ＂treasure＂ of various life experiences, Release, solace, alleviation and vent only stop at the lower aesthetic level, and true pleasure in body and mind as well as spiritual enlightenment are positive responses of artistic aesthetics. While helping to meet people＇s ＂inadequate needs＂ , art is particularly effective in satisfying people＇s ＂abundant needs＂. It is ＂the great use of the useless＂ , which can provide a poetic space for us to motivate creation in our mediocre life.