本文所讲的图像艺术主要是指后现代社会即图像时代的特有的艺术现象,因此,也可称之为图像时代艺术。图像艺术具有鲜明的当代特征,又有其深刻的历史根源。本文试图在东西方传统美学资源中挖掘图像艺术的历史印迹,揭示图像艺术对传统美学和文化的反拨与冲击,理出这一特有的艺术文化现象在当下中国的发展路径。 The image art mentioned in this paper mainly refers to the unique artistic phenomenon in the post-modern society, that is, the image age. Therefore, it can also be called the art of the image age. Image art has a distinctive contemporary characteristics, but also has its profound historical roots. This paper tries to explore the historical imprint of image art in the traditional aesthetic resources of East and West and reveal the counter-dial and impact of image art to traditional aesthetics and culture, and to find out the path of development of this unique art and culture in contemporary China.