西方现代艺术是影响中国当代艺术产生发展的主要根源,探讨西方现代艺术存在的问题也正是厘清中国当代艺术种种问题的有效途径。19世纪,西方前卫艺术开始从传统的社会教谕功能和视觉装饰功能中解脱出来,更多地关注艺术自身的问题。艺术家进一步远离传统的手工匠人身份,越来越不注重技术层面的问题,既不愿花费大量时间和精力投入到技术性训练中,也缺乏对传统技艺发展革新的意愿,长期沉浸在思考和实 Western modern art is the main source of influence on the emergence and development of contemporary Chinese art. It is also an effective way to clarify the problems in contemporary Chinese art by examining the existing problems in Western modern art. In the 19th century, the western avant-garde art began to be freed from the traditional function of social instruction and visual decoration, paying more attention to the problems of art itself. Further away from the traditional artisan skills, artists are paying less attention to technical problems and are not willing to devote much time and energy to technical training. They also lack the will to innovate and develop traditional skills, and have long been immersed in thinking and practicing