In fact, they cannot truly reflect China's social and cultural reality, and they have no real cultural reflection significance. Instead, they mostly present a stereotyped, one-sided, and vulgar art form. "Ugliness" and "kitsch" disguised as a contemporary gesture have become the fashion of domestic "contemporary" painting, and have affected the mainstream aesthetic trend of domestic contemporary painting and the misjudgment of the art market. It has to be said regretfully that it is a The biggest joke and misunderstanding. So, how should we define what contemporary art is? First of all, we must know that the new chapter of contemporary art is based on the background of economic globalization. Contemporary art is not only an update in artistic language, but also a huge change in value orientation. As a watershed in world history, global culture around 1989 had a completely different nature. Economic globalization has not only broken down the ideological barriers between countries, but also destroyed the barriers between national cultures, turning contemporary art into a stage of "de-nationalization" or "super-nationalism" and moving towards " development in the direction of "homogenization". As Julian Stallabrass said in the book "Contemporary Art": "(In contemporary art) the linear, unidirectional, white and male principle of modernism completely collapsed and was replaced by a pluralistic , multi-directional, rainbow-colored people, a fragmented and complex landscape composed of various practices and languages. "Globalization has brought unprecedented borderless contemporary art. In other words, contemporary art no longer needs to be defined by country, nation or region. Secondly, we must know that "universalism" is the most important value in contemporary art. In the period of modernism and post-modernism, freedom and equality were only the rules of social life implemented within some ethnic groups, countries and regions. Entering the period of contemporary art, freedom and equality will become the values ??universally believed by all mankind.

Universalism means that human beings have broken through the constraints of all constituent units such as gender, family, clan, class, nation, country and race. It means that there is no barrier between individuals and human beings, and it means that everyone The complete independence of individuals and their complete equality with each other. At the same time, technological innovation is the material driving force for the development of art. Western art has always evolved with the advancement of science and technology. The rapid advancement of computers and digital imaging technology since the 1990s has greatly changed and enriched the creative methods of contemporary art. Contemporary art has become a "multi-sensory art" that can affect people's various senses such as vision, hearing, touch and smell at the same time. The return to aesthetics is the general trend of contemporary art. This trend shows the eternity and solidity of human aesthetic consciousness. Duchamp's ready-made installation art was once a conceptual symbol of anti-art and anti-aesthetics. However, in contemporary art, including installation art, performance art and video art, it has gained a new and perfect aesthetic form. At this time, the slogan "everything is art" is no longer valid. Western contemporary artists will no longer choose crude and rough materials to produce installation works, nor will they use garbage as a medium for artistic creation like the poor Italian artists. At this time, the concept of "everyone is an artist" is also outdated. In addition to the exquisite materials, contemporary artists pay special attention to the production of works. Various new creative methods and works are not only fascinating and charming, but even beautiful. situation.

In the 21st century, with the rapid development of science and technology, Western artists, philosophers, and ecologists have begun to comprehensively reflect on the harm caused to humans and nature by the progress of science and technology from various angles. , art also began to reflect on and re-understand nature and human society. At present, human aesthetics has reached a period of return after historical vicissitudes. It cannot be limited to trivial human affairs. "Contemporary art" has assumed the responsibility of saving nature and society. This is also the biggest issue faced by artists around the world at the moment. While thinking about the regeneration of the injured earth, they can create new art from the perspectives of religion, philosophy, aesthetics, mathematics, psychology, and sociology to express the current human society. Universal value, this is the true meaning of 'contemporary art'. Contemporary art is still on the road, and its future is unpredictable. The only thing that can be determined is that it will continue to advance and update with the passage of time and the continuation of mankind.