The ontology of art from a cross-media perspective has become an important engine guiding the high-quality development of art. Based on the cross-media perspective

this article first clarifies the connotation and significance of art ontology in the cross-media perspective

and then analyzes the predicaments faced by art ontology in the cross-media perspective

such as the blurriness of identity recognition

the deviation of aesthetic criticism

the complexity of art acceptance

and the fragmentation of perceptual experience. It also put forward targeted suggestions such as creating a documented identity recognition model

shaping diversified art criticism standards

effectively reshaping the artistic role of the audience

and vigorously constructing an artistic gravitational field

with the aim of giving full play to the theoretical guiding role of art ontology from a cross-media perspective and promoting the upgrading of art theory.