Issue144 艺术家与批评家

PsychocandyUID: 171159

这篇憋了很久,
看了别人的文章和以前分析的帖子,
终于写了出来,
连例子都是别人文章里看来的.

144 "It is the artist, not the critic,* who gives society something of lasting value." *a person who evaluates works of art, such as novels, films, music, paintings, etc.
144． 是艺术家而不是批评家，带给社会一些具有持久价值的东西。

艺术家和批评家同样带给社会持久价值。
1艺术家作品的价值是永恒的。①带给人们美的享受：Michelangelo David；巴赫；②带给人们思考；Munch The Crying。
2批评家的作用也不可忽视。①批评家帮助我们理解与欣赏艺术。②给艺术家以反馈。

My viewpoint on artists and critics is that they both give society valuable things. We appreciate the fine works of art. On the other hand, we should also see the importance of critics.

The fine works that artists have created are of eternal aesthetic and cultural value. First, the beauty in artworks can give us enjoyment and comfort. For example, many people will be impressed by the beauty of the shape of Michelangelo’s sculpture “David” when they see it in person although they may have already seen the picture of the sculpture in books and magazines many times. Compositions by J.S. Bach can give listeners enjoyment and comfort. So with their high aesthetic value, excellent artworks can give people enjoyment and comfort.

Other than giving people enjoyment and comfort, artworks can be thought-provoking. Inspired by artists’ experience and feelings, some works of art can cause the audiences to reflect on their own personal life and the social existence. For example, “the Crying”, a famous piece of painting by Munch, can touch the audiences with its strong expression of modern life’s anxiety and stress. While being a little unsettling, the painting can lead the audience into the introspection that we modern people may have had a too busy and fast lifestyle and may have neglected the peace of mind. Also, some films that are in a contemplative mood and are intended to make people think are also effective in provoking people’s serious thinking about life.

While we all appreciate the lasting value of artists’ works, we should not disparage critics, because critics perform important functions in our societies. First, they help us understand better the works of art. Even though we admit that everybody is entitled to have his/her own opinions toward works of art and the evaluation of an artwork is sometimes not about judging which is good and which is bad, we cannot deny that critics are authorities in the field of art, because they are often professionals and erudite scholars on art and know more than the common people do. Critiques usually can represent the opinions of the public toward an artwork and one can learn what most people think of the artwork by reading the critiques. Also critics can provide us with an interesting perspective to look at and appreciate the works of art which we may not be familiar with.

In addition, critics provide feedbacks to the artists, which are very helpful to artists. From the critiques, artists will know what the public’s opinions towards their works are. While retaining their originality and uniqueness, artists should also pay attention to the opinions of the public which are represented by the critiques. This is especially true in those fields of art where the works are made to serve a practical use in people’s life, such as architecture.

In conclusion, both artists and critics are indispensable for our societies, only they perform different functions. Artists create art. Critics help them to make art thrive.

[ 本帖最后由 Psychocandy 于 2006-7-27 17:02 编辑 ]

Amelia1214UID: 2228270

My viewpoint on artists and critics is that they both give society valuable things. We appreciate the fine works of art. On the other hand, we should also see the importance of critics.开门见山，但第一句就用my viewpoint on……是不是不太好

The fine works换成masterpieces吧 that artists have created are of eternal aesthetic and cultural value. First, the beauty in artworks can give us enjoyment and comfort. For example, many people will be impressed by the beauty of the shape of Michelangelo’s sculpture “David” when they see it in person although they may have already seen the picture of the sculpture in books and magazines many times. Compositionscomposition?是不是少词了？ by J.S. Bach can give listeners enjoyment and comfort.这个例子写得太简单了，多说一点吧。可以说自己……的时候，听到他的音乐…… So with their high aesthetic value, excellent artworks can give people enjoyment and comfortenjoyment and comfort出现了太多次.


Other than giving people enjoyment and comfort, artworks can be thought-provoking. Inspired by artists’ experience and feelings, some works of art can cause the audiences to reflect on their own personal life and the social existence.这句楼主的意思是不是：由于这些作品的灵感来源于艺术家的experience and feelings ，所以能引起人们的反思？我觉得因果关系并不明显，需要进一步阐明For example, “the Crying”, a famous piece of painting by Munch, can touch the audiences with its strong expression of modern life’s anxiety and stress. While being a little unsettling, the painting can lead the audienceaudiences into the introspection that we modern peoplepeople多余，modern就有现代人的意思 may have had a too busy and fast lifestyle这个表达得不好，而且我觉得时态不需要用完成时 and may这个may去掉 have neglected the peace of mind. Also, some films that are in a contemplative mood and are intended to make people think are also effective in provoking people’s serious thinking about life.

这里可以加一个Nevertheless,While we all appreciate the lasting value of artists’ works, we should not disparage critics, because critics perform important functions in our societies. First, they help us understand better the works of art别扭，干脆改成：benefit from them, we are led to an in-depth understanding of the artworks . Even though we admit that everybody is entitled to have his/her own opinions toward works of art and the evaluation of an artwork is sometimes not about judging which is good and which is bad, we cannot deny that critics are authorities in the field of art, because they are often professionals and erudite scholars on art and know more than the common people do.这个句子好长啊！ Critiques usually can represent换换吧，可以用give expression to等等 the opinions of the public toward an artwork and one can learn what most people think of the artwork by reading the critiques. Also critics can provide us with an interesting perspective to look at and appreciate the works of art which we may not be familiar with.

In addition, critics provide feedbacks to the artists, which are very helpful to artists. From the critiques, artists will know what the public’s opinions towards their works are怪怪的，去掉what和are. While retaining their originality and uniqueness, artists should also pay attention to the opinions of the public which are represented by the critiques. This is especially true in those fields of artthose换成certain好点 where the works are made to serve a practical use in people’s life, such as architecture.

In conclusion, both artists and critics are indispensable forto our societies, only they perform different functions. 虽然only有“只不过”的意思，但在这儿这样好像不太合适,这句这样行不行：though diffent functions they perform，both artists and critics are indispensable to our societies. Artists create art. Critics help them to make art thrive.

文章的思路很清晰，就是例证缺乏力度，所以说服力弱了一点。
楼主每次都在进步啊。加油！

PsychocandyUID: 171159

My viewpoint on artists and critics is that they both give society valuable things. We appreciate the fine works of art. On the other hand, we should also see the importance of critics.[开门见山又清楚又省事，呵呵]

The masterpieces[改了] that artists have created are of eternal aesthetic and cultural value. First, the beauty in artworks can give us enjoyment and comfort. For example, many people will be impressed by the beauty of the shape of Michelangelo’s sculpture “David” when they see it in person although they may have already seen the picture of the sculpture in books and magazines many times. The classic and exceptional structure and melody in the music composed by J.S. Bach, for many classical music lovers, are genuinely a pleasure to appreciate and listening to the music can really make their day.[完善了一下巴赫的例子，不过写起来挺费劲，得借着资料和thesaurus，感觉到了考场上真不一定行啊，例证真是难写] In a word, with their high aesthetic value, fine artworks can give people enjoyment and comfort.

Other than giving people enjoyment and comfort, artworks can be thought-provoking. Inspired by artists’ experience and feelings, some works of art can evoke the audiences’ feelings ([这里加了一句能唤起受众的感受]) and can therefore lead the audiences to reflect on their own personal life and the social existence. For example, “the Crying”, a famous piece of painting by Munch, can touch the audiences with its strong expression of modern life’s anxiety and stress. While a little unsettling, the painting can lead the audiences into the introspection that many of us modern people may have a too busy and fast lifestyle and have neglected the peace of mind. Also, some films that are in a contemplative mood and are intended to make people think are also effective in provoking people’s serious thinking about life.

While we all appreciate the lasting value of artists’ works, we should not disparage critics, because critics perform important functions in our societies. First, benefiting from critics, we can be led into a better understanding of art works.([这里改了]) Even though we admit that everybody is entitled to have his/her own opinions toward works of art and the evaluation of an artwork is sometimes not about judging which is good and which is bad, we cannot deny that critics are authorities in the field of art, because they are often professionals and erudite scholars on art and know more than the common people do. Critiques usually can represent the opinions of the public toward an artwork and one can learn what most people think of the artwork by reading the critiques. Also critics can provide us with an interesting perspective to look at and appreciate the works of art which we may not be familiar with.

In addition, critics provide feedbacks to the artists, which are very helpful to artists. From the critiques, artists will know the public’s opinions towards their works. While retaining their originality and uniqueness, artists should also pay attention to the opinions of the public which are represented by the critiques. This is especially true in those fields of art where the works are made to serve a practical use in people’s life, such as architecture.

In conclusion, though artists and critics perform different functions, they are both indispensable for our societies.[这里改了] Artists create art. Critics help them to make art thrive.

小狐狸同志UID: 2154652

LZ啊，我今天也写了这个题目，感觉烦死了写得。