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Issue 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.
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Is it the artist, or the critic, who gives society something of lasting value? This question seems a little confusing that many people have different opinions about the works of the artist and the critic. I concede that the artist leaves us a great deal of eternal valuable works. But while we value the contribution of the artist, there is no need to trivialize the significance of the critic's work.
Admittedly, the artist creates a great deal of marvelous works which are the perpetual treasures of the society. The artist, who often possesses some kind of special inspiration, likely to observe the society in some different ways and find the virtue and vice of the society that other people can not easily see. Then the artist can initiate some new ideas to describe what he or she sees, what he or she hears, and what he or she feels. That's how most of the artist’s works came into being. In addition, some of the artist’s works are significantly special and highly generalize the symbol of the society. And these works can be carefully preserved and passed onto the following generations. So the artist leaves the valuable treasure to the society.
However, the function of the critic's work should not be oversimplified. The critic, who makes comments on the works of the artist as a job, can evaluate, filter, and category such works. Thus they can save the time of the judgment for the people, who can benefit from the good works and not been influenced by the bad works. For example, modern people are under great pressure of work, competition, and survival. And they expect that the directors' excellent films can bring them pleasure, release, and recreation. At the same time, these people are very busy, and they lack the time to make judgment whether the films are beneficial or detrimental to their mental health. The film critics’ work and responsibility can lead the right value-oriented, which can help people to establish the generally recognition to the film-makers’ works. So people can easily make judgment whether the film is worth watching before they become involved in its content.
Moreover, the critic can exhume the valuable works of some less famous artists. A artist who is less famous and never heard of by most of people before has written an excellent book. And after this book is put on the bookshelf in stores, how many customers will notice it at a glance over so many covers of books? The probability is approximately to zero. Now that if this book lack the chance to be read and evaluated, how can its significance can be accepted by the public? But how lucky the book may be. Because our society has such book critics, who are likely to read all the latest books as a job or their self interest. And if one of the critics discover the book’s value, through introduction and recommendation by many means, the significance of the book will be accepted and valued.
In conclusion, the artists indeed provide people with many lasting valuable things. But when we enjoy the pleasure of these masterpieces, we should not overlook the critics’ constructive and valuable works, which contributes greatly to systematizing artists’ work and exhuming the meaningful pieces overlooked by the public. |
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