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发表于 2009-8-30 16:11:00
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issue144 "It is the artist, not the critic, who gives society something of lasting value."
Do the artists give the society something of lasting value? Do the critics make a contribution to bring with society something of lasting value? Is it an undoubted reality that the work of both artists and critics result in something of lasting value in society? Opinions among people vary considerably in respect that they have obtained different experiences and conflicting values. As far as I am concerned,compared with artists, critics, persons who make evaluations related to art achievements such as novels, films, dramas, paintings, and so on, tend to serve as a more crucial role in giving society something of lasting value while there is no escaping the fact that artists' work makes an indelible contribution to bring with society something of lasting value.
To begin with, admittedly, I am inclined to agree with the speaker' s statement insofar as it is the creative minds and skillful works of artists that make people's quotidian life colorful and give society something of the enjoyment of aesthetics. After all, no one can deny the fact that people's daily is connected closely to artists' work. Meanwhile, art, in its broadest, is the expression of imagination and creativity which can give people a sense of beauty. A case in point is that it is the collection of Chopin's works which brought with people a series of lasting value as well as making people's daily life colorful.
Aside from what I have mentioned in the second paragraph, nevertheless, critics can not only exhume excellent artistic achievements but also help public understand and appreciate art from a better view. Obviously, many greatest works are those which have been evaluated by critics. Moreover, by adopting critics' comments, that people become aware of advantages and disadvantages of an artist' s work leads to understanding and appreciating the work more sufficiently. For instance, it was a critic's comment, making the work of Vincent van Gogh be celebrated in the world several years after he died. On the other hand, when facing with the paintings made by Vincent van Gogh, people appreciated it from different perspectives. Consequently, we can realize more true meanings of life from the painting.
Finally, another reason why I strongly believe critics act as a more definitive role than artist is that what can remind public to distinguish between which art is worth in our time and which art is not suitable for our time is a critic's evaluation of an art work. Actually, the works of critics who are familiar with particular artists are likely to have certain insights relevant to those artistic works which laymen cannot understand. Furthermore, critics seem to obtain special judgment to an artistic work. Thereby, it comes as no surprise that critics' comments are the best solution when facing with the issue that whether work of art is worthwhile in our time.
In conclusion, from what has been discussed above we can arrive at the consensus safely that what critics do is more decisive in giving society something of lasting value in spite of the contribution made by artists. Undeniably, it is high time that people had better convert their improper conception that critics are the ones whose interests are just criticizing artists' work all the time for the simple purpose of fulfilling their work.
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