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发表于 2011-2-12 21:53:42
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有没有G友是三月份中下旬,武汉的。。加Q共勉啊:263623060
"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
The speaker asserts that it's not the art critics but artists that provide society something lasting and valuable. However, based on some empirical evidences and my personal observation, I fundamentally disagree with the assertion on the ground that it overestimates the influence of artists on creating the precious masterpieces for society, while ignores the function of comments from critics. For my part, only the combination of artists and critics that can better produce priceless works.
There is no denying that artists do play a considerable part for the artistic creation which presents us with insight into what is eternal and universal. Consider, for example, when we watch a play that is deeply compelling, we see ourselves in the role, we recognize our fates in the plot, and even experience the same circumstances of the actors of the play. This, as I convince, is the real masterpiece. And there is no exaggeration that these outstanding works are achieved by the unconceivable efforts by the artists. For example, we all appreciate the outstanding literature work "Faust" which took Goethe sixty years (from 1773-1831, and Goethe died the year after) to compose. During the time of composition, the world has witnessed a historical change which makes a great influence on Goethe’s mind. Thus, this profound artistic masterpiece is also regarded as a conclusive work for Goethe.
Accordingly, some people take for granted that artists are the only factor influencing the extent to which a creation will ultimately be the worthy work of society. I believe, however, that we should never neglect the roles of critics whose commentaries can help us have a better understanding of artistic work and even more provide feedback for artists thus can result in better work.
Firstly, critics who are familiar with one field of art can enhance the appreciation and understanding of readers who have no idea what the work really means. For instance, the famous painting
"Guernica"
which is one of the representative works of Picasso, has been so impressive due to its unique painting style and the description of the real situation which can be hard to comprehend by an individual who does not have any background about concerning information. Therefore, it's apparently that critics do play a significant role in showing the connotation behind the appearance of art work by their sophisticated acknowledgment about the particular artists.
What's more, critics can also provide earnest feedback for the artist to some extent. As my teacher of philosophy said (and I paraphrase) "Only with the objective compliment and critics together can a thing be complete." More importantly, there is no point to deny that every artist, no matter what reputation he already gets will have to face the difficult moment like lacking in inspiration or pursuing the innovation. Some tips to the point can help artists especially those who get stuck in their own field better strive for a profound work.
In sum, due to analysis and reasons mentioned above, we can easily draw a conclusion that in spite of the unconceivable contributions to the creation of artistic masterpieces from artists, we should not ignore the role of critics play in that their comments can not only boost our appreciation of arts but also provide useful feedback in pursuit of better works.
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