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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.
The author asserts that lasting value thing in society is created by the artist, not the critic. In my point of view, I agree with the author. Critics just let people know what is value to see or listen. They can not create anything valuable.
First, everyone can become a critic. If he/she learns something about artwork, he/she can introduce artwork to laypersons, and help them to understand and appreciate the work of art. But it does not mean anyone can become the artist. For example, there is a dish. Everyone can taste it, and can draw a different conclusion with it. He/She can think the dish is delicious or is not very well, but he/she does not know how to cook it except the chef. The critic can help people know how to watch the artwork. However, each artwork is made by artist’s soul, heart and emotion. Different people can give different conclusions after they appreciate the artwork. Only the artist knows what the spirit of his/her artwork.
Second, the critic often praises or criticizes to artwork, and gives the artist advices. However, he/she just observes on the art which can not bring any value to society. Only the artist can creates the better artwork which brings more value from the critic’s advice. What use does the critic have? He/She just collects a lot of messages from the artwork and sends it to the artist. He/She is a bridge form person to artist.
Third, the critic can make a wrong point of art at sometimes. He/She filters a lot of artworks, and decides which people should pay more attention to. He/She can let most people notice a not famous artist, and let the artist well known in short time. In fact, some artists’ artworks are not worth of watch. However, they bribe the critic. Then, their artworks which have low value make people waste a lot of time to watch. Some good artists do not have enough money to bribe the critic. So their artworks could not be known. It is a pity to society. The critic is often limited by person’s taste. For example, Van Gogh is a famous painter. His pictures are very expensive now. Who can image that he only sells one picture when he is live? The critic who is live in Van Gogh’s time does not notice him. He/She can not image Van Gogh is very popular in modern times. He/She is misguided.
In sum, I can speak the artist give more value thing to society. The work of art is a mirror of the culture in society. It lefts most information about the artist’s age, and brings lasting value to society. The critic just gives some information about the artwork. He/She often misguide people for some reasons which do not publish. He/She can not create value by himself/herself. He/she is just an assistant tool to the artist. |
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