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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.
Do something valuable for a long time in society given by artist or critic? Some people assert that the most valuable works staying for long are given by artists only, and they suppose not only do the critics provide no existent work, but also sometimes do they block the development of art. However, in my view, both artists and critics do give us something of lasting value.
There is no denying that artists create an abundant of artworks for our society. Just looking around, you can find that the space you stay in congests with kinds of works of art such as novels, films, music, paintings. Although the life of artists is short, their work will last forever. Ernest Hemingway, one of the most famous American novelist and short-story writer in the era between two world wars, published The Old Man and the Sea which won the 1953 Pulitzer Price in fiction. Through the process of the old man fighting against with nature constantly, the story encourage people face the troubles bravely. The spirit of the fiction Hemingway figured is a precious lasting treasure for society even after Hemingway's death so many years. Similarly, Van Gogh which is one of the founders of modern printing has enormous impact the whole fine arts, and his artworks as a tangible value have been maintained forever. Thus, things of lasting values as tangible assets are actually reflections of the artists' value.
To compare with, critics produce lasting values to society too, although this value is sometimes invisible. On the one hand, critics find the value of artworks and show them to people. Without the help of critics, the value of many artworks cannot be recognized by society. Like some curios, as we are ordinary people without any exact estimation ability, the professional evaluation from critics will tell us the value of the curios. On the other hand, critics can criticize something worthless and from a certain extent it will impel the development of art.(没想到好的例子。。。大家帮忙哈~) In addition, sometimes, critics are artists themselves. Edgar Allan Poe, known as a poet and a critic of America, is such a case. No one can negate the lasting value of both his works of art and his criticism. From the cases we can see critic as a part of art, plays an indispensable role which also gives society plenty of lasting value.
Also sometimes, for the subjectivity of critics, the existing value of some artworks may be disclaimed. Some critics may be utilized by political purpose or because of some personal subjectivity, their estimation will be affected. Before abstract expressionism, realistic painting in America was once to be the mainstream. In the year between 1930 and 1940, nearly every critic in America supposed that the realism was a style which American painting should be. Actually, from a perspective today, if American art insists realistic painting as a delegate of American artwork, the arts of America is difficult to be recognized in the international arena. The value of multitudinal of artworks was buried because of critics' ignorance. From this point, critics sometimes will be adverse for works of art.(这段差点不能自圆其说咯~呵呵~)
In conclusion all above, although sometimes the critics will block the development of arts because of objectivity, artist and critic are tow sides of art which both of them are mostly connected to give society something of lasting value.
花了很多时间查资料,阅读相关的艺术类文献。。。知识面窄啊。。。
谢谢大家修改哈!
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