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issue144 艺术和评论
"It is the artist, not the critic,* who gives society something of lasting value."
提纲
反对观点(即平衡二者的关系)
1、评论可以传递作品的深刻本义给读者,并向作者反馈信息
2、评论可以赋予作品新的含义
Having fully embraced the contention that artists, rather than critics give society something of lasting value, the author overlook and underestimate some indispensable characteristics of the critics. And I argue that critics also play contributing role in endowing arts with lasting value.
To begin with, we should define what lasting value is and who decide it. review the history, most of the works of arts, which are regard as of lasting value, are those standing against the time and permanently arise people's emotions, though some times some people may denigrate their greatness. An a important characteristics of these works is that dissimilar people in different times often view them with different eyes, and they may come out with different feelings and critiques to the same works. An old saying reads: "There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes." And different views we have to Hamlet, all these views perpetuate Hamlet in our minds.
A famous critic named Roland Barthes elucidated in his <The Dead of the Author> that it is not the original meaning endowed by the author that most important, but rather the immense meaning created by the readers, the critics as well as the author. The critics of art, based on these interpretations, have two major functions-the first is to clarify some profound meaning of a work, such as the author's motive and emotion, the second is to endue the work with elements other than the author does.
The first function, which acts as a chain between the artist and the mere mortals, can help spread the influence of works of art. In that art is a kind of abstract creation that not only deriving from lives but also transcending above lives to many people. And critics who have abundant training and experience can help people understand the underlying principle beyond the surface phenomenon of a work. With their effort, for instance, people nowadays could enjoy the <Odyssey> without confusion about the era backgrounds far away from them. On the other hand, critics also reflect some beneficial points to help the author improve his/her works.
The second function, which could be viewed as the creations of the critics, sometimes significantly extends the meaning of a work. A familiar example to us is <Mona Lisa>, one of the greatest work of Da Vinci. Hundreds of years, the subtle smile upon Mona Lisa's face arrests immense critics and audiences to decipher. Although some of these critiques are absurd and buried to oblivion by passing times, others, which are bound up with philosophy, theology, psychology, sociology and even mathematics, portray discrepant viewpoints to this painting as well as endow it with immense connotations far more than the author did. And we can foresee that there will be other critics come out in the future, which would undoubtedly perpetuate this sparkling painting as well as the implicit smile.
To sum up, lasting value comes from not only the artists but also the critics-they endue two wings to the work and make it soar through the time.
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