issue144 victors小组第五次作业

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TOPIC: ISSUE144 - "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.

In this topic, the speaker claims that the artist, not the critic, give society something of the lasting value. For me, the artist create things of lasting value, but the critic also play a key role in getting the society to recognize the value. That is, both the artist and the critic work to present the society with things of lasting value: one is the creator, the other is the interpreter.

To begin with, the artist, the one whose minds are creative and replete with original ideas and who look at the world in fresh angels, contribute to produce a number of art works, including those of long lasting value. Without Leonardo da Vinci, the smile of Mona Lisa would never be in history, and since the story of Leonardo da Vinci said every egg he drew was a different one, we cannot suppose that there will be another fellow to accomplish a painting of Mona Lisa the same as Vinci’s. In this point, we’d say those ingenious artists cannot be substituted.

And without the artist creating a myriad of works, those critics have no subject on which they try to give the public any comments. This content is quite obvious. And it adds to the misunderstanding that it is the artist, not the critic who gives society something lasting of value.

However, the artist themselves cannot manage it. They need critics’ help: sometimes for expanding their thoughts and acknowledging other people’s style of thinking; sometimes for explaining and advertising their works.

For one thing, few great artists matured at the first step. When a green hand first picks up his brushes, with no doubt, critics help him find out the flaws and offer him some useful advices. To some extant, critics play a part in paving a young artist’s way to his own style and taste.

For another, the critics bring public attention to the artist and their works, which make the recognition possible. As we know, art works express the artist’s inner world, and an artwork can bear many kinds of interpretations. But most of the time, it is the critic who speak for the conservative or arrogant artist, and explain some obscure but wonderful part to the mass who cannot fully appreciate the works without help. Then the whole society come to realize the value in the work. Monet, found acclaim and reputation later in his life, owe to the critics who finally understood those unusual paints. His famous work “impression: sunrise” which seems peculiar for a large amount of blue was used as the main color for sunlight, cannot be appreciated by laypeople, let alone being sung highly over decades. Van Gogh, who sold only one painting in his entire career, gained reputation as critics began to meditate over his works. Those critics urge more and more people pay attention to Van Gogh’s work, and two of his still life paintings break all records in selling for $50 million. To some extant, no matter how talent Van Gogh or Monet was, without the critics, who intended to evaluate their works, their works would doom to be covered by dust.

In turn, when the artist become full-fledged, they begin to direct the critics’ taste. Monet created a new kind of painting, which the critics call the impressionism. Beethoven broke the rules of the classical period and effectively initiated the romantic era in music. He obliged the critics to change their views and forced them to admit that he was one of the few artists revolutionary.

When the critics accept those new genres, they share with the mass people and more value will be exploited out which will push those great works in front of one generation from another. Theodore Dreiser, the American author best known for the novel Sister Carrie, introduced a powerful style of writing that had a profound influence on the writers that followed him, from Steinbeck to Fitzgerald and Hemingway. However, Sister Carrie was a dismal failure at its first issue, selling fewer than 500 copies, which drove Dreiser to a nervous breakdown and finally sunk into a point where he was considering suicide. When the new trend in literature was established several years later, the reissued version of Sister Carrie proved considerably more successful which gave Dreiser credit back.
       
In conclude, both the artist and the critic work to give the society something of lasting value. No artist, no works. And without those critics, the public have no patient in searching of master works from millions of productions, let alone cherishing and passing down to their offspring.

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In this topic, the speaker claims that the artist, not the critic, give society something of the lasting value. For me, the artist create things of lasting value, but the critic also play a key role in getting the society to recognize the value. That is, both the artist and the critic work to present the society with things of lasting value: one is the creator, the other is the interpreter.

To begin with, the artist, the one whose minds are creative and replete with original ideas and who look at the world in fresh angels, contribute to produce a number of art works, including those of long lasting value. Without Leonardo da Vinci, the smile of Mona Lisa would never be in history, and since the story of Leonardo da Vinci said every egg he drew was a different one, we cannot suppose that there will be another fellow to accomplish a painting of Mona Lisa the same as Vinci’s. In this point, we’d say those ingenious artists cannot be substituted.

And without the artist creating a myriad of works, those critics have no subject on which they try to give the public any comments. This content is quite obvious. And it adds to the misunderstanding that it is the artist, not the critic who gives society something lasting of value.

However, the artist themselves cannot manage it. They need critics’ help: sometimes for expanding their thoughts and acknowledging other people’s style of thinking; sometimes for explaining and advertising their works.

For one thing, few great artists matured at the first step. When a green hand first picks up his brushes, with no doubt, critics help him find out the flaws and offer him some useful advices. To some extant, critics play a part in paving a young artist’s way to his own style and taste.

For another, the critics bring public attention to the artist and their works, which make the recognition possible. As we know, art works express the artist’s inner world, and an artwork can bear many kinds of interpretations. But most of the time, it is the critic who speak for the conservative or arrogant artist, and explain some obscure but wonderful part to the mass who cannot fully appreciate the works without help. Then the whole society come to realize the value in the work. Monet, found acclaim and reputation later in his life, owe to the critics who finally understood those unusual paints. His famous work “impression: sunrise” which seems peculiar for a large amount of blue was used as the main color for sunlight, cannot be appreciated by laypeople, let alone being sung highly over decades. Van Gogh, who sold only one painting in his entire career, gained reputation as critics began to meditate over his works. Those critics urge more and more people pay attention to Van Gogh’s work, and two of his still life paintings break all records in selling for $50 million. To some extant, no matter how talent Van Gogh or Monet was, without the critics, who intended to evaluate their works, their works would doom to be covered by dust.

In turn, when the artist become full-fledged, they begin to direct the critics’ taste. Monet created a new kind of painting, which the critics call the impressionism. Beethoven broke the rules of the classical period and effectively initiated the romantic era in music. He obliged the critics to change their views and forced them to admit that he was one of the few artists revolutionary.

When the critics accept those new genres, they share with the mass people and more value will be exploited out which will push those great works in front of one generation from another. Theodore Dreiser, the American author best known for the novel Sister Carrie, introduced a powerful style of writing that had a profound influence on the writers that followed him, from Steinbeck to Fitzgerald and Hemingway. However, Sister Carrie was a dismal failure at its first issue, selling fewer than 500 copies, which drove Dreiser to a nervous breakdown and finally sunk into a point where he was considering suicide. When the new trend in literature was established several years later, the reissued version of Sister Carrie proved considerably more successful which gave Dreiser credit back.
        
In conclude, both the artist and the critic work to give the society something of lasting value. No artist, no works. And without those critics, the public have no patient in searching of master works from millions of productions, let alone cherishing and passing down to their offspring.


看完以后，不知道说什么了。结构很有新意，两者的关系是交融不可分割的。但是，这样会不会让读者看不清你的立场呢？纯属个人意见了。:) 不过，总的来说，我很喜欢这篇文章。