Issue 144【六人行小组8.7】by odie

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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.
WORDS: 596
TIME: 00:50:00
DATE: 2010/8/7 22:42:42

Artists are the mother of art works, but are not necessarily their baby-sitters--critics are. In other words, artists creat art pieces, but critics discover their value and carefully lead them into our eyesight. In this sense, I disagree with the statement on the basis that without the great work of critics, the value of arts will hardly be noticed by a large population and preserved for the appreciation of future generations.

My strong belief in the importance with critics' work came from sad stories of artists in history, being lack of recognition just because of inadequate attention from critics. Chances are that an art piece may have great value buried in it, but may never become known to the public unless critics come to realize its great potentiality. Vincent Van Gogh, the most influential modern painter, was a n excellent example. Just because his works were hardly recognized by critics at his time, the public failed to have the chance to communicate face-to-face with one of the greatest artists ever, and failed to reward him with the fame and praise he deserved. Fortunately, some critics rescuered Van Gogh's great pieces from messes soon after his death, ther3by helping to reveal their last value to the society. The reason why critics are vital for the public recognition of some art works is that they provide an independent and professional evaluation of the value, and the public generally trust on the evaluation of critics more than that of the creator himself.
So that even artists like Van Gogh can provide their own evaluations of their work, it may be difficult to catch the eye of the public. As a result, the lasting value of many art pieces cannot be established without the work of critics.

The critic serves as a bi-direction bridge between the artist and the public, in other words, the value of the arts get transmitted to the pubic via the evaluation of the critic, and at the same time, the taste of the general public is reflected in art criticism, which guides the style of artistic creation. The most apparent example lies in the movie industry. Because most movies are produced by commercial producers for business profits, movie artists are very concerned about the interest of the audience. Critics, in their works, not only provide useful information about the movie for the public, but also offer the artists a mirror through which the audience' mind can be read. In my opinion, this is a positive interaction beneficial both for the development of the arts, and for the general betterment of the public. After all, we cannot afford all artists, especially movie producers, to follow their own interest because quite a lot of social resources have to be utilized for the production of some art pieces. Common members of society may not have the ability and the responsibility to express to artists their art taste in a professional and efficient way, but critics do have.

Nevertheless, when critics are doing their job, they shall bear in mind their sacred responsibility for the sake of the general public and also for the sake of the art, so that justified and balanced criticism can be given based on reasonable and qualified evaluation of the art piece. Rumors of those critics influenced by outside pressure and bribes have raised in front of us the need to take measure to check and ensure the independent status of critics.

In sum, artists and critics have hand-in-hand realized the great lasting value of many art works. While our spiritual needs get satisfied by those art works that really impress us, we shall always remember that our gratitude shall not only go to the artist, but to the critic, who help to bring the works close to us.

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继续佩服Odie的论证~嗯，除了第二段个别句没有根据以外，其它的都能自圆其说，这就已经是ETS对逻辑的要求啦~学习学习~

Artists are the mother of art works, but are not necessarily their baby-sitters--critics are. In other words, artists creat[create] art pieces, but[and] critics discover their value and carefully lead them into our eyesight. In this sense, I disagree with the statement on the basis that without the great work of critics, the value of arts will hardly be noticed by a large population and preserved for the appreciation of future generations.

My strong belief in the importance with critics' work came from sad stories of artists in history, being lack of recognition just because of inadequate attention from critics. Chances are that an art piece may have great value buried in it, but may never become known to the public unless[until?] critics come to realize its great potentiality. Vincent Van Gogh, the most influential modern painter, was an excellent example. Just because his works were hardly recognized by critics at his time, the public failed to have the chance to communicate face-to-face with one of the greatest artists ever, and failed to reward him with the fame and praise he deserved. Fortunately, some critics rescuered[rescued] Van Gogh's great pieces from messes soon after his death, ther3by helping to reveal their last[lasting] value to the society. The reason why critics are vital for the public recognition of some art works is that they provide an independent and professional evaluation of the value, and the public generally trust on the evaluation of critics more than that of the creator himself.[哦？是么？公众更信赖评论家？为什么我觉得在许多人看来，评论家也不可信呢？] So that even artists like Van Gogh can provide their own evaluations of their work, it may be difficult to catch the eye of the public.[这两句不太有力。] As a result, the lasting value of many art pieces cannot be established[discovered] without the work of critics.

The critic serves as a bi-direction bridge between the artist and the public, in other words, the value of the arts get transmitted to the pubic via the evaluation of the critic, and at the same time, the taste of the general public is reflected in art criticism, which guides the style of artistic creation[这里有点争议，艺术家应该按人们的喜好而不是自己内心的灵感去创造作品么。不过关系不大，且看你如何支撑]. The most apparent example lies in the movie industry. Because most movies are produced by commercial producers for business profits, movie artists are very concerned about the interest of the audience. Critics, in their works, not only provide useful information about the movie for the public, but also offer the artists a mirror through which the audience' mind can be read. In my opinion, this is a positive interaction beneficial both for the development of the arts, and for the general betterment of the public.[嗯，电影的例子不错，制片人的确从很大程度上要迎合观众的喜好。不过从深层讲，这个也不是纯粹为艺术，更多地是为票房，再看你下面的论证有没有完善] After all, we cannot afford all artists, especially movie producers, to follow their own interest because quite a lot of social resources have to be utilized for the production of some art pieces. Common members of society may not have the ability and the responsibility to express to artists their art taste in a professional and efficient way, but critics do have. [有道理，论证完善了，句法可以再推敲推敲让逻辑更流畅。]

Nevertheless, when critics are doing their job, they shall bear in mind their sacred responsibility for the sake of the general public and also for the sake of the art, so that justified and balanced criticism can be given based on reasonable and qualified evaluation of the art piece. Rumors of those critics influenced by outside pressure and bribes have raised in front of us the need to take measure to check and ensure the independent status of critics.[这后半句的语法有点问题。。。这一段是说要保证评论家的评论的客观公正性么？嗯是一个很好的让步，虽然还可以完善，不过时间应该不够了，而且如果太完善了的话也会和前面自相矛盾，就犯了我的错了。]

In sum, artists and critics have hand-in-hand realized the great lasting value of many art works. While our spiritual needs get satisfied by those art works that really impress us, we shall always remember that our gratitude shall not only go to the artist, but to the critic, who help to bring the works close to us.