GRE Issue高频提纲——艺术类(二)

　　2. 艺术家与评论家：

　　 Although, critics who write about the arts tend to deny the existence of any objective standards for evaluating works of art, they have a responsibility to establish standards by which works of art can be judged.

　　 Artists should pay little attention to their critics. Criticism tends to undermine and constrain the artists creativity. those who evaluate works of art, such as novels, films, music, paintings, etc.

　　 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.

　　3. 艺术的价值：

　　 The arts reveal the otherwise hidden ideas and impulses of a society.

　　 Imaginative works such as novels, plays, films, fairy tales, and legends present a more accurate and meaningful picture of human experience than do factual accounts. Because the creators of fiction shape and focus reality rather than report on it literally, their creations have a more lasting significance.