GRE同主题写作-issue218 :218"In order for any work of art—whether film, literature, sculpture, or a song—to have merit, it must be understandable to most people."
题目涉及到value of art, 判断艺术价值的标准,到底谁决定艺术的价值。看似简单的一句话,却是比较难分析的题目,不是一两句可以说清楚地。同意题目也好,反对也好,都必须首先对艺术的本质、功能、价值有深入的理解,才能由艺术的本质、功能、价值出发逐层分析,得出结论。如果不探讨艺术的这些特性,匆忙的下结论,就没法把握好题目。
The Function of Art
概括一句话:艺术的本质和功能就是反映生活。具体的可以分为以下五点,这五点都是按照艺术发展的顺序逐步出现的。
1.表达美、快乐,给人带来美和快乐
the oldest definition of the function of the arts is that they provide pleasure
2.揭示永恒
Another is that they present us with insight into what is eternal and universal.
3.艺术的教育意义:
A third function: The arts are didactic -- they teach us.
4.表达自己的独特的感情、理解
"expressionism" -- the artist’s use of a medium to express unique passion and insight.
5.用艺术推动社会变革
(以上资料,部分来自百宝箱,请参考:百宝箱之艺术篇 )
讨论完了艺术的本质和功能,下面的分析就可以建立在此基础上了。