“All serious art, music, literature is a critical act. It is so, firstly, in the sense of Matthew Arnold's phrase: "a criticism of life." Be it realistic, fantastic, Utopian or satiric, the construct of the artist is a counter-statement to the world.” WorldArtLife IsArtistLiteratureSeriousCriticismCriticalStatementsFantasticPhrasesRealisticConstructsUtopianMatthewArt Music Book:Real Presences: Is There Anything in What We Say? Source: Real Presences: Is There Anything in What We Say?
“It is time to return to close reading, to a serious and painstaking examination of an author's methods, of his style. Do not be deterred by headaches. First of all, this would be proof of your lack of stamina. And then, migraines, piercing pain and sudden stabs at the temples are more likely the effects of syphilis than of hard work.” FirstsHardWould BePainReadingEffectsStyleSeriousHard WorkReturnCriticismMethodProofTemplesExaminationHeadacheStaminaPiercingsSyphilisMigraineClose Reading Author:Louis Aragon
“Some men at the approach of a dispute neigh like horses. Unless there be an argument, they think nothing is doing. Some talkers excel in the precision with which they formulate their thoughts, so that you get from them somewhat to remember; others lay criticism asleep by a charm. Especially women use words that are not words,--as steps in a dance are not steps,--but reproduce the genius of that they speak of; as the sound of some bells makes us think of the bell merely, whilst the church chimes in the distance bring the church and its serious memories before us.” ThinkingMenUseRememberSpeakSoundChurchMemoriesStepsSeriousGeniusApproachArgumentCriticismHorseLaysDistanceCharmBellsDisputesPrecisionTalkersChimes Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The techniques are all means of dealing with one simple idea: She wrote it. (That is, the "wrong" person--in this case, female--has created the "right" value--i.e., art.) Denial of Agency: She didn't write it. Pollution of Agency: She shouldn't have written it. Double Standard of Content: Yes, but look what she wrote about. False Categorizing: She is not really she [an artist] and it is not really it [serious, of the right genre, aesthetically sound, important, etc.] so how could "she" have written "it"? Or simply: Neither "she" nor "it" exists (simple exclusion).” WritingLooksMeanPersonsArtImportantIdeasArtistValuesSoundSimpleCasesWrittenSeriousStandardsFemaleCriticismTechniqueDenialGenreAgencyEtcSexismPollutionExclusionDouble StandardLiterary CriticismWrong PersonSimple IdeasCategorizing Book:How to Suppress Women's Writing Source: How to Suppress Women's Writing
“Serious rational criticism is so rare that it should be encouraged. Being too ready to defend oneself is more dangerous than being too ready to admit a mistake.” ShouldMistakeDangerousSeriousReadyInternetCriticismOneselfRationalFree SpeechBe Encouraged Author:Karl Popper
“I seldom get self-righteous, and even when I am being impolite (almost always on purpose - there's an art to insulting people, too), I tend to try to not be too serious about it. And most of the time it means that I can take criticism constructively, and sometimes just change my opinion on the fly and laugh at myself over having turned on a dime.” PeopleTryingMeanArtI CanSelfSometimesPurposeOpinionLaughingSeriousCriticismRighteousInsultingDimesSelf Righteous Author:Linus Torvalds
“When I became a poet, the Korean literary world expected women poets to sing passively of love. Naturally, this was not written anywhere, but this rule existed nonetheless. Consequently, I received plenty of serious criticism.” WorldWrittenSeriousPoetCriticismExpectedPlentyKorean Author:Kim Hyesoon
“The movie's only serious criticism is reserved for Baker's television network, which doesn't think Americans care about Afghanistan - kind of hypocritical given this film's lack of substance.” ThinkingKindCareFilmGivenTelevisionSeriousCriticismSubstanceAfghanistanReservedBakersHypocritical Author:David Edelstein
“I really support criticism as a craft and as a vocation. People who devote as much time to thinking about sound through writing as I do practicing and forming it, the whole system of journalism seems to not yield rewards sustainable as a craft. So few can spend enough time to be serious about it and approach it with confidence and a kind of depth. And that's good on one level, because you have some leveling, that's kind of maybe leveled the petty fiefdoms of undeserving people but it's also made it hard to make a living as a writer.” PeopleThinkingWritingKindEnoughSupportSeriousCriticismJournalismVocationTime To Think Author:Tim Hecker
“My overall approach toward art is to remain as open as possible in front of the world, to always be curious, not to be afraid to experiment, and have a sense of self-criticism and a general criticism toward the surrounding. Also, trying to make a difference between serious research and pure gag! And making as few compromises as possible toward doing things that might not be accepted by the majority of society, even if this dominant society is the one which is ruling the art world. To keep this fundamental idea, even if it's a bit trivial: to have the desire to transform the world.” WorldTryingArtDesireSeriousArt IsCriticismAcceptedCompromiseCuriousMaking A DifferenceSense Of Self Author:Daniel Buren