Chapter 146 The Foundations of Art Criticism

More than ten years ago, in the vast sky of great literary criticism, Li Xing appeared and disappeared from time to time, except for a few people, everyone did not observe him.But this man kept fissioning his free spiritual atoms, and even fueled himself with violent flames. Now he has finally come to the people, shining and shining, and occupies a dazzling position in the constellation of Shaanxi literary criticism. The biggest advantage of Li Xing's literary criticism is that he has both profound experience in real life and a solid and systematic professional theoretical foundation.This makes it possible for him to have an in-depth understanding of his different feelings when writing works before analyzing the object of criticism condescendingly.However, in my opinion, an outstanding literary critic and a discoverer of a new idea should not only have excellent rational analysis and generalization skills, but perhaps the most important thing is to first understand life—historical and realistic Life, this is the foundation of all art criticism.In this way, his criticism will not be separated from the works and far away from life, and there will be no sense of scratching or diametrically opposed. The criticism must first be accurate and credible, and then it can talk about profoundness and greatness.In this sense, the writer needs to live, and the critic also needs to live.It is hard to imagine that a critic cannot thoroughly understand the content of life reflected in the works of writers and artists and the historical and realistic life basis on which their creative psychological mechanisms rely, but only use concepts from some theoretical books at home and abroad. or "clause", dare to comment on the work with courage.Unfortunately, this kind of phenomenon is not uncommon in my country's contemporary literary and artistic criticism.

Li Xing has his natural conditions in this regard.He was born in a small farmyard in the Guanzhong Plain, and spent his youth in the fields and villages. The experience of life in these areas is not obtained by "deepening" later, and he himself has always been a member of it.Later, even though he became a major in a big city, he did not cut the umbilical cord connecting him to his mother in rural villages and towns.Since most of the writers and artists in Shaanxi are like him, they either came directly from the countryside or have a close relationship with these places. Therefore, the works of these people first provided a broad world for Li Xing's literary criticism.I dare say that for now, Li Xing's comments on Shaanxi literature and art works are obviously higher.His published commentary collection "Seeking Man's Smile" is a proof.In this book, he has excellent expositions on almost all the influential writers in Shaanxi and some similar writers in the whole country, and he is the first to put forward the famous concept of "citizen-born" writers.In terms of sensitivity and deep thinking about life, Li Xing is no less than a writer and poet.Only by actively giving life can one have the right to comment on life, and only by deeply observing life can one make a profound judgment on the work.This is why Li Xing's literary criticism has convinced the critics and readers to a large extent.

However, Li Xing is by no means a "local critic".He has a very unusual accomplishment in the construction of professional theory.He graduated from Renmin University of China majoring in literary theory, and studied literary theory systematically at the university.Shortly after graduating, my major was "matched", and I have been working on my own major from the beginning to the present.Despite dragging her family, she has always been diligent in reading and writing.The outstanding impression is that this person strives to earnestly study and thoroughly understand both major theoretical issues and general artistic views, rather than the kind of person who claims to have read a lot of books but often has only a half-knowledge and can only write in "vague language" in the end. Comment on the review "home".Li Xing's commentary articles are clear and accurate, and there are many surprising insights; once the spirituality bursts out, even the poetic emotion surges like a tide, and there are flashes of light and sparks between the lines.

Looking at all of Li Xing's critical activities, it is not difficult to see that with the deepening of life knowledge and the continuous improvement of artistic theory, his critical horizons have gradually expanded. From the early days he was mainly engaged in literary criticism to today's Various art categories.He is not only well known in the literary world, but has also attracted the attention of the entire art world.From the author's book, we have seen his new phenomenon.It certainly bodes well for his broader prospects.In my opinion, in his later efforts, the problem that needs to be solved is how to better integrate his deep practical life experience with specialized and systematic theoretical achievements, so as to make his comments reach an exciting conclusion. high.