About the Artist and Critic

The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim. The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.

The Role of Criticism

The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography. Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault.

Appreciation of Beauty

Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to