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 highest, as the lowest, form of criticism is a mode of autobiography.

Oscar Wilde
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Flaubert said, "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 highest, as the lowest, form of criticism is a mode of autobiography." Criticism is about expressing your feelings about artistic works authentically, not hiding behind the cloak of anonymity.

Source: The Picture Of Dorian Gray

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