The meaning of art life for artist is to create, it is not only the highest pursuit but also the ultimate value.

艺术家不视创造为艺术最高追求，不以创作为人生之终极价值，那么他的艺术人生就失去其意义。

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Consequently, the dominant critical approach becomes that of the art historian, a specialized academic approach devoted to "discovering the meaning" of art within the cultural context of its time.

因此，占主导地位的批判法成为艺术史学家们所使用的方法。这是一种专业性的学术方法，致力于在艺术品所创作时代的文化背景下“发现艺术品的意义”。

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A serious critic has to comprehend the particular content, unique structure, and special meaning of a work of art.

一个严肃的批评家必须理解一件艺术作品的特定内容、独特结构和特殊意义。

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So in any case, hermeneutics is devoted to the discovery of meaning and the art that it's concerned with is the art of interpretation.

所以解释学注重研究内容,并且将它和语言的应用相联系。

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And, this being France, the festival will also host several weighty round-table debates on subjects such as the meaning of the new art and its sociological implications.

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Yet I am still forced to admit that he raised a valid question about the purpose and meaning of art.

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From his efforts was born the term studio glass meaning glass art rather than utilitarian objects a child of the 1960s that became a huge commercial success by the 1980s.

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