Art criticism may have negative consequences, but it can be constructive too. In the following essay, I would like to support the fact that although criticism may sometimes be detrimental, it can be helpful, and most of the time can improve an artist's profile.
As a matter of fact, criticism in art is explaining the artistic work in words. On the basis of this definition, it's the artist who creates the work of art and the critic is responsible for evaluating the strong or erroneous zones of the work. So it is in consequence of the cooperation between artist and critic together that a masterpiece comes into existence. When an artist creates a work he has made it on the basis of his emotions and from his own perspective. Such a work is very respectful because the work is reflecting the pure thoughts of the artist but it can get promoted and may attract more people if it is examined from different viewpoints and other perspectives. Such criticism can add to the value of the work.
On the other hand, criticism may prevent the artist from doing the same mistakes repeatedly. Consider an artist who doesn't pay attention to the critics; he won't realize the weak points of his work. He may repeat his mistakes frequently, while if he gets the constructive critics of his work, he absolutely will take advantage of new conceptions and use them in his later works. Although criticism is often beneficial for the artists and their later works, harsh criticism and the criticism done by inexperienced critics may cause depression and disappointment in young artists. When a young artist confronts tough criticism he may feel he is not capable of providing competent works and he may quit producing art. However, such criticism exists and that is the artist who should realize how he should take advantage of this situation. He can use them in a positive way and promote his next works. So it is the artist who chooses if he wants to promote himself or beco...