Why are art critiques important? what benefit can we gain from them?

The trouble with poetry explain what collins says about the poet lawrence ferlinghetti

Which statement about landscaping by thomas cole, vincent van gogh, shen zhou, and ansel adams are true? choose all answers that are correct. a. adams manipulated values in his photographs to capture how he felt about a landscape. b. cole made realistic landscapes that lack symbolic or moralistic meaning. c. shen used expressive brushstrokes to build up objects and used washes to fill larger areas. d. van gogh used intense color, bold brushwork, and distorted forms to express his emotions.

Axel is thinking abou replacing the word astounded. which word would best to make the tone of the sentence more negative? a) surprised b) shocked c) astonished d) amazed