How can anybody learn anything from an artwork when the piece of art only reflects the vanity of the artist and not reality?

How can anybody learn anything from an artwork when the piece of art only reflects the vanity of the artist and not reality?

如果一件艺术品只反映了艺术家的虚荣心，而没有反映出现实，那么谁又能从它身上学到什么呢?

-- Lewis Allan Reed 路易斯·艾伦·里德