Frye

"One has to assume, as an essential heuristic axiom, that the work as produced constitutes the definitive record of the writer's intention. For many of the flaws which an inexperienced critic thinks he detects, the answer "But it's supposed to be that way" is sufficient."
Frye, "Theory of Symbols" pg. 87

Now, if only i could convince my other professors of that. there are no flaws to the artists finished product, there is only the product as it is. the intentions of the maker have no place other than they made something to be the way it turned out. subconscious or deliberate, it moakes no difference to the critic, nor even what those intentions were.

the work is the statement of the artist intentions, because if the artist did not want it to turn out like that it wouldn't have.

so the work means the work and is a statement from the artist, but the artists intentions have no purpose or, rahter, no place in any part of the criticism. hmm.