Understanding art
Unit 7
Are you one of those unfortunates who knows little about art and, worse still, hasn’t the foggiest idea what you like and why you like it?
Вступит. Слово
ART
painting
graphic art
sculpture
arts and crafts
Art? Звук было бы хорошо (произношение). Нужен ли фон?
task
шедевр
masterpiece
portrait
портрет
still life
натюрморт
пейзаж
landscape
seascape
морской пейзаж
foreground
передний план
background
задний план
sketch
эскиз
work of art
произведение искусства
exhibition
выставка
тени
shades
икона
icon
холст
canvas
masterpiece
portrait
still life
landscape
seascape
foreground
background
shades
sketch
work of art
icon
exhibition
canvas
шедевр
портрет
натюрморт
пейзаж
морской пейзаж
передний план
фон
оттенки (тени)
эскиз
произведение искусства
икона
выставка
холст
Maurits Cornelis Escher
(1898-1972)
is one of the world's most famous graphic artists. His art is enjoyed by millions of people all over the world. He is most famous for his so-called impossible structures, but he also made some wonderful, more realistic work .
эшер
Salvador Dali
(1904- 1989) is considered as one of the greatest artist of the surrealist art movement and as one of the greatest masters of art of the twentieth century. During his lifetime the public got a picture of an eccentric paranoid. His personality caused a lot of controversy.
дали
Donatello
(1386 -1466)
An I talian Renaissance sculptor, who is generally considered as one of the greatest sculptors of all time s and the founder of modern sculpture.
скульптор
A plan for describing a picture
- name of the picture
- background information
- what you can see in the picture (people and objects)
- colours, shades, techniques
Facts
- the viewer’s impressions, thoughts and ideas
- the viewer’s feelings and emotions
- his/her interpretation of the artist’s message
план-схемка +picture
Impressions and emotions
The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt van Rijn
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I. K. Aivazovsky The Q uiet S ea
- You are leaving now, aren’t you? Did you like it here? What do you think of the canvas?
- Oh, it’s such a good exhibition, this picture is so beautiful. I can’t tear my eyes from it.
- I fully agree with you. It is so colorful.
- Yes, you are right. So interesting to see, such great ideas. It is so impressive. This canvas gives so much food for thought.
- It is clear, because the picture is painted by such a talented artist!
- By the way, what’s the name of the artist?
- This is the picture of Zverev, a progressive artist. I’ve read so much about him.
- Now, you’ve said it I remember… His pictures enjoy such a great popularity.
- Yes, it’s only natural.
- Oh, I have to go! Bye, see you next week.
- Bye-bye.
Such
So
Only before an adjective
Before an adjective + noun
The weekend was so wonderful!
So\such can be used with adjectives to add extra intensity
Such
Such a/an
With singular nouns
With plural nouns
Диалог об искусстве.грамматика. Such a
We had such a wonderful weekend!
She has such beautiful eyes!
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Let's consider one more kind of modern art
Some people think, that graffiti is another form of expressing art…
Graffiti
… others think, that graffiti is vandalism
Другой фон нужен или оставить солнечно-бордовый
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AGAINST
- I don’t like graffiti. If people want to draw, they should do it on paper. How would they like it if they’d spent hours repainting a wall and the next day some kids came and drew all over it?
- Graffiti makes our cities look really run-down and ugly .
- People just do it for fun. It’s definitely not art, it’s just silly drawings!
- I don't see how graffiti can be an art – all the graffiti I see on walls is a lot of swear words!
FOR
- I think graffiti is definitely an art! There is no other word. The only reason some people call it vandalism is because we paint on public things – but we have nowhere else to express our talent.
- It is an interesting art form – unless all you’re doing is writing swear words and gang names everywhere.
- I think graffiti is just like any other kind of art, it lets me paint my feelings.
We hope, now you are more interested and confident in art, both classic and modern.