Unit Art Unit 1 Art

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A short history of western painting

How many styles of Western painting are mentioned in the text? What are they? Skimming

How many styles of Western painting are mentioned in the text? What are they? Skimming Timestyle AD5th----15thThe Middle Ages 15th----16thThe Renaissance Late 19th----early 20thImpressionism Modern art20th ----today

PeriodMain aimCharacteristicsArtists Middle Ages To represent ___ themes 1.full of ________ symbols 2.paint religious scenes in a more _______ way Renaiss ance adopt a more ____attitude to life; paint ____ as they were. 1.paint __________ pictures 2.two discoveries: a._____________________ b._____________________ Impressi onism show how __________ fell on objects at different times of day 1.not as ________ as those of earlier painters; 2.work __________; 3.paint ________ 4.______ the traditional style Modern Art To concentrate on certain ___ of the object; Look at their environment ________ On (the) one hand, some modern art is ______; Concentrate on _ of the object; Use______,______and ______ On the other hand, some modern art is___, look like __.

5 th C AD 15 th 16 th 19 th 20 th The Middle Ages

PeriodMain aimCharacteristicsArtists Middle Ages To represent ______ themes 1.full of _________ symbols; 2.Paint religious scenes in a more ______ way Q: religious realistic Giotto di Bondone Why did the conventional artist of this period paint typical pictures full of religious symbols? Respect and love for God.

近代绘画之父 Italian painter and architect. Giotto di Bondone 乔托 · 迪 · 邦多纳 (1266 － 1337) The Kiss of Judas 犹大之吻

Paintings from the early Middle Ages are full of religious symbols

5 th C AD 15 th 16 th 19 th 20 th The Middle Ages The Renaissance

PeriodMain aimCharacteristicsArtists Renais sance adopt a more ______attitude to life; paint _______ as they were. 1.paint ________ pictures; 2.two discoveries: a.____________ b.____________ Q: humanistic people and nature realistic Draw things in perspective Use oil paints Masaccio Why did more and more painters begin to paint people and nature as they really were in the Renaissance? Rich people wanted to possess their own paintings, so they could decorate their superb palaces and great houses.

The first great painter of the Italian Renaissance, whose technique of perspective open the modern era in painting. Masaccio 马萨乔 ( )

Leonardo da Vinci ( ) Paintings from the Renaissance are realistic and the painters draw them in perspective, use oil paints.

The Last Supper

5 th C AD 15 th 16 th 19 th 20 th The Middle Ages The Renaissance Impressionism 莫瑞桥 -- 阿尔弗莱德 · 西斯莱 蓬图瓦兹. 埃尔米塔日的坡地 -- 卡米耶 · 毕沙罗

PeriodMain aimCharacteristicsArtists Impress ionism show how __________ fell on objects at different times of day. 1.not as _______ as those of earlier painters; 2.work ________; 3.paint ________ 4.______ the traditional style Q: light and shadow detailed outdoors quickly break away from How did people find this style of painting? Many people disliked it, thinking the painters careless and their paintings ridiculous.

Vincent van Gogh （梵. 高）

Claude Monet ( 克劳德 · 莫奈 ) Paintings from the Impressionism break away from the traditional style, and the painters are eager to show the natural light.

5 th C AD 15 th 16 th 19 th 20 th The Middle Ages The RenaissanceImpressionism Modern Art Time line

PeriodMain aimCharacteristicsArtists Modern Art To concentrate on certain _____ of the object; Look at their environment ________ On (the) one hand, some modern art is _________; Concentrate on ____ of the object; Use____,___and ___ On the other hand, some modern art is____, look like ____. Q: qualities in new ways abstract certain qualities shape colour line realistic photographs What is the relationship between Impressionism and Modern Art? Impressionism is accepted as the beginning of Modern Art.

Picasso 三个乐师 2 Paintings from Modern Art are different. On the one hand, some are abstract, on the other hand, some are so realistic.

Further thinking Customs and Faith Middle Ages Renaissance Impressionism Modern Art showed respect and love for God a more humanistic attitude to life agricultural society to an industrial one looked at their environment in new ways Q: What leads to the changes of the western painting styles? Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. Period

Let’s enjoy some of the very famous arts in the western history, try to guess which period it belongs to.

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Summary Art is_________ by the customs and _____ of a people. During the Middle Ages, the main _____ of painters was to represent _________themes. Artists created _______and love for God. In the Renaissance, people began to ______ a more humanistic attitude to life. Artists tried to paint people and _______ as they really were. Painters draw things in perspective. Oil ______ were also developed. In the late 19th century, impressionists whose paintings were thought ________ work outdoors to show how light and _______ fell on objects. Today, they are__________ (accept)as the ________of modern art. Some modern art is _______and concentrates on certain ________of the object while some is ________. influenced faith religious respect nature abstract accepted realistic paints aim ridiculous shadow beginning qualities adopt

Retell the passage briefly using the given key words. influenced faith religious respect nature abstract accepted realistic paints aim ridiculous shadow beginning qualities adopt

Middle Ages Renaissance Impressionism Modern Art 5 th century AD15 th 16 th late 19 th 20 th Today A short history of western painting

A painting is a poem without words. (Horace) 一幅画是一首没有文字的诗歌。 ( 古罗马诗人 贺拉斯 ) Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it ! (Robert Motherwell, American painter) 艺术远没有生活重要，但是没有艺术生活是多么乏味呀！ ( 美国画家 马赦韦尔 ) Art is the right hand of nature. The latter only gave us being, but the former made us men. 艺术是自然的右手。自然只让我们存在，而艺术创造我们 的人类。 ( 德国诗人 席勒 ) Art is long, and time is fleeting. 艺术是永恒的，时间则是瞬息即逝的。 ( 美国诗人 朗费罗 )

Assignment 1. Read the passage carefully for at least three times and find out the difficult and important sentences. 2. Do some research about the painting style that you are interested in and try to find more information if possible.