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Brain Storm What is art? Can you list some forms of art?

art painting architecture photography music opera [ ɔ pərə] 歌剧 seal cutting 篆刻 …… dance sculpture literature paper cutting

Brainstorming kinds Of painting oil painting brush drawing （ 水墨画） landscape cartoon wash drawing figure drawing water color graphic art( 形象艺 术画 ) Imitating （ 临摹 ） life drawing Sketch （ 素描 ）

Can you name some famous paintings and painters both home and abroad? Brain Storm

徐悲鸿， ， 江苏宜兴屺亭桥人。 中国现代美术事业的奠 基者，杰出的画家和美 术教育家。

八骏图 （徐悲鸿）

Qi Baishi

Zhang Daqian

阎立本 《 历代帝王图》

唐寅 《 陶谷赠诗》 张择端 《清明上河图》

Do you know what the painting expresses or represents? ( 王其智 ) King of the wild animals, the tiger is a symbol of courage and bravery and it can drive off demons ( 恶魔 ). Tiger

The favorite tree of Chinese painters, the pine symbolizes longevity ( 长寿 ) and steadfastness ( 坚定, 稳当 ). Pine

The five petals ( 花 瓣 ) of the plum flower symbolize the five gods of good luck. The plum tree, pine, and bamboo are the “Three Friends in Winter” Plum

( 王烈 ) Always green in color, bamboo is a symbol of old age and modesty ( 谦逊；端庄 ). Bamboo and plums ( 李 ) together represent man and wife. bamboo, pine trees, and plums commonly seen together in a painting are the “Three Friends in Winter”. Bamboo

( 墨僧 ) Symbol of longevity( 长寿 ) and often shown together with a pine-tree and a stone, two other symbols of longevity. Crane

( 郭怡宗 5.5 万 ) The lotus is the symbol of purity and one of the eight Buddhist( 佛 教的 )precious ( 珍贵的 ) things. The lotus comes out of the mire( 泥潭 )but is not itself soiled( 弄脏了的 ). It is inwardly( 在内部 ) empty yet outwardly upright( 正直的 ). It has no branches but yet smells sweet. The words for lotus in Chinese have the same meanings as: to bind( 捆 ), connect (in marriage), one after the other, uninterrupted( 不停的, 连续的 ), to love, and modesty( 谦逊；端 庄 ). Lotus (Lian-Hua, He)

( 郭东健 ) Symbolizes autumn. Its Chinese name sound similar to the words “remain, nine, and long time”. It is best to pick Chrysanthemum on the 9th day of the 9th month. Chrysanthemum (Ju)

Fish in Chinese sounds like the word for “Abundance ( 丰富, 充 裕 ) and Affluence ( 富裕 )” so the fish symbolizes wealth. Fish shown with a lotus ( 莲 ) blossom symbolizes “Year after year may you live in affluence. Fish

Why do you like them? …for their painting is very vivid, or their paintings show the real life of the nature or the people in the old days….

Let’s know some famous Western artists!

Leonardo da Vinci 达芬奇 ( )

蒙娜丽莎 Mona Lisa ( 达. 芬奇 Leonardo Da Vinci)

最后的晚餐 ( 达. 芬奇 Leonardo Da Vinci)

He painted religious scenes in a more realistic style. 意大利绘画之父 Giotto di Bondone （ ） 乔托 · 迪 · 邦多纳

Giotto di Bondone ( ). A painter and architect. He was recognized as the first genius of art in the Middle Ages.

A Judas Kiss 犹大之吻

Escape to Egypt

Raffael ( ) 拉斐尔 意大利 The School of Athens 《雅典学院》

Masaccio( ), the first great painter of the Italian Renaissance, who discovered perspective in painting.

Madonna with Child and Angels Masaccio’s works ：

Vincent Van Gogh 文森特. 梵高 ( 1853– 1890) 印象派人物代表

Sunflowers 向日葵

静物 ( 梵高 Vincent Willem Van Gogh)

开花的栗树 梵高 (Vincent Willem Van Gogh)

Pablo Picasso ( ) 毕加索 He was born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain, as the son of an art and drawing teacher. Picasso was the greatest art genius of the twentieth century.

坐着的女人 (Picasso 毕加索 ) 梦 (Dream) (Picasso 毕加索 )

It is often about nature, such as mountain, water, bird-and-flower, etc. It has an air of living in nature, harmony ( 和谐 ) and peace. Chinese painting: Western paintings : About religion, human Abstract, rich in color, oil, line and shape

Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained. 好的画犹如佳肴, 可以品其美味， 却无法解释。

1. If you could have three of these paintings on the walls of your classroom, which would you choose? [ 考点 ] if 引导的虚拟条件句与现在事 实相反，从句的谓语用一般过去式， 主句的谓语用 “would/should/could /might + 动词原形 ” 。

[ 考例 ] If I _____ plan to do anything I wanted to, I’d like to go to Tibet and travel through as much of it as possible. ( 湖北 2005) A.would B. could C. had to D. ought to [ 点拨 ] 这是一个与现在事实相反的虚拟 语气， if 从句的谓语要用一般过去式；再 根据句意 “ 要是我能计划做我想做的事, 我就 …… ”, 选 could 。 B

2. realistic adj. 现实主义的, 逼真的 abstract 抽象的 v. realize 实现 n. reality 现实 3. sculpture n. 雕像, 塑像 v. sculpt 雕刻 n. sculptor 雕刻 家 adj. sculptural 雕刻的

Reading

skimming 1.What’s the main idea of the text ? It is about Western paintings. (It introduces styles in Western art during the four different periods. 2.How many styles of Western painting are mentioned in the text? What are they? The Middle Ages The Renaissance Impressionism Modern Art 5 th thAD15 th th 19 th th 20 th

1.What were the artists interested in from 5th to 15th century AD? Creating _______ and ____ for God. 2. How did Masaccio paint his paintings? He drew things in__________, which makes pictures very _______. respect love perspective realistic Scanning

3. Why did the impressionists have to paint quickly? Because the natural light _______ quickly, they had to _____ quickly. changes paint

1. Which of the following statements is true? A. Paintings in Middle Ages were very realistic. B. Western art has changed a lot since the 5 th century. C. Impressionist paintings were painted mainly indoors. D. Modern art began in the Renaissance.

2. At first most people hated the impressionists’ style of painting, because _____. A.their paintings were very abstract. B.their paintings were very realistic. C.They broke away from the traditional style of painting. D. their paintings were very ridiculous.

3. In the Renaissance, painters___. A.Painted religious scenes in a more realistic style. B. focused more on religion than on humans. C. began to paint outdoors. D. returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art.

4. ____discovered how to make paintings look more real by using perspective. A. Giotto di Bondone. B. Masaccio. C. Claude Monet. D. Pablo Picasso

Detail reading Read the passage carefully. Then complete the chart.

PeriodMiddle AgesRenaissance Time Characteristics of the paintings 5th-15th century 15th-16th century religious themes many religious symbols realistic themes perspective new oil paints

PeriodImpressionismModern Art Time Characteristics of the paintings Late 19th- early 20th century 20th century- today painted outdoors painted changes in light not detailed abstract: concentrated on qualities of the object very realistic: like photographs

《圣母子》 The Middle Ages Religious themes Painting Themes

The Renaissance People and nature (as they really were) Painting Themes

蓬图瓦兹. 埃尔米塔日 的坡地 -- 卡米耶 · 毕沙罗 Impressionism Outdoors (light and shadow)

Modern Art Certain qualities of the object

The Style of the Middle Ages full of _______________ create a feeling of ______________ for God in a more _______ style religious symbols realistic respect and love Painting Styles

Adopt a more _________ attitude to life two important discoveries: The Style of the Renaissance humanistic Perspective oil paints Who first used this skill? What’s the use ? Masaccio the color richer & deeper

Break away from the __________ style Be eager to show how ______________ fell on objects Not as _______ as the earlier ones The Style of Impressionism traditional light and shadow detailed

On the one hand----____________ Concentrate on _____________of the object Use color, line and ______ On the other hand----__________ Look like ____________ The Style of Modern Art certain qualities shape abstract realistic photographs

Questions about Impressionism 1.When did change begin to appear during the Middle Ages? What was its style? 2.What happened in the Renaissance? 3.How did people feel when they saw painting in perspective? 4.What happened in the late 19th century in Europe?What influence did it have on painting?

5.Why did the painters have to paint quickly ？ 6.Why did many people dislike painting of Impressionism at first? 7.Why did people accept the painting of Impressionism later?

Styles in Western art have changed __________. Art is _________ by the ________ and _________________. During the Middle Ages, the main ____ of painters was to _________________ themes. Artists were ___________ creating ______ and _____for God. many times influenced customsfaith of a people aim represent religious interested in respect love

In the Renaissance, people became _______ more on _______and less on _______. Artists tried to paint ______ and ______ __ they really ____. Masaccio used __________ in his paintings which made people ________ they were ______________ a hole in the wall __ a real scene. focused humans religion people natureas were perspective convinced looking through at

In the late 19th century, Europe changed __________ from a mostly __________ society to a mostly ________ one. The ____________ were the first to paint ________. They had to paint ______ and their paintings were not __ ______________ of earlier painters. a great deal agricultural industrial impressionists outdoors quickly detailed as those as

Today people accept _____________ ________ as the _________ of _______ _______. Some modern art is _______while some is ___. impressionists’ beginningmodern abstract realistic paintings abstract

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

Mary and Baby Jesus Paintings from the early Middle Ages are full of religious symbols

Paintings from the Renaissance are realistic and the painters draw them in perspective. By Laffelo Santi ( 拉斐尔 )

Sunrise by Monet Claude in the 19th century Paintings from the Impressionism break away from the traditional style, and the painters are eager to show the natural light.

Paintings from Modern Art are different. On the one hand, some are abstract, on the other hand, some are so realistic.

Comparison of Western and Chinese painting. Time Western Chinese 5th to 15th century AD 15th to 16th century Late 19th century to early 20 th century 20th century to today Which do you think has a greater change?

Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained. Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is a speaking picture.

From what we’ve learnt today, try to predict what painting styles there will be in the future. The History Homework