Unit 1 Art Pretty Boy

Reading A short history of western painting A short history of western painting Unit 1 Art Welcome!

When you look afar( 在远处 ), the mountains are green and clear, but no sound of the stream is heard when listening near, the flowers remain in full bloom （盛放） when spring is away, a human being’s approach the bird doesn’t fray （惊动，使 … 紧张）. Riddle Answer A Painting 近听水无声 春去花还在 人来鸟不惊 远看山有色

Let’s see what painting involves: kinds Of painting oil painting charcoal drawing （ 素描 ） 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 ）

How much do you know about Chinese painting ?

Chinese painting

Qi Baishi

Zhang Daqian

Xu Beihong

It is often about nature, such as mountain, water, bird-and-flower, etc. It has the symbol of harmony ( 和谐） and peace. Chinese paintings

How much do you know about Western painting ?

达 · 芬奇：《蒙娜 · 丽莎》被誉为世界美术杰作之冠，表现了 艺术家对女性美和人的丰富精神生活的赞赏；壁画《最后 的晚餐》则反映了艺术家创造典型人物和戏剧性场面的能 力，为后人学习的典范。

Pablo Picasso ( ) 毕 加索 Picasso was the greatest art genius of the twentieth century.

Giotto di Bondone 乔托 · 迪 · 邦多纳 犹大之吻

凡高《向日葵》

The School of Athens Raffaello Sanzio ( ) 拉斐尔

Western paintings rich in color, line and shape About religion, human detailed realistic

A short history of Western Painting

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

Single choice 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 painting were very abstract. B.their painting were very realistic. C.They diden ’t break 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

5. When did people focus more on people and less on religion? A.From 5th to 15th century AD. B.From 15th to 16th century. C. From late 19th to early 20th century. D. From 20th century to today.

Tell whether the statements True or False according to the text. 1. Western art has changed very little over the last seventeen centuries. 2. Painters in the Middle Ages did not use perspective. 3. Impressionists painted landscapes. 4. You cannot recognize any object in abstract modern art. F T F F

5. In the Renaissance most artists painted indoors. 6. Abstract art is still art style today. T F

Now can you tell which period the following pictures belong to?

Middle Ages

Renaissance

Impressionism

Modern art

second-reading: read the passage for the second time and solve the following questions. 1.What’s the main idea of the text? The style of Western art has changed a lot with time going by. 2. How many styles of Western painting are mentioned in the text? What are they? Four. They are: The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, Impressionism and Modern art.

5 th C AD 15 th 16 th 19 th 20 th The Middle Ages The Renaissance Impressionism Modern Art 3.Now draw the history of westen paintings.

What is the most important art? Life. Discussion

Homework 1.Read the text more after class. 2. Try to retell the history of westen paintings.