Lesson 1 A Matter of Taste Lesson 1 A Matter of Taste By Xiu xiaohong

knitting painting paper cut calligraphy china Which kind of Chinese art do you like? Lead in

Look at the three Chinese paintings. Do you know the names and the painters of the paintings?

Cabbage Who drew these pictures?

Racing Horse

Match the paintings with the names and the painters. painters Chen Yifei Xu Beihong Qi Baishi paintings names Racing Horse Cabbage Poppy

Read the text, please Then answer the questions. Task 1

1. Who is famous for drawing pretty women? Chen Yifei. He is famous for his soft portraits of beautiful women.

Qi Baishi He draw simple pictures from everyday life, such as vegetable, flowers, birds and insects. 2. Who is more good at drawing simple pictures we often see in our life.

4. Who held exhibitions abroad to advance Chinese art? Xu Beihong. 3. Why did Chen Yifei use black as the background of Poppy. To emphasize the woman even more.

Racing horse 5. What is Xu Beihong’s master piece? Task 2 What characters do these pictures have?

The moving hair on the horse’s mane and tail shows a horse running at high speed. Using different shades of grey shows the sweat along the horse’s body. The painting of dark and light colors is a favorite of many art lovers.

To emphasis the woman even more, Chen adds lots of detail to her dress and fan, and choose to paint the background black.

Leaves the audience guessing and makes them use their imagination.

appreciate their works Qi Baishi

Correct errors 1.Chen Yifei’s works is very valuable, and one of his paintings sold at US$ 503, The end of the novel leaves readers guess and imagination. for guessing

3.Her hand hold the fan is elegantly positioned above her knees. holding 4. He traveled cross the country and painted many pictures. across

5.It’s back eyes, that are fixed on the cabbage, show the creature’s interest in the cabbage. which a ∧ 6.The painting of dark and light color is favorite of many art lovers.

Place of exhibition Dates of exhibition Name of artist Read the texts and complete the notes. Newman Gallery, in Dinham 1July to 15 Sept Xu Beihong, Qi Baishi and Chen Yifei

Name of well- known paintings Racing Horsing, Cabbage and Poppy

Subject of paintings Colors used horsing galloping at high speed; a tiny insect fixing its eyes on the cabbage nearby; a woman sitting alone, deep in thought, her hand holding the fan above her knees. black, grey, dark, light

Learn to describe the paintings!

How to describe a painting? （ sample ） The painting was painted by Qi Baishi who was one of China’s greatest painters. Across the painting, we can see a dragonfly flying above the river. Its eyes are fixed on the lotus, showing its interest in the lotus. I think that this painting is vivid. 蜻蜓 : dragonfly 荷花 : lotus

This painting was painted by…who… Across this painting, we can see… The front horse is … The painter drew in black ink to show … I think that/In my opinion/ I feel that… This painting was painted by…who… Across this painting, we can see… It’s eyes… I think that/In my opinion/ I feel that… This painting was painted by…who… In the painting, a beautiful young woman… She is… She is dressed in … A cat… I think that/In my opinion/ I feel that… 梳头发 :comb the hair

Describe it to your classmates