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Unit 4 Meeting the muse
Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas
Part 1 Starting out
Activity 1: Watch the video and answer the questions.
1 Which artist is the video about Which of his works are mentioned
The video is about Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.
Mona Lisa and many drawings and notes of his ideas for his inventions including a parachute, a form of helicopter and a strange flying machine with flapping wings.
2 What inspired the artist
The natural world, such as birds and their mysterious power of flight.
Activity 2: Look at the pictures and read the quotes. Answer the questions.
1 What do you know about these people
2 What is your understanding of the words “imagination”, “inspiration” and “rediscover” How do they help your
understanding of the quotes
3 Which quote do you most or least
agree with Give your reasons.
Part 1 Starting out
Imagination creates reality.
Richard Wagner
IIf we want to be struck by
inspiration, we must go
deep into our lives.
Mo Yan
I invent nothing. I rediscover.
Auguste Rodin
Inspiration exists, but it has
to find you working.
Pablo Picasso
Background information
Richard WagnerRichard
Wagner (1813-1883)was a Germancomposer best known for his operas. Wagner began leaning the piano when he was very young, and was soon able to write musical compositions. Wagner's music is renowned for its complex nature, its harmonies and the way in which individual characters, paces, ideas or plot elements in his operas are associated with musical themes.
Mo Yan
Mo Yan was born in Gaomi, Shandong Province.He is a novelist and short story writer. He is ,well-known for his imaginative and humanistic fiction. In 2011, Mo Yan received the Mao Dun Literature Prize. In 2012, Mo Yan became the first Chinese writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. His writing often uses older Chinese literture and popular oral traditions as a starrting point, combining these with contemporary social issues.
Background information
Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin (1840- -1917) was a French arist,whose work had a great influence on modern art. His most original sculptures are of the human body. They show realism and celebrate characteristics of the individual. Rodin's first original human sculpture was inspired by a visit to Italy in 1875. Later he explored his personal style and gained his reputation as a sculptor at the age of 40. Today, Rodin remains one of the few sculptors widely known worldwide.
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso (1881- -1973) was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Born in Spain, Picasso's artistic talent was evident from a very early age. His works are often categorised into periods, for example the Blue Period and the Rose Period. Among his most famous paintings are the cubist, Les Demoisellesd'Avignon, and Guernica, Picasso's later works often combined elements of his earlier styles.
Part 2: Understanding ideas
1. Tick what you think are the most important sources of inspiration for artists.
childhood
family and friends
books and films
other artists
history
travel
nature
social issues
private feelings
culture and traditions
imagination
Read the passage ---What inspires you and finish the following exercises.
2.Read the passage and find out what inspires each artist.
Hofman gets inspiration from his children's toys, Chinese fold tales, Wuzhen and the way people lived there.
Tan Dun gets inspiration from Chinese musical traditions and Western influences.
Yang Liping gets inspiration from her life in Xishuangbanna, the peacock, and the dance style of the Dai people.
3. Choose where you would most likely find the passage and give your reasons.
1 An art magazine.
2 An artist biography.
3 An online art forum.
4 A poster for an art festival.
Part 2: Understanding ideas
Artists and their inspiration
Florentijn Hofman
Well-known works:
Rubber Duck
1
_______________________
Sources of inspiration:
his children’s toys
2
_______________________
3
_______________________
Tan Dun
Well-known works:
4
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
5
_______________________
Sources of inspiration:
6
_______________________
Western influences
Yang Liping
Well-known work:
7
_______________________
Sources of inspiration:
her life in Xishuangbanna
8
_____________________
9
_____________________
Floating fish
Chinese folk tales
Wuzhen and the way people lived there
Chinese musical traditions
composing music for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Nine Songs
Spirit of the Peacock
the peacock
the dance style of the Dai people
Think Share
1. What does the three artists' inspiration have in commen
For the three artists, their inspiration all comes from their lives and experience.
2. What do you think is the “universal expression” of the human spirit
By saying “universal expression” , Tan Dun means Chinese music should carry not only the Chinese human spirit but also that of the whole world. In that way, Chinese music can have international recognition.
Important language points
1. 原句呈现:He is most widely known for composing music for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
归纳拓展:
compose: vt.创作(乐曲,诗歌等);为...谱曲 ; 组成,构成
composer n.作曲者
composition n.作曲,作文,作品
be composed of 由...组成
=be made up of=consist of
跟踪训练:
1. By the time he was 14, Mozart _______________(compose) many pieces for the harpsichor, piano and violin, as well as for orchestras.
2. The sea is mainly _____________(compose) of water and salt.
had composed
composed
Important language points
2. 原句呈现: One way for him to find inspiration is turning to his children’s toys. 归纳拓展:
turn to: 转向;变成;求助于;翻到
turn down: 拒绝;调小/低
turn up: 调大;出现;到达
turn in: 上交
turn out: 结果是;生产;出来
turn over: 打翻;翻转;移交
跟踪训练:
1. With no one to turn _____ in such a frightening situation, she felt very helpless.
2. How could you turn ______ such a fantastic job when you have been out of work for months
3. Don't worry about your necklace. It'll turn _____ sooner or later.
to
down
up
Important language points
3. 原句呈现: My dance comes from their traditional belief and aims to bring out the Dai women’s beauty.
归纳拓展:
bring out: 提出;出版;取出;呈出;说出...
bring about: 引起,产生,导致,带来
bring back: 带回,使想起
bring down: 让...降下来;使倒下
bring in: 引进;赚钱
bring up: 培养,抚养,教育;提出;呕吐
跟踪训练:
1. John is going to bring _____ a new book.
2. The government has taken measures to bring ______ the high prices of daily goods to keep the market stable.
3. The photographs brought ______ many pleasant memories.
4. When they get old enough to work they bring _____ money.
out
down
back
in
Other phrases in the passage:
1. (be) on display
2. pass down
3. come to life
4. set... in motion
5. so as to do...
1. 在展出,陈列
2. 传承,流传
3.(仿佛活着) 开始动起来,变得活跃
4.使...开始
5. 为了做某事,以便做某事
短文写作
利用本节所学词语,写一篇50词左右的小短文。
on display, come to life, set...in motion, so as to, bring out, a variety of, rather than
要求:至少使用其中的5个词语。
The music book which was on display yesterday brought out the meaning of life in Asia. Not only did it set the exhibition in motion, but also it made music come to life. Eventually, it was kept in the library so as to let people remember the significance of art.