(共19张PPT)
Unit 1 Art
Reading and Thinking
Learn about different painting styles in Western art
Learning objectives:
By the end of this period, you will be able to:
1. know more about different painting styles in Western art;
2. figure out the main idea and the text organization;
3. explore the characteristics and the development of western painting;
4. identify different western painting styles and share opinions.
Lead-in
1.What do you know about these paintings
2.Can you put the paintings in the order when they were painted
influential Western paintings
Prediction
Predict what this passage will talk about, according to the title, subtitles, and the pictures.
The text mainly tells us _____ major styles of _______________ , showing the __________________ of it.
Western paintings
four
history/development
Reading for structure
2
4
1
3
General Introduction
5
The Renaissance(14th-17th C)
The Middle Ages(5th-15th C)
8
7
6
Impressionism(late 19th-early 20th C)
What is the text
A. An advertisement B. A travel guide
C. An informative essay D. A science report
Modern Art(20th C-today)
The author’s purpose in writing this passage is _____.
A. to advertise the course of painting
B. to make you amused
C. to tell you how to paint pictures
D. to introduce you some information about western painting
Reading for details
What is Western art It is hard to give a precise definition. As there have been so many different styles of Western art, it is impossible to describe them all in a short text. Perhaps the best way to understand Western art is to look at the development of Western painting over the centuries.
Q1: What is Western art
Q2: What is the best way to understand Western art
Q3: What will the following parts focus on
Part 1
Reading for details
Part2-5
period themes/ purposes characteristic famous painters &their achievements
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Impressionism
Modern Art
The Middle Ages
period themes/ purposes characteristic famous painters &their achievements
The Middle Ages
religious themes/ to teach people about Christianity
not realistic, primitive, two-dimensional, the main characters were often much larger
Giotto di Bondone
show real people in real environment;
realistic human faces, deep emotional impact
religious themes
not realistic
main character was larger
still religious
but
realistic human faces&
deep emotional impact
Before the 13th century
Any change
The Renaissance
period themes/ purposes characteristic famous painters &their achievements
The Renaissance
shifted from religious themes to people and the world around us
less religious;
more humanistic;
realistic;
accurate
Masaccio
the use of perspective
Leonardo da Vinci
the use of oil
Michelangelo
Raphael
produce some of the greatest art
Rembrandt
a master of shadow and light
What kinds of paintings did the people of that time want to purchase (para5)
1. accurate pictures of themselves and the people they loved
2. paintings showing important historical events or stories from mythology
3. paintings that were beautiful and interesting to look at
less religious; more humanistic;
realistic; accurate
the use of perspective
the use of oil paints
social trend
What caused the changes
Impressionism
period themes/ purposes characteristic famous painters &their achievements
Impressionism
convey the light and movement in the scene
subjective;
not detailed;
warm&colorful;
full of light, shadow, colour, and life
Claude Monet
Impression, Sunrise
Renoir
show not just the out image of his subject, but their inner warmth and humanity as well
Renoir
Impression, Sunrise
Claude Monet
not detailed;
focus on people or nature
warm&colorful;
full of light, shadow, colour, and life
1.Why did the the painters have to find a new way of looking at their art
2.Why did the movement get the name- Impressionism
3.What's the difference between the paintings and photographs
Because of the invention of photography in the mid-19th century.
The name came from the painting Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet.
→inner warmth and humanity
Photographs:cold, black-and-white
Paintings:full of light, shadow,colour, and life
→outer image
period themes/ purposes characteristic famous painters &their achievements
Modern Art
Modern Art
no longer show reality;
ask the question- what is art
(the core核心/essence本质of art)
analyse the shapes with Cubism;
realistic but dream-like;
abstract
Picasso
Cubism
dream-like
abstract
__________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ______________
Appreciation
Put the paintings in the order when they were painted.
5th C
14th
15th
17th
19th
20th
today
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Impression
Modern Art
God
people and the world
religious
humanistic
outer image
inner warmth
ignorant愚昧无知的
civilized文明开化的
one single style
different styles
strict
tolerate 宽容的
the development of western painting
the progress of social civilization
Thinking
Why have Western painting styles been changing
1. know more about different painting styles in Western art;
2. figure out the main idea and the text organization;
3. explore the characteristics and the development of western painting;
4. identify different western painting styles and share opinions.
Reflection
Assignment
Choose a painting to make a brief introduction from the following aspects:
What is the painting about
Who is the painter
In which period was the painting created
How do you feel about it
Why was the painting created
Love of beauty is taste.
The creation of beauty is art.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson