(共21张PPT)
Unit 4 Meeting the muse
What inspires you
Radar雷达
Bat
Ship
Fish
Electronic frog eyes
电子蛙眼
Frog
Learning Aims:
1.By seizing the key information ,students can master the content of the passage.Get to know the life story of three artists and their inspiration for the artworks.
2.After analyzing the sentences, students are able to organize and conclude key points in their own words.
3.After the class, students can have the eyes to find the beauty and inspiration from life, and have a positive attitude towards life.
Every artist`s wish is to create something that expresses an idea. But where do artists get their ideas from Who or what inspires them Here we find out more about the influences behind the successes of three very different artists.
What inspires you
Florentijn Hofman
Tan Dun
Yang liping
Artists:
visual artist
Composer
Dancer
Florentijn Hofman, visual artist from Dutch
1. What are Hofman`s well –known works
2. What are the sources of the inspiration from for Hofman
Rubber Duck
Floating Fish
1.His children’ s toys
2.Chinese folk tales
3.Wuzhen and the way people lived there
Sources of inspiration for Hofman:
Some other works from Hofman:
What is the inspiration behind theses artworks
Tan dun,
composer
from China
3 Nine Songs
posing music for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(《卧虎藏龙》)
2. composing music for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
What’s the well-known works of Tan Dun
Conclude:
Sources of inspiration for Tan Dun:
2. Western influences
Tan Dun `s music is to experience a mix of Chinese musical traditions and Western influences. Since his first opera, Nine Songs Tan Dun has been using a combination of Chinese music and sounds from all over the world to tell stories.
1. Chinese musical traditions
Chinese music should carry “universal expression” of the human spirit so as to be recognised by the whole world.
How to understand this sentence
A.Chinses music style should be more Western than traditional.
B.Tan Dun combines Chinese tradition with western influences.
C.Chinese music should carry on not only the Chinese human spirit but also that of the whole world.
c
Tan dun,
composer
from China
Yang liping ,
dancer from China
Yang liping`s well –known works:
Spirit of the Peacock(雀之灵)
After winning a national competition in 1986 with her Spirit of the Peacock dance, Yang liping has been known as the “Peacock Princess”
What inspires Yang liping
Sources of inspiration for Yang liping:
1.
2.
3.
her life in Xishuangbanna
the peacock
the dance style of the Dai people and their traditional belief
Conclude:
Floating fish
Chinese folk tale
Wuzhen and the way people lived there
Composing music the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the 2008 Beijing olymic games
5.Nine songs
Chinese musical traditions
Spirit of the peacock
The peacock
The dance style of Dai people and their traditional belief
what does the three artists’inspiration have in common
Think:
For the three artists, their inspiration all comes from their lives and experiences
Discuss and Share
Find your inspiration from our school life ,discuss your artworks with teammates and share your ideas with class.
Inspiration is around us . What we need are our love for life and eyes to find it.
Thank you!