Unit1 A short history of western painting
Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained.
Chinese paintings
It is often about nature, such as mountain, water, bird-and-flower, etc.
It has the symbol of harmony and peace.
Fast reading:
Q1: How many periods of the paintings are mentioned in this text? What are they?
Q2: What influences art?
Art is influenced by the ________and _________of a people.
Careful reading:
Read each period carefully and finish corresponding tasks on your learning paper.
The Middle Ages
Period 1
Middle Ages
Time
Characteristics of the paintings
________themes
Full of _____________(respect and love for God)
Artists
Renaissance
1 Painters in Renaissance began to focus on______
A religion B humans C nature D science
In Renaissance, painters returned to classical_____and _____ideas about art.
A Roman, Paris B Greek, London C Roman, Greek
Which of the following is not the things the rich people paid famous artists to pain?
A the rich people themselves B houses and possessions
C the God D activities and achievements
Q: what are the two important discoveries in the Renaissance period and their functions?
Impressionism
Blank filling
In the late 19th century, Europe______ a great deal, from a mostly ____________society to a mostly ___________one. People moved from _______to the _____. There are many ___________and __________.
The impressionists were the first painters to _____ ______and eager to show how _____ and ______fell on objects at different times of day. So their painting were not ________.
Q1. Why did the painters have to paint quickly?
Q2. Did people like this style of painting? Why?
Modern art
Nowadays, there are sorts of modern art styles, such as Cubism, surrealism, expressionism.....
Styles
Facts
Modern art
The impressionists’ paintings were _________but today they are accepted as ___________of modern art. The painter does not attempt to __________as we see them with __________but concentrate on ______________. The styles are so ________, some are _______, some are ________.
Summary
During the Middle Ages, the aim of painters was to represent_______themes and to show respect and love for_____. During the Renaissance, painters returned to_______Roman and Greek ideas and drew things in_______ to make paintings more realistic. However impressionists were eager to show how light and ______fell on objects. Modern art included two extremes, _______---concentrating on certain qualities of objects; _______---looking like photographs.
Group discussion
(You can take notes below,)
课件34张PPT。Never stop strugglingArtUnit1
Can you list different forms of art?artpainting sculpturearchitecturephotography……musicdance literature operacalligraphy painting movieGood painting is like good cooking;
it can be tasted, but not explained.好的画犹如佳肴, 可以品其美味，
却无法解释。Xu Beihong
徐悲鸿八骏图虾（齐白石）郑板桥Bamboo Chinese painting 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 A short history
of western paintingRead the first paragraph and the subtitles to get the answers for the two tasks on your learning paper. Fast reading:Q1: How many periods of the paintings are mentioned in this text? What are they?(20th century to today) Fast reading:The Middle AgesThe RenaissanceImpressionismModern art(15th to 16th century) (5th to15th century AD)(late 19th to early 20th century)Time orderQ2:What influences art?Fast reading:Art is influenced by the _______ and
_______ of a people. customsfaithRead each period carefully and finish corresponding tasks on your learning paper. Careful reading: 5th-15th
century religiousreligious symbolsGiotto di BondoneThe Middle AgesGiotto di Bondone
乔托·迪·邦多纳 Judas Kiss
犹大之吻 Leonardo da Vinci
(1452-1519)Mona LisaRenaissance1. Painters in Renaissance began to focus on A. religion B. humans C. nature D .science2. In Renaissance, painters returned to classical and ideas about art.A. Roman, Paris B. Greek, London C. Roman, GreekRenaissance3.Which of the following is not the things the rich people paid famous artists to paint?The rich people themselves B. houses and possessions
C. the god D. activities and achievementsfocus onhumansQ: What are the two important discoveries in the Renaissance period and their functions?How to draw things in perspective
Oil paints more realisticmake colors look
richer and deeperCrucifixionMasaccio的作品：Madonna with
Child and Angels
王座上的圣母圣子和四天使 blank fillingImpressionism new painting stylesIn the late 19th century, Europe_______ a great deal ,from a mostly _________ society to a mostly
_________one. People moved from______to the ____. There are many___________ and ___________.changedagricultural industrialcountrysidecities new inventions
social changesThe impressionists were the first painters to ________ _________ and eager to show how _____and ________ fell on objects at different times of day. So their painting were not _______.
work outdoorslightshadowdetailed
Q1. Why did the painters have to paint quickly?
Q2. Did people like this style of painting? Why?Natural light changes so quickly.No. They said the painters were careless and
their paintings were ridiculous.Impressionism Impressionism莫瑞桥--阿尔弗莱德·西斯莱 赛艇--局斯塔夫·卡耶博特蓬图瓦兹. 埃尔米塔日的坡地
--卡米耶·毕沙罗Nowadays, there are sorts of modern art styles,
such as Cubism (立体派)，Surrealism(超现实主义）Expressionism（表现主义）…Modern art (20th century to today)Modern
artcontroversialthe beginning paint objects our eyescertain qualities of the objectdifferentabstractrealisticAbstracthard to understandlike a photographRealisticTwo extremesModern Art 戴帽的自画像--塞尚作
被称为”现代艺术的起源”Summary
During the Middle Ages, the aim of painters was to represent_______themes and to show respect and love for_____. During the Renaissance, painters returned to_______Roman and Greek ideas and drew things in_______ to make paintings more realistic. However impressionists were eager to show how light and ______fell on objects. Modern art included two extremes, _______---concentrating on certain qualities of objects; _______---looking like photographs.
realisticreligiousGodclassicalperspectiveshadowabstractVincent Van GoghPicassoLeonardo da VinciGiotto di BondoneThe Middle Ages
The RenaissanceImpressionismModern artWho is your favourite artist?
Give your reasons.
(Notes: He or she is better to be a painter, writer, or singer. )Group disscussionGroup disscussionThe purpose of art is washing the
dust of daily life off our souls. 艺术的使命在于洗刷我们灵魂中
日积月累的灰尘。 Homework Read the passage carefully.
Try to retell the history of
western painting.
评测练习
1.Fill in the blanks.
At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were controversial, but today they ① (accept) as the ② (begin) of what we call “modern art”. This is ③ the Impressionists encouraged artists ④ (look) at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, ⑤ without the Impressionists, may of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter does not attempt ⑥ (paint) objects as we see them with our eyes, but instead ⑦ (concentrate) on certain qualities of the object, ⑧ (use) colour, line and shape to represent ⑨ (they). On the other hand, some paintings of modern art are so realistic that they look like photographs. These styles are so different. Who can predict ⑩ painting styles there will be in the future?
Suggested Answers:
① are accepted ② beginning ③ because ④to look
⑤ but ⑥ to paint ⑦ concentrate ⑧ using
⑨ them ⑩ what
2. 【汉译英】
(1) _____ coincidence偶然地 (2) ______ far as 就……而言
(3) be ______ to 对...过敏 (4) ______ to 呼吁
(5) go ______ 穿越 (6) leave ______动身去……
(7) ______ the harbor在港口 (8) settle ______舒适地坐下
(9) figure ______想出 (10) depend______依靠
Suggested Answers:
by (2) as (3) allergic (4) appeal (5) through
(6) for (7) in (8) down (9) out (10) on
3．翻译
① 很显然这个政策是个巨大的成功。
② 据说校长采用了我们的建议。
③ 真遗憾你不能和我一块去看电影。
Suggested Answers:
① It was evident that the policy was a great success.
② It is said that the headmaster has adopted our suggestions.
③ It’s pity that you can’t go to the cinema with me.
