Module 4Module 4Fine Arts—Western, Chinese, Fine Arts—Western, Chinese,

and Pop Arts and Pop Arts Reading Reading

Art is long.Art is long. 艺术永恒艺术永恒

Good painting is like good cooking: it can be tasted, but not explained.

好画犹如佳肴，只可意会，不可言传。

Why do people like art ?Why do people like art ?

• Art makes people’s life rich and Art makes people’s life rich and colorful.colorful.

• Learning art can improve Learning art can improve people’s sense of beauty.people’s sense of beauty.

• Learning art can raise people’s Learning art can raise people’s IQ.IQ.

What’s your impression of artists?What’s your impression of artists?

• Artists often have long hair.Artists often have long hair.

• Most artists look a bit strange.Most artists look a bit strange.

• Artists have good observing ability.Artists have good observing ability.

• Artists have rich imagination.Artists have rich imagination.

Chinese painting

watercolor

landscape

cartoon

oil painting

drawing

portrait

mural

1 Picasso and another painter, George Braque, started _____.

2 Cubist artists painted objects and people,

with different ______of the object or person

showing at the same time.

3 Pop art( ___________________) was an

important modern__________ ＿ that aimed to

show ordinary twentieth-century city life.

4 Pop art shows things such as ________ _______________.

Cubism

aspects

from the word “popular”

art movement

soup cans

and advertisements

1913 Pablo Picasso  (Cubism)

Campbell Soup Series II 1968 Old Fashion(Pop art)

1921  Pablo Picasso  (Cubism)

Guernica by Picasso in 1937.It showed his feelings

about what happened to the town.

drawn byRoy Lichtenstein

In the car (Pop art)

Chinese painting

is known for its ____________ in _______ and __________.

brush drawings

black inks

natural colors

The painting showed that shrimps were swimming in the water and they looked very ______.A lively B freely C happily D dull ( 无趣的 , 呆滞的 ) It was painted by_________.QiBaishi

Qi Baishi (1863-1957), one of China’s greatest painters,followed the traditional Chinese style of painting.

Artist: Name:

Xu BeihongA Five running horsesB Five lovely horsesC Six running horsesD Six crazy horses

六骏

图

成名作；田横五百士

Xu Beihong(1895-1953) was one of China’s best–known twentieth-centuryartists. He believed that artists shouldshow reality, but not just imitate it. He is famous for his lively paintings of horses.

Language points:Language points:1.This is a painting by Picasso, 1.This is a painting by Picasso, considered to be considered to be

the greatest western artist.the greatest western artist.=This is a painting by Picasso, =This is a painting by Picasso, who waswho was

considered to be the greatest western artist.considered to be the greatest western artist.

consider vt consider vt 考虑 考虑 consider doingconsider doing

认为认为 consider sb/sth (to be) consider sb/sth (to be) adj/nadj/n

consider sb/sth to do consider sb/sth to do

consider sb/sth to have consider sb/sth to have donedone

consider sb/sth as adj/nconsider sb/sth as adj/n

consider thatconsider that

• 我们认为浪费是有罪的。我们认为浪费是有罪的。

• 她被认为是一个聪明的女人。她被认为是一个聪明的女人。

• 他被认为发明了电话。他被认为发明了电话。

• 我认为他说的有道理。我认为他说的有道理。

we consider waste to be criminal.we consider waste to be criminal.

She is considered (to be) an intelligent She is considered (to be) an intelligent woman.woman.

He was considered to have invented the He was considered to have invented the telephone.telephone.

I consider what he said as reasonable. I consider what he said as reasonable.

I consider that what he said is I consider that what he said is reasonable.reasonable.

• a a world famousworld famous example ofexample of pop art pop art

world famous------world-famousworld famous------world-famous

This is a good example This is a good example ofof Shelley's lyric Shelley's lyric poetry. poetry.

This dictionary has many examples This dictionary has many examples ofof how words are used.how words are used.

copy the example copy the example ofof学习学习 ...... 的榜样的榜样follow the example follow the example ofof学习学习 ...... 的榜样的榜样give a good example give a good example toto sb sb 给给 ...... 树立树立(( 好好 )) 榜样榜样set an example set an example toto sb sb 给给 ...... 树立树立 (( 好好 )) 榜样榜样

I can I can get tired ofget tired of looking at pictures looking at pictures all the all the timetime..

• all the time :all the time : 一直一直 Conditions are changing all the time.Conditions are changing all the time.

• all the wayall the way 自始至终自始至终 , , 一路上一路上 They are talking and laughing all the way.They are talking and laughing all the way.

I will back you up all the way.I will back you up all the way.

区别区别be/get/become tired of =be bored withbe/get/become tired of =be bored with

be/get tired from/with be/get tired from/with

• can’t stand can’t stand

• a golden-haired girla golden-haired girl

• are fond of sth/doing sthare fond of sth/doing sth

• develop an interest in artdevelop an interest in art

• I can I can tell bytell by the style. the style.

tell by =know by =judge by/from tell by =know by =judge by/from 由由……判断判断 DonDon’’t tell a person by his appearance.t tell a person by his appearance. In EnglandIn England ，， it's easy to tell a it's easy to tell a person's class by his speechperson's class by his speech ．．

Grammar 1:Grammar 1:1.1. V + doingV + doing

admit, allow, avoid, consider, enjoy, admit, allow, avoid, consider, enjoy, escape, finish, mind, miss, dislike, delay, escape, finish, mind, miss, dislike, delay, mean, imagine, permit, practice, risk, mean, imagine, permit, practice, risk, suggest, understandsuggest, understand

feel like, can’t help, put off, give up, feel like, can’t help, put off, give up,

insist on, be used to, look forward toinsist on, be used to, look forward to

lead to, devote oneself to, be busy,lead to, devote oneself to, be busy,

be afraid of, be successful in be afraid of, be successful in

2.V + to do2.V + to do

afford, agree, attempt, decide, dare, afford, agree, attempt, decide, dare, expect, fail, choose, hope, learn, expect, fail, choose, hope, learn, long, manage, mean, offer, plan, long, manage, mean, offer, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, try, want, pretend, promise, refuse, try, want, wish... wish...

Roy Lichtenstein

Qi Baishi

1 What styles of art do they belong to ?2 Which picture do you like best / least? Why? 3 What do you think the artists want to express?

Pablo Picasso

Useful expressions:1 I think…is…2 I really like/appreciate…3 But I’m crazy about…4 But I can’t stand（忍受 )…5 I dislike…6 The girl looks…