understanding_art

2.

Are you one of those
unfortunates who knows
little about art and,
worse still, hasn’t the
foggiest idea what you
like and why you like it?

3.

ART
painting
graphic
art
arts and
sculpture
crafts

masterpiece
portrait
still life
landscape
seascape
foreground
background
sketch
work of art
exhibition
shades
icon
canvas
шедевр
портрет
натюрморт
пейзаж
морской пейзаж
передний план
задний план
эскиз
произведение искусства
выставка
тени
икона
холст

6.

masterpiece
portrait
still life
landscape
seascape
foreground
background
shades
sketch
work of art
icon
exhibition
canvas
шедевр
портрет
натюрморт
пейзаж
морской пейзаж
передний план
фон
оттенки (тени)
эскиз
произведение искусства
икона
выставка
холст

7.

Maurits Cornelis
Escher
(1898-1972)
is one of the world's
most famous graphic
artists. His art is
enjoyed by millions of
people all over the
world. He is most
famous for his socalled impossible
structures, but he also
made some wonderful,
more realistic work.

8.

Salvador Dali
(1904- 1989)
is considered as one
of the greatest artist
of the surrealist art
movement and as one
of the greatest
masters of art of the
twentieth century.
During his lifetime the
public got a picture of
an eccentric paranoid.
His personality
caused a lot of
controversy.

9.

Donatello
(1386 -1466)
An Italian
Renaissance
sculptor, who is
generally
considered as one
of the greatest
sculptors of all
times and the
founder of modern
sculpture.

10.

A plan for describing a picture
• artist’s name
Facts
• name of the picture
• background information
• what you can see in the picture
(people and objects)
• colours, shades, techniques
• the viewer’s impressions, thoughts
and ideas
Impressions
• the viewer’s feelings and emotions and emotions
• his/her interpretation of the
The Return of the Prodigal
artist’s message
Son by Rembrandt van Rijn

11.

I. K. Aivazovsky The Quiet Sea

12.

- You are leaving now, aren’t you? Did you like it here? What
do you think of the canvas?
- Oh, it’s such a good exhibition, this picture is so beautiful. I
can’t tear my eyes from it.
- I fully agree with you. It is so colorful.
- Yes, you are right. So interesting to see, such great ideas. It
is so impressive. This canvas gives so much food for thought.
- It is clear, because the picture is painted by such a talented
artist!
- By the way, what’s the name of the artist?
- This is the picture of Zverev, a progressive artist. I’ve read so
much about him.
- Now, you’ve said it I remember… His pictures enjoy such a
great popularity.
- Yes, it’s only natural.
- Oh, I have to go! Bye, see you next week.
- Bye-bye.

13. So\such can be used with adjectives to add extra intensity

So
Only before an adjective
Such
Before an adjective + noun
The weekend was so
wonderful!
Suchused
a/an
So\such can be
with adjectives to add
With singular
extra intensity
nouns
We had
such a
wonderful
weekend!
Such
With plural
nouns
She has such
beautiful eyes!

14.

Let's consider one more kind of
modern art
Some
people
think, that
graffiti
is another
form of
expressing
art…
Graffiti
…others
think,
that
graffiti
is
vandalism

15.

FOR
AGAINST
I think graffiti is definitely an
art! There is no other word.
The only reason some people
call it vandalism is because
we paint on public things –
but we have nowhere else to
express our talent.
It is an interesting art form –
unless all you’re doing is
writing swear words and gang
names everywhere.
I think graffiti is just like any
other kind of art, it lets me
paint my feelings.
I don’t like graffiti. If people
want to draw, they should do
it on paper. How would they
like it if they’d spent hours
repainting a wall and the
next day some kids came
and drew all over it?
Graffiti makes our cities look
really run-down and ugly.
People just do it for fun. It’s
definitely not art, it’s just silly
drawings!
I don't see how graffiti can be
an art – all the graffiti I see
on walls is a lot of swear
words!

16. We hope, now you are more interested and confident in art, both classic and modern.

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