高中英语Unit 1 Art学案及答案

UNIT 1 ART

1．Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.

—Picasso

艺术是让我们意识到真理的谎言。

——毕加索

2．The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens his mouth.

—G.J. Nathan

检验一个人是不是真正的喜剧家就看你是否在他未开口时就笑。

——内森

3．Speech was given to man to express his thought.

—Molière

语言赋予人类是为了表达思想。

——莫里哀

4．No man ever yet became great by imitation.

—Samuel Johnson

没有人能通过模仿别人而成名。

——塞缪尔·约翰逊

5．The eye is the painter and the ear the singer.

—Emerson

眼睛是画家，耳朵是歌唱家。

——爱默生

Nature contains the elements，in colour and form，of all pictures，as the keyboard contains the notes of all music.

But the artist is born to pick，and choose，and group with science，these elements，that the result may be beautiful—as the musician gathers his notes，and forms his chords，until he brings forth from chaos glorious harmony.

To say to the painter，that Nature is to be taken as she is，is to say to the player，that he may sit on the piano...The dignity of the snow­capped mountain is lost in distinctness，but the joy of the tourist is to recognize the traveller on the top. The desire to see，for the sake of seeing，is，with the mass，alone the one to be gratified，hence the delight in detail.

Chinese realistic painting is often very colorful and with a lot of details，it involves first drawing a basic outline of the object with a thin brush in black and then meticulously coloring in the detail with specialized brushes.

A famous example of this style is the painting from the Song Dynasty by the artist Zhang Xuan called “Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk”. It depicts an annual celebration where the court ladies would prepare silk，therefore opening a window to the past. See how all the court ladies are performing different tasks，and how each has been painted to express their individual character.

Unlike realistic painting，ink­wash painting is based on one color，black calligraphy ink. These paintings stunning in that details are added by having different shades of black.

A great example of ink­wash technique done by Chen Rong is “Nine Dragons”，which plays on the Chinese mythology of the nine sons of the dragon king，the painting style itself focuses on the forces of nature based on Daoism(道家思想)．This painting is so famous that it can even be found in mosaics or painted on walls in China.

Chinese painting is amazing because like its characters，it's a series of strokes that work together. Before you start painting，you must have already formed the complete image in your head.

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1．Which dynasty was the “Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk” painted in?

In the Song Dynasty.

2．What should you do before you paint a Chinese painting?

Forming the complete image in your head.