1、Meeting the Muse Starting out 1 Which artist is the video about? Which of his works are mentioned? 2 What inspired the artist? 1 The video is about Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Mona Lisa and many drawings and notes of his ideas for his inventions including a parachute, a form of helicopter and
2、a strange flying machine with flapping wings. 2 The natural world, such as birds and their mysterious power of flight. Look at the pictures and read the quotes. What do you know about these people? Richard Wagner was a world-famous German composer; Mo Yan is the first Chinese writer to win the Nobel
3、 Prize in Literature; Auguste Rodin was a world-famous French sculptor; Pablo Picasso was a world-famous Spanish painter. Richard Wagner(18131883) was a German composer best known for his operas. Wagner began learning the piano when he was very young, and was soon able to write musical compositions.
4、 Wagners music is renowned for its complex nature, its harmonies and the way in which individual characters, places, ideas or plot elements in his operas are associated with musical themes. Imagination creates reality. Richard Wagner Mo Yan was born in Gaomi, Shandong Province. He is a novelist and
5、short story writer. He is well known for his imaginative and humanistic fiction. In 2011, Mo Yan received the Mao Dun Literature Prize. In 2012, Mo Yan became the first Chinese writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. His writing often uses older Chinese Literature and popular oral tradit
6、ions as a starting point, combining these with contemporary social issues. If we want to be struck by inspiration, we must go deep into our lives. Mo Yan Mo Yans works Auguste Rodin,(1840,-1917), was a French artist, whose work had a great influence on modern art. His most original sculptures are of
7、 the human body. They show realism and celebrate characteristics of the individual. Rodins first original human sculpture was inspired by a visit to Italy in 1875. Later he explored his personal style and gained his reputation as a sculptor at the age of 40. Today, Rodin remains one of the few sculp
8、tors widely known worldwide. I invent nothing, I rediscover. Auguste Rodin Auguste Rodins works 巴尔扎克巴尔扎克 加莱义民加莱义民 地狱之门地狱之门 丑之美丑之美 Pablo Picasso (18811973) was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Born in Spain, Picassos artistic talent was evident from a very early age. His works
9、 are often categorised into periods, for example the Blue Period and the Rose Period. Among his most famous paintings are the cubist, Les Demoiselles d Avignon, and Guernica. Picasos later works often combined elements of his earlier styles. Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. Pablo
10、Picasso 格尔尼卡格尔尼卡 Pablo Picassos works 埃斯塔克的房子埃斯塔克的房子 亚维农少女亚维农少女瓶子、玻璃杯和小提琴瓶子、玻璃杯和小提琴 Discuss and share What is your understanding of the words “imagination”, “inspiration” and “rediscover”? How do they help your understanding of the quotes? Their inspiration and imagination all come from their lives and experiences. Our life is the source of art. When you discover something ,its life. While you rediscover something , its art! Thank you!
