1、 I To watch a TV programme about the use of unusual materials in art To identify examples with the help of related expressions Giving instructions for making an usual picture Can you list some different types of paintings and famous painters in the world? Portrait painting, still life painting, land
2、scape painting, cityscape painting, real-life painting, history painting Leonardo da Vinci, Michel Angelo, Claude Oscar Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi I like still life painting because it focuses on objects such as flowers or fruit. This gives artists more freedom t
3、o arrange the elements in the picture than they paint nature or portraits. Which type of paintings are you interested in? Why? Have you seen these pictures? Do you like this kind of art? Jane Perkins categorises herself as a re-maker and is well- versed in recycling for art, having written an entire
4、 thesis on it! Janes current body of work is entitled Plastic Classics. For the creation of this collection, Jane takes unwanted objects and uses collage techniques influenced by her background in textiles to create reproductions of artworks by the old masters. “What a gorgeous reinterpretation of t
5、he painting! I often see peoples reproductions of Vermeers Girl, and few “get” it. Jane Perkins has taken the portrait a step beyond and made it her own a textured image that I bet would have made Vermeer smile.” Tracy Chevalierauthor of the novel Girl with a Pearl Earring Video time Lisa has found
6、a TV programme about the use of unusual materials in art. Watch the TV programme and finish the exercises below. Watch the TV programme and answer the following questions. 1 What do many creative artists use to make their artworks? 2 What is Jane Perkins well known for? Everyday objects. Portraits o
7、f famous people. 3 What may an artist think of the things that we regard as rubbish? 4 What plays an important role in finding inspiration for your art from nature? A source of creativity. Imagination. Decide the following “True or False” according to the TV programme. 1 Only paintings hanging in mu
8、seums are great art. 2 Great art must require paints and a paintbrush. 3 In art, imagination is more important than materials. 4 Jane Perkins is the only one to use recycled materials in making artworks. 5 Nature is a great place where you can find unexpected art supplies. F F T F T Watch the TV pro
9、gramme again and complete the notes below. Using unusual materials in art Jane Perkinss ideas Where she finds unusual art materials In rubbish bins _ At car boot sales Unusual art materials she has used _ _ At recycling centres Old buttons Small toys The speakers suggestions How to find inspiration
10、for your art _ outside Easily found art materals Leaves _ _ Sand Take a walk Grass Small stones Identifying examples The speaker often uses examples to help the audience understand the main idea better as well as to present the topic in a more interesting way. When you listen, pay attention to expressions that signal examples, e.g. for example, for instance, such as. Read the text on page 37 and pay attention to the structure.
