1、Unit 1 ArtReading and ThinkingA Short History of Western Paintingsculptureseal cutting opera Love of beauty is taste.The creation of beauty is art.Ralph Waldo Emerson爱美是情爱美是情趣。美的趣。美的创造就是创造就是艺术。艺术。diverse artpainting sculpturearchitecturephotographypotterymusicdance literature operacalligraphy seal c
2、uttingdramamovieMain idea:Western art has many different styles.Para.1Para.2-6The Middle Ages The Renaissance Impressionism Modern art 5th-15th AD14th-17thlate 19th early 20th20th-today Read the title and the first paragraph to get the main idea and read the subtitles to learn the structure.A short
3、history of western paintingCareful readingread and find out the answers to the following questions.The middle Ages 5th-15th AD para2The middle Ages 5th-15th AD para2The middle Ages 5th-15th AD para2 (1)the purpose of the western art:(2)the features of the paintings:To teach people about Christianity
4、q Religious themesq Primitive and Two-dimensional q Main characters were made much larger than everyone else.q In the 13th century,paintings showed real people in a real environment,with realistic human faces and deep emotional impactThe middle Ages 5th-15th AD para2 (1)the purpose of the western ar
5、t:(2)the features of the paintings:(3)Infer:what feeling did the early painters in the Middle ages want to express?To show their love and respect for God.The middle Ages 5th-15th AD para2Giotto di Bondone乔托乔托迪迪邦多纳邦多纳(1267-1337)犹大之吻犹大之吻 halo环绕圣人头上的光环1.Why did painters not focus more on religion at th
6、is period?Because new ideas and values gradually replaced the old ones from the middle ages.The Renaissance 14th-17th para.3-52.What are the features of paintings?Focused less on _ They began to _Two developments/discoveries:a._ b._ religion themesDrawing things in perspectiveOil paints.adopt a more
7、 humanistic attitude to life.The Renaissance 14th-17th para.3-5Three famous painters at this time Leonardo Da Vinci列奥纳多列奥纳多达达芬奇（芬奇（14521519）Michelangelo米开朗基罗米开朗基罗（14751564）Raphael 拉斐尔拉斐尔（14831520）The Renaissance 14th-17th para.3-5Leonardo da Vincian Italian Painterwell-known for his worksMona LisaTh
8、e Last SupperImpressionism(late 19th to early 20th century)Para 6-71.Why did painters have to find a new way of looking at their art?Because of the invention of photography,people didnt need to preserve what people and the world looked like.2.What were the subject matters this period?Scenes of natur
9、e or daily life;People full of life.3.What are the features of the painting during this period?To convey the light and movement in the scene;to show their inner warmth and humanity.Vincent Van GoghHes a painter of Holland.Hes famous for his idea of emotional expression in painting.His great works in
10、clude Starry Night,Sunflower and Crows inthe wheat fields.梵高是后印象派的画家。文森特威廉梵高(Vincent Willemvan Gogh，1853-1890)，中文又称凡高，荷兰后印象派画家。出生于新教牧师家庭，是后印象主义的先驱，并深深地影响了二十世纪艺术，尤其是野兽派与表现主义。梵高早期只以灰暗色系进行创作，直到他在巴黎遇见了印象派与新印象派，融入了他们的鲜艳色彩与画风，创造了他独特的个人画风。他最著名的作品多半是他在生前最后二年创作的，期间梵高深陷于精神疾病中，其最后在他37岁那年将他导向自杀一途。在梵高去世之后，梵高的作品，
11、星夜、向日葵与有乌鸦的麦田等，已跻身于全球最著名最珍贵的艺术作品的行列。梵高的作品目前主要收纳在法国的奥赛美术馆，以及苏黎世的kunshaus美术馆。Starry NightSunflowerGreen Wheat fieldsPart four Modern Art（Para 8）What were the styles and features this period?Cubism:analyze the shapes in a new way A realistic but dream-like quality Abstract:no longer to show reality.Mod
12、ern ArtAbstractRealistic Works of the modern artWorks of the modern artcubistic painting(立体画立体画)Pablo Picassoa Spanish painter,famous for his abstract paintingsPicassos paintingsQi Baishi(18641957)was recognized for his very careful and beautiful way of painting common images.Xu Beihong(1895 1953),o
13、ne of the most celebrated painters in modern China,loved to paint horses.Now can you tell which period the following pictures belong to?The Middle AgesThe RenaissanceImpressionismModern artThe Middle AgesModern artImpressionismThe RenaissanceThe history of Western paintingMiddle Ages,from 5th to 15th centuryImpressionism:late 19th to early 20 centuryModern Art:from 20th to todayThe Renaissance:from 14th to 176 centuryPainting is silent poetry,and poetry is a speaking picture.画是无言的诗画是无言的诗,诗是有声的画。诗是有声的画。
