1、Reading and ThinkingUNIT 1 ART1.Do you know the name of the painting?Who painted it?2.What can you see in the painting?3.Who are these people?What are they doing?AristotlePlatoSocratesRaphaelLove of beauty is taste.The creation of beauty is art.Ralph Waldo EmersondancemusicCan you list some art styl
2、es?sculpturearchitectureliteraturemoviepaintingcalligraphy paper cuttingphotographyn.摄影摄影Chinese-Chinese-s style tyle PaintingsPaintingsWestern-style Western-style PaintingsPaintingsDo you know any famous painters in the Do you know any famous painters in the world?world?What do you know about them
3、and their What do you know about them and their works?works?Hes an Italian painter.He lived during the 15th and 16th century.Hes well-known for his works like Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.Lenonardo da VinciZhang Daqian(18991983)was one of the best-known Chinese artists of the twentieth century.Zhan
4、g DaqianPicasso was regarded as the most creative and contemporary western most far-reaching artist.He and his paintings took art history in the world the immortal(不朽的不朽的)status.Brain StormWhen it comes to ART,what comes into your mind?Can you list some forms of art?Do you know what influences ART?a
5、rtsculpturememorialarchitecturephotographypaintingmusicdance literature operamovieWhat do you know about these paintings?Maybe you dont know the exactname of each painting,but you know they are masterpieces of famous western painters.How to quickly recognize the painter of famous paintings 如果这画上每个人都
6、是一副受尽认识苦难的45度仰望星空的折磨脸，而且全是黑森森的背景的话,不用说,一定是提香。如果每个男人都画得像个卷发加娘炮，而且还拿着水果和花之类的，那就是卡拉瓦乔。如果画面上永远有一坨一坨又一坨的人。而且看上去正常的话，那就是勃鲁盖尔。如果画面上还是一坨一坨又一坨的人,但是还有其他一坨一坨又一坨稀奇古怪的东西的话,那一定是波西。如果画面上的人全都帅哥美女，还都很健美，而且还人靠着人的话，那就是米开朗基罗。如果背景像指环王里一样壮阔，却笼罩着乖乖的蓝色迷雾；圣母玛利亚总有着同样的卷发与贵族式的鼻子，那是达芬奇。如果每个人都长着副死气沉沉普京脸，那是凡艾克。如果把什么人都画得像只有一盏小蜡烛下的
7、流浪汉的话，那就是伦勃朗没错了。看上去永远像是眼睛起了一层雾,什么都看不清,那就是莫奈了。如果画里的人都有那么些残疾部位，那就是毕加索。如果画的东西，像是出现幻觉后看到的东西，那是达利。如果碰到充满填充色块的Excel表格，那就是蒙德里安。Lets watch a short video to know more about paintings.Activity 1Before you read，look at the paintings in this section.What do youknow about them?Do you know who painted them?Self-P
8、ortrait with Shaded Eyes（page 2）is an oil painting by Rembrandt，painted in 1634.He painted many self-portraits as well as portraits of wealthy and important people of the time.Activity 1Before you read，look at the paintings in this section.What do youknow about them?Do you know who painted them?Impr
9、ession，Sunrise（page 3）is an oil painting by Monet，painted in 1872.It shows the port of Le Havre in northern France.The paintings style and name created the movement called Impressionism.Activity 1Before you read，look at the paintings in this section.What do youknow about them?Do you know who painted
10、 them?A Girl with a Watering Can（page 3）is an oil painting by Renoir，painted in 1876.It was painted in Monets famous garden at his home in northern France.Activity 1Before you read，look at the paintings in this section.What do youknow about them?Do you know who painted them?Girl Before a Mirror（page
11、 3）is an oil painting by Picasso，painted in 1932.It is a portrait of Marie-Thrse Walter，a model and muse of Picasso，whom he liked to paint in the 1930s.The womans reflection looks different from the woman，which represents how the woman sees herself.Activity 1Before you read，look at the paintings in
12、this section.What do youknow about them?Do you know who painted them?Exotic Birds（page 3）is a watercolour painting by Wassily Kandinsky，painted in 1915.Kandinsky was a Russian painter who pioneered abstract art，using colour，shape，and lines to create paintings not representing things in the real worl
13、d.Activity 1Before you read，look at the paintings in this section.What do youknow about them?Do you know who painted them?La Donna Velata，or The Woman with the Veil（page 3）is an oil painting by Raphael.It is a portrait of Margherita Luti，a model and muse of Raphael，who also appears in another of his
14、 paintings.Her clothes in the painting are detailed and show her wealth.Activity 2Read the passage and make a flow chart to show the changes in Western painting styles.A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING What is Western art?It is hard to give a precise definition.As there have been so many different
15、 styles of Western art,it is impossible to describe them all in a short text.Perhaps the best way to understand Western art is to look at the development of Western painting over the centuries.西方绘画艺术简史西方绘画艺术简史 什么是西方艺术?很难给出一个精确的定义。由于西方的艺术风格多种多样，在短短的一篇课文里不可能进行全面的描述。也许了解西方艺术的最好方法就是看看几个世纪以来西方绘画的发展。The M
16、iddle Ages(from the 5th to the 15th century)During the Middle Ages,the purpose of Western art was to teach people about Christianity.Thus,artists were not interested in painting realistic scenes.Their works were often primitive and two-dimensional,and the main characters were often made much larger
17、than everyone else to show their importance.This began to change in the 13th century with Giotto di Bondone(1267-1337).While his paintings still had religious themes,they showed real people in a real environment.In particular,his paintings are set apart from other paintings by their realistic human
18、faces and deep emotional impact.中世纪(5世纪到15世纪)在中世纪，西方艺术的目的是向人们传授基督教因此，艺术家对写实场景不感兴趣。他们的作品通常较为粗糙且二维化，主体人物通常比其他人物大得多，以显示他们的重要性。这种情况在13世纪时因乔托迪邦多纳(1267-1337)而开始改变。尽管他的画仍然带有宗教主题，但它们展示的是真实的环境中的真实人物。尤其是他的画作，因其逼真的人物面貌和深刻的情感冲击而从其他画作中脱颖而出。文艺复兴时期(14世纪到17世纪)新的思想和价值观逐渐取代了中世纪的思想和价值观。因此，画家较少关注宗教主题。他们开始采取一种更人性化的生活态度。
19、这一时期的一个重要突破是马萨乔(1401-1428)对透视法的运用。一些颇具影响力的画家，例如莱昂纳多达芬奇、米开朗琪罗和拉斐尔，乔托和马萨乔的创新基础上继续发展，创造出欧洲前所未见的一些最伟大的艺术作品 The Renaissance(from the 14th to the 17th century)New ideas and values gradually replaced old ones from the Middle Ages.As a result,painters concentrated less on religious themes.They began to adop
20、t a more humanistic attitude to life.An important breakthrough during this period was the use of perspective by Masaccio(1401-1428).Influential painters such as Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519,Michelangelo(1475-1564),and Raphael(1483-1520)Giotto and Masaccios innovations produce some of the greatest art
21、 that Europe had ever seen.Another innovation was the use of oil paints.With their deep colours and realism,some of the best oil paintings look like photographs.While painters as early as Da Vinci had used oil,this technique reached its height with Rembrandt(1606-1669),who gained a reputation as.In
22、subject matter,the emphasis increasingly shifted from religious themes to people and the world around us.Kings,nobles,and people wanted to purchase accurate pictures of themselves and the people they loved.Others wanted paintings showing important historical events or stories from mythology.Finally,
23、most clients wanted paintings that were beautiful and interesting to look at.另一个创新是油画颜料的使用。由于其深沉的色彩和现实主义风格，一些最好的油画看上去就像是照片。尽管早在达芬奇时代一些画家就使用油彩绘画，但伦勃朗使得这种技艺达到顶峰，他拥有“光影”的雅称。在题材上，重点逐渐从宗教主题转移到人和我们周围的世界。国王、贵族和人士都想购买和所爱之人准确。其他人则想要展示重要历史事件或神话故事的画作。最后，大多数客户都想要看起来美丽有趣的画作。Impressionism(late 19th to early 20th
24、century)The development of Western art slowed until the invention of photography in the mid-19th century.After that,paintings were no longer needed to preserve what people and the world looked like.Hence,painters had to find a new way of looking at their art.From this,Impressionism emerged in France
25、.The name of this new movement came from the painting by Claude Monet(1840-1926)called Impression,Sunrise.In this work,Monets aim was to convey the light and movement in the scene-the subjective impression the scene gave him-but not a detailed record of the scene itself.印象派时期(19世纪后期到20世纪初期)直到19世纪中叶摄
26、影术发明之前，西方艺术的发展缓慢。在那之后，不再需要绘画来保存人和世界的面貌了。因此，画家们不得不寻找一种新的方式来看待他们的艺术。由此，印象派在法国应运而生。这个新运动的名字来源于克劳德莫奈(1840-196)的一幅名为印象日出的画作。在这幅作品中，莫奈想传达场景中的光线和运动一场景给他的主观印象一一而不是场景本身的详细记录。While many Impressionists painted scenes of nature or daily life,others,such as Renoir(1841-1919),focused on people.Unlike the cold,bla
27、ck-and-white photographs of that time period,Renoirs paintings are full of light,shadow,colour,and life.He sought to show not just the outer image of his subjects,but their inner warmth and humanity as well.虽然许多印象派画家描绘了自然或日常生活场景，但其他画家，如雷诺阿(1841-1919年)则以人物为关注对象。雷诺阿的画作与那个时代冷淡的黑白照片不同，充满了光、影、色彩和生命。他不仅试图
28、展示他笔下人物的外在形象，而且还展示他们内心的温暖和人性。Modern Art(from the 20th century to today)After Impressionism,subsequent artists began to ask,What do we do next?Painters such as Picasso(1881-1973tried to analyse the shapes which existed in the natural world but in a new way,with Cubism.Others gave their paintings a re
29、alistic but dream-like quality.Still others turned to abstract art.What they attempted to do was no longer show reality,but instead to ask the question,What is art?现代艺术(20世纪至今)在印象派之后，后来的艺术家开始问不一步我们该做什么?”像毕加索(1881-1973)这样的画家试图用一种新的方法立体主义来分析自然界中存在的形状。其他人则赋予他们的画中一种写实但又像梦一样的品质特征。还有一些人转向抽象艺术。他们试图做的不再是展示现
30、实，而是提出一个问题“什么是艺术?”While-reading1.Whats the passage mainly about?A.How religious paintings developed.B.How Western art developed.C.How oil paintings developed.D.How Impressionist paintings developed.Q:How many periods of the paintings are mentioned in this text?What are they?(20th century to today)(2
31、0th century to today)Fast-reading:The Middle AgesThe Middle AgesThe RenaissanceThe RenaissanceImpressionismImpressionismModern artModern art(15th to 16th century)(15th to 16th century)(5th to15th century AD)(5th to15th century AD)(late 19th to early 20th century)(late 19th to early 20th century)Time
32、 orderAgeMain aimCharacteristicArtist _ (5th to 15th century AD)to represent _1.full of _ _2.in a more _ way(in the 13th century)_The Middle AgesreligiousthemesrealisticGiotto diBondone2.Read and finish the chart below.religious symbolsWorks of the Middle AgesWorks of the Middle Ages_themes_symbolsR
33、eligiousReligiousReligiousReligiousThe Middle Ages The Middle Ages The Middle Ages The Middle Ages religious themes not realistic；primitive and two-dimensional 13th century；more realistic and showed people in a real environment less religious themes more humanistic attitude use of perspective use of
34、 oil paints deep colours and realism，look like photographs emphasis shifted to people and the world around us portraits of people of high rank themes of historical events and mythology followed invention of photography paintings were not needed to preserve what things looked like aimed to convey lig
35、ht and movement rather than recording realistic detail focused on people，nature，and daily life full of light，shadow，colour，and life showed inner life of the subject too analysed shapes of the natural world in a new way realistic but dream-like qualities abstract no longer showed reality，but asked th
36、e question“What is art?”in different ways Activity 3Match the paintings below with the correct period of art.Use the information in the reading passage to help you.Impressionism Modern ArtModern ArtThe Renaissance 1Which period of Western art do you like most?Why are you fond of it?2How would you an
37、swer the question，“What is art?”Activity 4Discuss the following questions in groups.I like Modern Art most.There are many different styles within this period.The paintings of Modern Art can mean different things to different people.I think that art is anything that someone has created and is beautif
38、ul or produces emotion inside us.Art is not just painting and drawing.It can be photo-graphy，or cooking，or music，or dancing，or playing a sport.If it is done with skill and moves the viewer，then I think it is art.课文思维导图梳理与提示 阅读理解阅读理解（根据课文内容选择正确答案）1.Which is the purpose of Western art during the Middl
39、e Ages?A.Painting realistic scenes.B.Teaching people about Christianity.C.Showing real people in a real environment.D.Showing deep emotional impact.2.Which of the following artists doesnt belong to the Renaissance?A.Masaccio.B.Raphael.C.Claude Monet.D.Leonardo da Vinci.课文预习自测3.What caused the breakt
40、hrough during the Renaissance?A.The use of perspective.B.The invention of photography.C.The analyses of the shapes in the natural world.D.The abstract art.4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A.Artists in the Middle Ages began to adopt a more humanistic attitude to life.B.Rembrandt
41、 gained a reputation as a master of shadow and light.C.Impression，Sunrise was created by Renoir.D.Modern artists are sure about the future of art.语法填空语法填空（根据课文内容和语法规则完成短文）It is hard to give a precise definition of Western art.Perhaps the best way 1 （understand）Western art is to look at the developme
42、nt of Western painting over the centuries.During the Middle Ages，the purpose 2Western art was to teach people about Christianity.Thus，artists were not interested in 3_（paint）realistic scenes.This began to change in the 13th century with Giotto di Bondone，whose paintings 4show）real people in a real e
43、nvironment.Next came the Renaissance，when new ideas and values gradually replaced old 5（one）from the Middle Ages.Painters adopted a more humanistic attitude to life，6（use）perspective and oil paints.The emphasis 7_（increasing）shifted from religious themes to people and the world around us.After the i
44、nvention ofphotography，paintings were no longer needed 8 （preserve）what people and the world looked like.As a result，Impressionism emerged in France.The name of this new movement came from 9_painting by Claude Monet called Impression，Sunrise.In this work，Monets aim was to convey the light and moveme
45、nt in the scene.Picasso，one of the painters of Modern Art，tried to analyse the shapes 10_existed in the natural world but in a new way，with Cubism.to understand of painting showedones using increasingly to preserve the which/that the RenaissanceThe Renaissance is considered the bridge between the Mi
46、ddle Ages and modern history.It started as a cultural movement in Italy and spread to the rest of Europe.Its influence was felt in literature,philosophy,art,music,politics,science,and other aspects.Renaissance scholars chose to use humanist methods in their studies,and searched for realism and human
47、 emotion in art.The word“Renaissance”means“Rebirth”in French.Impressionism was an art movement in France at the end of the 19th century.The Impressionists were a group of artists known for their creative painting skills and methods and their use of color in art.Impressionism They tried to catch the
48、atmosphere of a particular time of a day or the effects of different weather conditions.Usually they had to work quickly in order to catch the light effects.Art is from but beyond life.Their works were often primitive and two-dimensional,and the main characters were often made much larger than every
49、one else to show their importance.In particular,his paintings are set apart from other paintings by their realistic human faces and deep emotional impact.Influential painters such as Leonardo da Vinci(14521519),Michelangelo(14751564),and Raphael(14831520)built upon Giotto and Masaccios innovations t
50、o produce some of the greatest art that Europe had ever seen.While painters as early as Da Vinci had used oil,this technique reached its height with Rembrandt(16061669),who gained a reputation as a master of shadow and light.After that,paintings were no longer needed to preserve what people and the
