1、What inspires you?1Tick what you think are the most important sources of inspiration for artists.childhood media family and friends books and films other artists history travelnature social issues private feelingsculture and traditionsimagination2 Every artists wish is to create something that expre
2、sses an idea.But where do artists get their ideas from?Who or what inspires them?Here we find out more about the influences behind the successes of three very different artists.What inspires you?3Florentijn Hofman,visual artist from DutchHofmans well known works:Rubber DuckFloating Fish4Sources of i
3、nspiration for Hofman:1 his childrens toys2 Chinese folk tales3 Wuzhen and the way people lived there5“During the walk and my stay here in the town,I saw the fish being fed by people.You see also some fish sculpted on the wall”.These sights set Hofmans idea for Floating Fish in motion.6Tan dun,compo
4、ser from ChinaTan Duns well known works:3 Nine Songs1 composing music for the film Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon2 composing music for the 2008 Beijing Olympics7Sources of inspiration for Tan Dun:Chinese musical traditionsWestern influences Tan Dun s music is to experience a mix of Chinese musical tr
5、aditions and Western influences.Since his first opera,Nine Songs Tan Dun has been using a combination of Chinese music and sounds from all over the world to tell stories.8 Chinese music should carry“universal expression”of the human spirit so as to be recognised by the whole world.9Yang liping,dance
6、r from ChinaYang lipings well known works:Spirit of the Peacock10Sources of inspiration for Yang liping:1 her life in Xishuangbanna2 the peacock3 the dance style of the Dai people11 Yang liping has been known as the“Peacock Princess”after winning a national competition in 1986 with her Spirit of the
7、 Peacock dance.12“Our ethnic groups,especially the Dai people,admire the peacock.They think the peacock represents the beauty of nature.”13“I especially like the dance style of the Dai people and it gives me lots of inspiration.My dance comes from their traditional belief and aims to bring out the D
8、ai womens beauty.”14Inspiration comes from lives and experiences!15Read the quotes from the passage and answer the questions.1 Can you use reported speech to rewrite the quotes?During the walk and his stay there in the town,he had seen the fish being fed by people.There was no territory in the world
9、 of music in Tan Duns eyes.She felt very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna,.162 Why do you think the author chose to use quotes instead of reported speech in the reading passage?The author chose to use the quotes in the reading passage to tell readers how the three artists get their inspiratio
10、n or muses for their artworks,and by adding these quotes,the passage appears more believable and more convincing17 Florentijn Hofman is a Dutch artist,1_ large sculptures are on display all over the world.One way for him 2_(find)inspiration is turning to his childrens toys.These 3_(object)have given
11、 him ideas for his animal sculptures,such 4_the famous Rubber Duck.A more recent work of him is the huge Floating Fish,which was set among the beautiful landscape of Wuzhen West Scenic Zone.Hofmans inspiration for Floating Fish came from Chinese folk tales 5_(pass)down through the generations.He was
12、 6_(particular)interested in the old story about 7_ fish jumping through the“Dragon Gate”.This story 8_(come)to life for Hofman when he visited Wuzhen and saw 9_ people lived there.“During the walk and my stay here in the town,I saw the fish being fed by people.You see also some fish sculpted on the wall.”These sights set Hofmans idea for Floating Fish 10_ motion.直击高考直击高考 whose to find objects as passed particularly a came how in18Inspiration is around us.What we need are our love for life and eyes to find it.Thank you!19
