1、Unit 3 The art of paintingWelcome to the unit&Reading(I)Warming upIn your opinion,what is art?Time to indulge your eyes with paintings!Vincent van GoghLead-inPainting is silent poetry,and poetry is painting that speaks.Simonides of CeosWhat are the similarities between painting and poetry?In my opin
2、ion,both painting and poetry are _ that express beauty.Painting expresses beauty by means of _while poetry does the same by means of _.Both are well worth appreciating as they provide us with _ pleasure.art formscolours,light and shapes sounds,words and abstract imagesartisticMind map about painting
3、GenresGenresTools or Tools or materials materials usedusedUsages Usages and and functionsfunctionspaintingMind map about paintingtools or materials used Oils Watercolor Pencil Pen Crayon Brush CanvasMind map about paintingusages and functions New Year Painting Poster Cartoon/Animation Illustration B
4、lackboard Newspaper Hand-copied NespaperMind map about paintinggenres Portrait painting Still life painting Landscape painting Cityscape painting Real-life painting History painting Birds and flowers painting Religious paintingPortrait painting:The Girl with a Pearl Earring by Jan VermeerStill life
5、painting:Sunflowers by Van GoghLandscape painting:The Starry Night by Vincent Van GoghCityscape paintingReligious painting:The Last Supper by Leonardo da VinciLandscape painting:A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains/A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains by Wang XimengReal-life painting:The Night Rev
6、els of Han Xizai by Gu Hongzhong韩熙载夜宴图（南唐顾闳中）韩熙载夜宴图（南唐顾闳中）Birds and flowers painting:A Golden Pheasant Resting on Hibiscus Branch芙蓉锦鸡图芙蓉锦鸡图(宋徽宗画宋徽宗画)Ink wash painting:Galloping Horse by Xu Beihong奔马图（徐悲鸿画）奔马图（徐悲鸿画）Welcome to the unitPicture 1Picture 2Picture 3Picture 4portraitstill lifereal-lifeland
7、scapeWelcome to the unitPicture 1 is a portrait painting because the painting is of a persons head and shoulders.Picture 2 is a still life painting because the painting is of flowers that have been arranged in a vase.Welcome to the unitPicture 3 is a real-life painting because the painter painted re
8、al people in a real situation;they are dancing and socializing.Picture 4 is a landscape painting because the painting is of a natural view of mountains.Welcome to the unitQi Baishi(18641957),who enjoyed painting many different animals,landscapes and still life scenes,favoured using heavy ink in brig
9、ht colours and he used an energetic brushwork style.Welcome to the unitHis famous work,Shrimps Playing Around,is a good representation of Chinese ink paintings.Each shrimp appears to be full of life and seems to be playing around in the water.Even though the painting may appear to be simple,the dist
10、inctive features of each shrimp can be clearly recognized on close inspection.Welcome to the unit Leonardo da Vinci(14521519)was one of the most influential artists in the Renaissance.His most easily recognizable painting is Mona Lisa,an oil painting that was painted sometime between 1503 and 1519.W
11、elcome to the unitThe half-body portrait is of a woman with a distant landscape in the background.This painting has had art experts debating for centuries about the womans true identity as well as the reason for her mysterious smile.ReviewHistory and religious paintingHistory and religious paintingH
12、istory and religious paintingPortrait painting:The Girl with a Pearl Earring by Jan VermeerStill life painting:Sunflowers by Van GoghLandscape painting:The Starry Night by Vincent Van GoghCityscape paintingReligious painting:The Last Supper by Leonardo da VinciLandscape painting:A Thousand Miles of
13、Rivers and Mountains/A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains by Wang XimengReal-life painting:The Night Revels of Han Xizai by Gu Hongzhong韩熙载夜宴图（南唐顾闳中）韩熙载夜宴图（南唐顾闳中）Birds and flowers painting:A Golden Pheasant Resting on Hibiscus Branch芙蓉锦鸡图芙蓉锦鸡图(宋徽宗画宋徽宗画)Ink wash painting:Galloping Horse by Xu Beihong奔马
14、图（徐悲鸿画）奔马图（徐悲鸿画）Pre-readingPeople visit art museums to appreciate the artists spectacular masterpieces and to be inspired by creativity.They instil(逐步感受)a sense of awe(惊叹/敬畏)that someone created something so beautiful or unique.Visiting art museums is also one way to learn about cultures,beliefs and
15、 traditions.Art museums let us see a countrys history through its art.They are the pride of a country because they showcase its creative intelligence.Pre-readingThe Muse dOrsay奥赛博物馆奥赛博物馆Global reading:Read the travel journalland answer the following questions.(1)What museum did the writer visit?(2)H
16、ow many painters are mentioned in the journal?Who are they?(3)How many paintings are mentioned in the journal?What are they?Global reading:Read the travel journalland answer the following questions.(1)What museum did the writer visit?(1)The Muse dOrsay.Global reading:Read the travel journalland answ
17、er the following questions.(2)How many painters are mentioned in the journal?Who are they?Four.Claude Monet,Pierre-Auguste Renoir,Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin.Global reading:Read the travel journalland answer the following questions.(3)How many paintings are mentioned in the journal?What are th
18、ey?(3)Four.The Ballet Class,The Card Players,Blue Water Lilies and Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette.The Ballet Class byDegasThe Card Players by Czanne Blue Water Lilies by MonetDance at Le Moulin de la Galette by RenoirPara.1Global reading:Read the travel journal and write down the main idea of each
19、part in the chart below.Paras.2-4Paras.5-6Read for the key words or topic sentences to help you.Para.1Global Reading:Read the travel journal and write down the main idea of eachpart in the chart below.Seeing the Muse dOrsay was what I was looking forward to most about my trip to Paris.Paras.2-4Paras
20、.5-6I was impressed by two of the greatest Impressionist painters Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir the most.Impressionist painters shared some similarities in terms of theirsubject matter and painting techniques,and influenced future painters and modern art.Detailed reading:read Para.2-4 and f
21、ill in the following table.Claude MonetPierre-Auguste RenoirFamous piece1._Dance at Le Moulin de la GaletteSubjects of paintingHe painted mostly scenes 2._ in the last three decades of his life.He preferred to paint scenes of 5_.Other information He painted about 250 paintings of the same water lily
22、 pond,all in 3_.He brought the ponds beauty to the canvas 4 _.His masterpiece shows 6_.It is characterized by the small areas of 7 _ and the way the 8 _ seemed to mix together.Claude MonetPierre-Auguste RenoirFamous piece1._Dance at Le Moulin de la GaletteSubjects of paintingHe painted mostly scenes
23、 2._ in the last three decades of his life.He preferred to paint scenes of 5._.Other information He painted about 250 paintings of the same water lily pond,all in 3._.He brought the ponds beauty to the canvas 4._.His masterpiece shows 6._.It is characterized by the small areas of 7 _ and the way the
24、 8 _ seemed to mix together.Detailed reading:read Paras.5-6 and then complete the following tasks.The works that came beforeThe Impressionists paintingsSubjects12StylesRealistic3Focus45Task 2Task 1The Impressionists vision inspired a whole new generation of Post-Impressionist painters.The movement h
25、as had a lasting influence on modern art,encouraging artists to look at the world from an entirely new point of view.The title of the travel journal is“First impressions”.I think it is a good title.It is a good summary of the artistic features of the Impressionists.The Impressionist artists did not
26、try to paint every detail in a scene.Instead,they tried to paint a brief“impression”of the feeling they had,burning with vivid colors and light,before it disappeared.What was painted on canvas was exactly the impression in their mind at that very moment.In addition,the title also indicates that this
27、 was the first time the writer had laid eyes on real Impressionist works in a museum,since she had previously only admired them on her computer screen.Post-readingA3.Which of the following do you think is most likely to be an Impressionist painting?Why?Impression,Sunrise.Because it is probably a nor
28、mal everyday scene for the painter.The boat and its surrounding scene are just an impression of what the painter saw so they are not painted in clear detailthe soft edges of the boats,factory chimneys,sea and sky seem to mix together.This tells me that the painter used the Impressionist free brushwo
29、rk technique.The painter also used light and vivid colours to express his or her feelings.This is Claude Monets masterpiece,Impression,Sunrise.This work was painted from a hotel window at Le Havre in 1872.It was one of the nine works that he showed at an exhibition in 1874.Of all those displayed the
30、re,this was probably the most famous picture because it gave rise to the name of the movement.This painting showed the treatment of light and colour that afterwards became connected with the“Impressionist”style.Post-reading:Take a look at some facts on a masterpiece.NotesName:Painter:Time:Genre:Subj
31、ect:Current location:Influence:Impression,Sunrise.Post-reading:Take a look at some facts on Impression,Sunrise.Name of the painting:Impression,Sunrise Name of the painter:Claude Monet Time of creation:1872 Genre:Cityscape painting Subject:A scene in the port of Le Havre Current location:Paris,France
32、 Influence:Inspiring the name of the Impressionist movementPost-reading:List facts about another painting or painter that interests you.Name of the painting:Name of the painter:Time of creation:Genre:Subject:Current location:Influence:lFinish B1 on P33.lChoose a painting or painter that impresses yo
33、u most.Discuss it with your partners.Present a detailed description.Homework Questions:(1)What is Vincent van Goghs painting style like?(2)Was Vincent van Goghs gift recognized during his lifetime?(1)Vincent van Gogh employed thick,unmixed paint,which resulted in vivid colours,similar to those in th
34、e Impressionist paintings.However,his works had strong lines,as opposed to the softer edges of Impressionism.He was known as a Post-Impressionist.(2)No.During his lifetime,Vincent van Gogh was not appreciated in the art world and he sold only one painting.B1B1Answer(1)gallery (2)decade (3)display (4
35、)laid eyes on(5)employing (6)vivid (7)as opposed to (8)vision Read the tip of“Establishing word families from root words”on page 33 and then finish B2.Verbs Nouns Adjectivesimpress impression,Impressionism,Impressionist impressive,Impressionistdominate domination dominantliberate liberation liberatedemploy employment,employer,employee employableinfluence influence influentialWhere Do We Come From?What Are We?Where Are We Going?by Gauguin
