Exaggeration and Distortion

Figure 11.2

Some artists use exaggeration and distortion rather than realistic proportion to convey their ideas and feelings. Exaggerationand distortionare deviations from expected, normal proportions. They are powerful means of expression. Artists can lengthen, enlarge, bend, warp, twist, or deform parts or all of the human body. By making these changes, they can show moods and feelings that are easily understood by viewers. The exaggeration used by the artist in Figure 11.2lets us know how the woman feels. In the past, movie stars of the silent screen had to exaggerate facial expressions and body language to convey meaning without words. If you have ever seen an old silent movie, you have probably laughed at the exaggerated eyelid movements used to express meaning. It takes study and skill to use exaggeration and distortion effectively. Before an artist can distort a person or an object, he or she must study perception drawing and anatomy of the human figure. It takes knowledge to know what to exaggerate and how to distort images effectively.

Ex.2. Випишіть десять незнайомих вам слів з тексту: «Harmony in art», «Emphasis in art».

Ex.3. Складіть чотири запитання до тексту.

Ex.4. Заповніть пропуски:

1. They want every viewer to … the person, place, or thing being shown.
2. This ability to show objects as … they were real seems magical to many viewers.
3. To better understand the human body, the artists Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti … cadavers in secret because dissection was illegal at that time.
4. When it was finished, the people … that it was too … to be placed high up on the cathedral.
5. Artists can lengthen, enlarge, bend, warp, twist, or … parts or all of the human body.
6. If you have ever seen an old silent movie, you have … laughed at the exaggerated eyelid movements used to express meaning.
7. It takes knowledge to know what to … and how to distort images effectively.

Питання для самоконтролю:

1.How do exaggeration and distortion affect proportion?

2.Why do artists use distortion?

Рекомендована література:

1. Rosalind Ragans, Ph.D. «Art Talk – Interactive Student Edition ( 4th Ed)» Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2005

2. Gene Mittler, Ph.D. «Introducing Art» Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2005

Unit 13. Л. Давінчі

Ex.1. Напишіть реферат на тему: «Л. Давінчі»

Питання для самоконтролю:

1. Цікаві факти з життя Л. Давічі.
2. Творчість Л. Давічі.

Рекомендована література:

1. Гужва Т.М. «Англійські розмовні теми: 67 тем:Навч. Посібник для студентів фак. Інозем. Філології». –Харків: Фоліо, 2005.

2. А. Волкова, Г. Погожих «Усі англійські розмовні теми» Торсінг плюс, 2010.

Unit 14. Програми для цифрового мистецтва

Digital Art Programs

Ex. 1.Прочитайте та перекладіть тексти:

Digital art

Throughout history, advances in technology have shaped the way artists create. The 1930s, for example, saw the arrival of paints made with plastic binders. These paints extended the media choices of painters. They were also less messy than oil paints because they used water as a solvent.

More recent advances have brought about other sweeping changes in the way art can be created. In this lesson, you will learn about an advance that has touched off a new revolution in art. That advance is digital technology.