Additional questions for the topic. 1.Are there any youth organizations in your country?
1.Are there any youth organizations in your country?
2.Are you a member of any youth organization? Why? Why not?
3.Are you fit enough to be a cheerleader?
4.Have you ever seen cheerleaders performing?
Art
Art plays an important role in our life. It enriches our life emotionally and spiritually. The types of visual arts include architecture, animation, collage, comics, design, drawing, graffiti, illustration, installation art, photography, sculpture and so on.
According to Leo Tolstoy art must create an emotional link between artist and audience, one that “infects” the viewer. Art stimulates different parts of our brains to make us laugh or cry, calm down or start shouting. To cut a long story short, art is something that makes us more thoughtful and well-balanced humans.
As for me, I am fond of visual arts. I never miss a chance to visit a picture gallery or a museum of Fine Arts. I am keen on impressionists and abstract arts. Some people say that it is difficult to understand abstract art. I can't agree with them. All it requires is an open mind and a big imagination. Abstract art is open to interpretation, and that is one of the beautiful things about it
Among my favourite artists are Mark Shagal, Kazimir Malevich, SalvatorDahlie, MichailShemyakin as well as classical realistic artists such as Rembrandt, Schemelev, Volkov, Savitsky. I admire the landscapes of the great English artists John Constable, Joseph Turner. While speaking about famous portrait painters I can't but mention the name of Joshua Reynolds. He was born in England but spent much time in Italy where he studied art He became the first president of the Royal Academy of Arts. He made a whole gallery of portraits of the famous people of his time—writers, scientists and actors. He lived and created his works in the 18th century.
Additional information
The Description of a Picture
1.The title of the painting is…
2.It belongs to…
3.It is dated …(It is influenced by…)
4.In the picture we can see…(The picture is a …representation of…)
5.In the foreground of the picture we can see…
6.In the background of the picture there is a (are)…
7.Thecolours used in the picture are…
8.The work appeals to our imagination. (The work catches the viewer’s eye.)
9.It is full of symbols and each of them needs to be interpreted.
10.But to feel a picture you may need much time, not just a glance.
11.I am impressed by the picture and I should say that the more I look at it the more symbols I see in it.
Decoding the Photograph
Describing
1.This photograph has a title… 2.It was taken in…by…
3.The photo shows… / The viewer’s attention is focused on…(Are there people in the photograph? Is it a landscape?)
4.The photograph is the one with (clear, not clear, vague, impressive, sensitive, excellent) outlines, perspectives, colour performance, framing and focus. 5.Everything is done perfectly.
Analysing
.It is an image of …(place, person, scene) from a distance /from a short distance / a bird’s eye view.
You look at …( place, person, scene) from above / behind.
…(person, animal) seems to look at the viewer.
.…gives the impression of depth.
The artist mainly uses (colours / forms / light…) to express…
The picture makes the viewer feel (sad / happy )…
The viewer’s attention is focused on…
Interpreting
The photographer wants to point out that…(the content of the shot). / What the photographer wants to point out is…
He / she probably wants to criticize / express / show…
The problem illustrated here is …
…symbolizes…
…is typical of…
The picture makes us think that… / The picture inspires the viewer to think about….
Evaluating
The painting is vivid / happy / expressive…
It appeals to me that … It makes me remember…
The photo impressed me very much by (its depth and the quality of performance).