Unit 1 Art Reading—课件.pptVIP

The style of Western art has changed __________, while Chinese art has changed ________. Art is _________ by the way of ___ and ______. During the Middle Ages, the main ____ of painters was to _________________ themes. Artists were ___________ creating ______ and _____for God. many times less often influenced life beliefs aim represent religious interested in respect love In the Renaissance, people became _______ more on _______and less on _______. Artists tried to paint ______ and ______ __ they really ____. Masaccio used __________ in his paintings which made people ________ they were ______________ a hole in the wall __ a real scene. focused humans religion people nature as were perspective convinced looking through at * * * Reading Pre-reading 香港艺术馆 1.Do you ever visit art galleries? 2.What kind of paintings have you seen in galleries or in books? 3.What are the names of some famous western artists? Do you know in which century they lived? Giotto di Bondone 乔托·迪·邦多纳 Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Vincent van Gogh Reading:fast reading What’s the main idea of the text ? The style of Western art has changed a lot with time going by. 2.How many styles of Western painting are mentioned in the text? What are they? Four. They are: The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, Impressionism and Modern art. What were the artists interested in from 5th to 15th century AD? Creating _______ and ____ for God. 2. How did Masaccio paint his paintings? He drew things in__________, which makes pictures very _______. respect love perspective realistic Skimming 3. Why did the impressionists have to paint quickly? Because the natural light _______ quickly, they had to _____ quickly. changes paint 1. Which of the following statements is true? A. Paintings in Middle Ages were very realistic. B. Western art has changed a lot since the 5th century. C. Impressionist paintings were painted mainly indoors. D. Modern art began in the Renaissance. Scanning 2. At first most people hated the impre