外研版必修2module4 Reading.pptVIP

Match paintings 1-4 with descriptions in paragraphs A-D Part 1: Do part 1 in groups. Then report it to all. Part 2: Discuss things about the pictures. You may begin like this: I prefer the one in the middle. I would like to give it a title which would be…. I think the picture is… This is a painting by the Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso, considered to be the greatest western artist of the twentieth century. Picasso and another painter, George Braque, started Cubism, one of the most important of all modern art movements. Cubist artists painted objects and people, with different aspects of the object or person showing at the same time. This painting by contemporary American artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) is a world famous example of pop art. Pop art (from the word popular) was an important modern art movement that aimed to show ordinary twentieth-century city life. For example, it shows things such as soup cans and advertisements. Qi Baishi (1863–1957), one of Chinas greatest painters, followed the traditional Chinese style of painting. Chinese painting is known for its brush drawings in black inks and natural colors. Qi Baishi observed the world of nature very carefully, and his paintings are special because of this. Xu Beihong (1895–1953) was one of Chinas best-known twentieth-century artists. Like Qi Baishi, Xu painted in the traditional Chinese style. Both painters have a beautiful brush line. Xu Beihong believed that artists should show reality, but not just imitate it. Instead, a picture should try to show the life of its subject. He is most famous for his lively paintings of horses. Im studying art at school, and I enjoy it a lot, although I can get tired of looking at pictures all the time. Im crazy about the paintings of Qi Baishi, and this delightful picture of the little shrimps is such a lovely example of his work. But I cant stand that picture of a golden-haired girl. I think its stupid. My parents are fond of going to art galle