2018版高中英语外研版必修二学案：Unit 4 Period One Introduction Reading and Vocabulary.docVIP

Module 4　Fine Arts—Western，Chinese and Pop Arts Pablo Picasso Artist 1881－1973 It takes a long time to become young. —Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga，Spain on October 25,1881.By the age of 15 he had been already technically skilled in drawing and painting.Picassos highly original style continuously evolved throughout his long career，expanding the definition of what art could be.In addition to painting，he would explore sculpture，ceramics and other art forms，and become one of the most influential artists of the 1900s. Paintings from Picassos blue period(1901－1904) depict forlorn people painted in shades of blue，evoking feelings of sadness and alienation.After his move to Paris in 1904，Picassos rose period paintings took on a warmer，more optimistic mood.In 1907 he and French painter George Braque pioneered Cubism. By 1912 Picasso had incorporated newspaper print，postage stamps and other materials into his paintings.This style is called collage.In the late 1920s he turned toward a flat，cubist－related style.In the 1930s his paintings became militant and political.Guernica (1937)，a masterpiece from this period depicts the terror of the bombing of the town of Guernica during the Spanish civil war. Following World War ，Picassos work became less political and more gentle.He spent the remaining years of his life exploring various historical styles of art，making several reproductions of the work of earlier artists. Picasso died on April 8,1973 at his home，Notre－Dame－de－Vie in Mougin，France.He was buried on April 10 at his castle Vauvenagues,170 kilometers away from Mougin. Notes 1．ceramics n．陶瓷器 2．depict v．描写，描述，描绘 3．forlorn adj.孤苦伶仃的 4．evoke v．引起；唤起 5．alienation n．疏远，疏离 6．incorporate v．把……并入，包含，吸收 7．militant adj.好斗的，激进的，有战斗性的 Period One　Introduction Reading and Vocabulary Ⅰ.单词自测 1．like n．爱好；嗜好 dislike n．憎恶；不喜欢 2．artist n．艺术家 3．colourful adj.彩色的 colour n．颜色，色彩 4．contemporary adj.当代的 5．delightful adj.令人愉快的；可爱的 delight n．高兴，愉悦；v.使高兴，使愉悦 delighted adj.高兴的，愉悦的 6