Unit 1 Art

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Unit 1 Art
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Warming up
What do we call these things?
paintings
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What do we call these things?
sculptures
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What do we call these things?
Buildings/ Architectures
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Discussion
Do you know the person below? They are?
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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
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Qi Baishi
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Masaccio(1401-1427), the first great painter of
the Italian Renaissance, who discovered
perspective in painting.
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Masaccios works
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Lets see some famous Western painters.

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Giotto di Bondone ??????
A Judas Kiss ????
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Raffaello (1483-1520) ???
The School of Athens ????
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Sunflowers ???
Van Gogh ??
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Reading
A SHORt HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING
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Skimming
Skim the text and answer the following questions.

• What were the artists interested in from 5th to
  15th century AD?
• 2. What new technique was discovered in the
  Renaissance? And who first used it?
• 3. Why did the impressionists have to paint
  quickly?

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• 1. What were the artists interested in from 5th
  to 15th century AD?
• Creating _______ and ____ for God.

respect
love
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2. What new technique was discovered in the
Renaissance? And who first used it?
How to draw things in __________ was discovered.
And ________ first used it.
perspective
Masaccio
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3. Why did the impressionists have to paint
quickly? Because the natural light _______
quickly, they had to paint quickly.
changes
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Detail reading
Read the passage carefully. Then complete the
chart.
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Styles Characteristic
The Middle Ages The main aim of painters was to represent (1)_______________.
The Renaissance People adopted (2)__________________ attitude to life and painters tried to paint people and nature as (3)_________________.
Impressionism The Impressionists worked outdoors and were eager to show (4)___________________ fell on objects at different times of day, but many people said this kind of paintings were (5)________.
Modern Art Some modern art is (6)________ some modern art is realistic.
religious themes
a more humanistic
they really were
how light and shadow
ridiculous
abstract
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Now can you tell which period the following
pictures belong to?
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Middle Ages
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Renaissance
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Impressionism
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Modern art
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• Assignment
• 1. Please review the new words in the passage we
  have just learned.
• 2. Surf the Internet to find out more information
  on western paintings.
• 3. Predict what styles of painting there will be
  in the future.