art,painting,literature,opera,What is art about ?,music,dance,movie,sculpture,architecture,How much do you know about painting at home and abroad? Can you name some artists or paintings? Lets appreciate some pictures:,Can you match the paintings and the painters?,A short history of,western painting,Reading,1. Whats the main idea of the text?,_ has _ a lot with time going by.,2. How many styles of Western painting are mentioned in the text? What are they?,Four. They are:,Fast reading,The style of Western art,The Middle Ages,The Renaissance,Impressionism,Modern art,changed,Careful reading,Which do you think is the structure of the text?, ,A., , ,B.,5th C AD,15th,16th,19th,20th,The Middle Ages,The Renaissance,Impressionism,Modern Art,Time line,Do you want to know more about each period? Lets have a time travel !,Para1 introduction _ influences art. Styles in _art have_. The text will describe only the _ styles, starting from_.,The customs and faith of a people,western,changed,most important,the 6th century AD,Careful reading,Which is the exact meaning of “people”? A. persons; men, women and childrenB. All the persons who live in a particular place or belong to a particular country, race, etc.,Para2 The Middle Ages The main aim was to_ The painters were not interested in showing_ ,but in creating_,represent religious themes,nature and people as they really were,a feeling of respect and love for God,(5th to the 15th century AD),Giotto di Bondone 乔托迪邦多纳,犹大之吻,5th C AD,15th,16th,19th,20th,The Middle Ages,The Renaissance,Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519),period2 : the Renaissance Time,Mona Lisa,:(15th to 16th century),adopt a more _attitude to life; paint _ as they were;,Age: Main aim: Characteristic:Artist:,_ (15th to 16th century ),The Renaissance,draw things in _ ; paint _ pictures,humanistic,people and nature,perspective,realistic,_,Masaccio,Careful reading,Para.3-4,Madonna with Child and Angels,Masaccio,5th C AD,15th,16th,19th,20th,The Middle Ages,The Renaissance,Impressionism,Time:Feature:,paint outdoors, painted changes in light; not detailed,Late 19th to early 20th century,not as _ as those of earlier painters; many people said the painters were _ and their paintings were _,Age: Main aim: Characteristic:,Impressionism (late 19th to _ century),early 20th,show how _ fell on objects at different times of day,light and shadow,detailed,ridiculous,careless,Careful reading,Para.5-6,Read Para 5 and answer the questions.,What changes led to the change in painting styles?2. Why did the painters have to paint quickly?3. Did people like this style of painting? Why?,Natural light changes so quickly.,No. They said the painters were careless and their paintings were ridiculous.,In the late 19th century, Europe changed a great deal from a mostly _ society to a mostly _ one.,agricultural,industrial,Starry night by Van Gogh,Sunrise by Monet Claude in the 19th century,Paintings from the Impressionism breaking away from the traditional style, and the painters eager to show the natural light.,Impressionism,凡高向日葵,5th C AD,15th,16th,19th,20th,The Middle Ages,The Renaissance,Impressionism,Modern Art,On (the) one hand, some modern art is _; On the other hand, some modern art is_.,Age: Main aim: Characteristic:,Modern Art,_ (20th century to today),to concentrate on certain _ of the object,qualities,abstract,realistic,Careful reading,Para.7,By Pablo Picasso,Paintings from Modern Art are different. On the one hand, some are abstract, on the other hand, some are so realistic.,Modern Art,Tell whether the statements True or False according to the text.,1. Western art has changed very little over the last seventeen centuries. 2. Painters in the Middle Ages did not use perspective. 3. Impressionists painted landscapes.,F,T,F,Listening:,4. You cannot recognize any object in abstract modern art. 5. In the Renaissance most artists painted indoors. 6. Abstract art is still art style today.,T,F,F,Please match the paintings with the right styles.,The Middle Ages B. Renaissance C. Impressionism D. Modern Art,B,C,D,A,If you could have four kinds of these paintings on the walls of your bedroom, Which kind would you like to choose? Give your reasons.,impressionism,modern art,Discussion,The Middle Ages,The Renaissance,impressionism,modern art,A: If you could, which one would you prefer ? B: A: Why do you like.? B: A:Why dont you? I think. B: What about you?,The Renaissance,The Middle Ages,Important New Words might help you:,1. realistic 2. abstract 3. nature 4. detailed 5. traditional 6. line 7. rich 8. religious 9. unfinished 10.modern 11. colour 12. shape,