(
课件网) Meeting the muse Starting out & Understanding ideas Watch and answer: 1. Which artist is the video about Which of his works are mentioned 2. What inspired the artist The video is about Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Mona Lisa and many drawings and notes of his ideas for his inventions including a parachute, a form of helicopter and a strange flying machine with flapping wings. The natural world, such as birds and their mysterious power of flight. 1. Which artist is the video about Which of his works are mentioned 2. What inspired the artist Look at the pictures and read the quotes. 1. What do you know about these people Richard Wagner was a world-famous German composer; Zhu Guangqian: was a pioneer of Chinese modern aesthetics(美学) studies; Auguste Rodin was a world-famous French sculptor; Pablo Picasso was a world-famous Spanish painter. 01 02 03 04 Imagination creates reality. ——— Richard Wagner Inspiration comes from nothing but long-term practice. ———Zhu Guangqian I invent nothing. I rediscover. ——— Auguste Rodin Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. ——— Pablo Picasso sculptor composer painter aesthetician 01 02 03 04 Imagination creates reality. ——— Richard Wagner Inspiration comes from nothing but long-term practice. ———Zhu Guangqian I invent nothing. I rediscover. ——— Auguste Rodin Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. ——— Pablo Picasso sculptor composer painter aesthetician What is your understanding of the words “imagination”, “inspiration” and “rediscover” Which quote do you most or least agree with Give your reasons. Understanding ideas Tick what you think are the most important sources of inspiration for artists. 01 02 03 04 Read the passage and find out what inspires each artist. What inspires them Hofman gets inspiration from his children’s toys, Chinese folk tales, Wuzhen and the way people lived there. Tan Dun gets inspiration from Chinese musical traditions and Western influences. Yang Liping gets inspiration from her life in Xishuangbanna, the peacock, and the dance style of the Dai people. Choose where you would most likely find the passage and give your reasons. 1 An art magazine. 2 An artist biography. 3 An online art forum. 4 A poster for an art festival. A magazine is a large thin book with a paper cover that contains news stories, articles, photographs, etc, and is sold weekly or monthly. A biography is a book concerning someone’s life, written by someone else. A forum is focused on many people’s discussion or debate on a certain issue. A poster is a large printed notice, picture, or photograph, used to advertise something or as a decoration. Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram. Floating fish Chinese folk tales Wuzhen and the way people lived there composing music for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the 2008 Beijing Olympics Nine Songs Chinese musical tradi ... ...
