Искусство. Котлярова С.В - 10 стр.

4) Art brings people up – makes them more humane and kind.                      2. Paintings should be in private houses, not in museums.
5) Art holds up people's spirits in the tragic moments of their lives.          3. Artists should be subsided by the state.
6) The language of art is universal.                                            4. Only a painter has a right to criticise paintings.
                                                                                5. Artists like Rembrandt and Botticelli had far more skill than any modern
5. Let's have a talk about art.                                                 painter.
1) Do you believe what art critics say?                                         6. We cannot possibly judge the value of modern art – only posterity will be
2) What makes good art? Do you think art can be great if it is not linked       able to do that.
with the people's lives, their interests and ideals? Give your reasons.         7. The best painting has religious or social significance – art for art's sake is
3) How does art help us understand the outside world?                           sterile and pointless.
4) What purpose does true art serve?                                            8. Picasso is a fraud.
5) What life would be without art? Why is art important?                        9. Modern art is decadent because life is decadent.
6) Share your opinions:                                                         10."I don't know much about art but I know what I like."
   a) Real art appeals to the heart and mind of man, to his feelings and ide-   11. The meaning of "harmony" has been lost today.
       als and it proclaims life. Art is life, pretence of art is death.        12. Painting comes naturally. If a man has to "learn" it he is no true artist.
   b) True art elevates the mind and the soul of the people.
7) What is art?                                                                 V. LISTENING. (True To Life. Interm., Unit 20)
                                                                                1. Julia Quenzler is a court artist: in other words, she draws pictures of
6. Here are two extreme viewpoints on modern art.                               people in the court (including the accused) during trials. Listen to the re-
A: "Modern art is mostly decadent rubbish. Painters produce ridiculous          cording about her and answer these questions.
daubs that a child could do in five minutes, and they are sold for thousands        a) In what order did these things happen?
of pounds because the painter is fashionable. Everybody says that artists              – she started working for the BBC
like Klee or Jackson Pollock are good, because everybody is afraid that if             – she started her own gallery
they admit their real feelings they will be thought stupid."                           – she worked for NBC
B: "Modern artists have different aims from older artists. A modern painter            – she drew people in a nightclub
does not want to do the work of a photographer; he or she want to commu-            b) What is the main difference between the work of a court artist in the
nicate their own personal experience of the world, their deepest feelings       United States and a court artist in Britain?
about life, death and the human soul. A great artist can use the symbols of         c) In the text, what is the significance of these times?
painting to express things which cannot be said in words."                             – 15 minutes
       Discuss the following points using the information given above,                 – one and a half hours
showing both sides of a problem even when you agree firmly with one                    – 15 seconds
side. Try to back up your general statements with anecdotes and stories         2. Choose one or two statements from this list that you agree with or dis-
which illustrate the points you are trying to make. Use the expressions         agree with strongly. Discuss in groups.
from the functional vocabulary in your answers.                                     a) Artists should not be allowed to draw pictures in court.
                                                                                    b) Drawings of people on trial should be shown on television.
1. The purpose of art is to represent the world.                                    c) Trials should be televised.
   The purpose of art is to express the artist's feelings.                          d) Important private art collections must be opened to the public for part
   The purpose of art is to improve our lives.                                  of the year.
   Art has no purpose.                                                              e) Art galleries should not be financed with tax-payers' money.
   Different artists have different purposes.
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