Искусство. Котлярова С.В - 11 стр.

   f) The sale of paintings of national importance to overseas buyers must          of colour and composition; the picture may be dull /crude /chaotic /a col-
be approved by the government.                                                      ourless dab of paint; obscure; unintelligible; gaudy; depressing; disappoint-
   g) A painting was recently sold for $26 million. It is better to spend           ing; cheap; vulgar.
money on art than on arms.
                                                                                    Additional vocabulary for describing pictures.
VI. TOPICAL VOCABULARY.                                                                     Air, appeal, arrangement, brilliance, light and shade, primary colours,
        PAINTERS AND THEIR CRAFT. A fashionable /self-taught/ nature                riot of colours, to convey, craftsmanship, delineation, effect (atmosphere ef-
artist; a portrait /landscape painter; to paint from nature /memory                 fects, colour effects), to execute, exquisite, to producer impression, intensity,
/imagination; to paint mythological /historical subjects; to specialize in por-     highlights, complete command of colours, diffused light, relations of tone and
traiture /still life; to portray people /emotions with moving sincer-               colour, to render, to represent, statement of form and colour, subject, subject
ity/restraint; to depict a person /a scene of common life /the mood of...; to       matter, semi-tones, to treat, out of value, to fade, design, poetic in tone and
render /to interpret the personality; to reveal the person's nature; to capture     atmosphere, abundance, accuracy, to acquire, to affect, affirmation, anima-
the sitter's vitality /transient expression; to develop one's own style of paint-   tion, apotheosis, life-asserting art, to attain, austere, combination of colours,
ing; to conform to the taste of the period; to break with the tradition; to be      facial expression, to glorify, infinite, personification, to render, pure /vivid
advance of one's time; to expose the dark sides of life; to become famous           /brilliant /intense /soft /delicate colours, to evoke, conception, to radiate,
overnight; to die forgotten and penniless.                                          spirituality, range of colours, to command attention, to penetrate, finished
        PAINTINGS. GENRES. An oil painting; a canvas; a water-colour/a              technique, expressiveness, emotional impact, harmony of colours, individual
pastel picture; a sketch; a study; a family group; a ceremonial /an intimate        traits, skill, message, to radiate, immediacy, luminous, secondary colour, at
portrait; a self-portrait; a shoulder-length /half-length /knee-length/full-        one stroke, subdued colours, to be silhouetted against, to catch /to capture /to
length portrait; a landscape; a seascape; a genre /historical painting; a still     seize, splashes of colour, fluid /fluent, to anticipate, crystal-clear.
life; a battle piece; a flower piece; a masterpiece.
        COMPOSITION AND DRAWING. In the foreground /background; in                  VII. PROJECT WORK.
the top /bottom /left-hand corner; to arrange symmetrically, asymmetrically         Work out the presentation of an art gallery using the following Internet
/in a pyramid /in a vertical format; divide the picture space-diagonally; to        resources.
define the nearer figures more sharply; to emphasize contours purposely; to         1. http://adam.ac.uk/index.html (ADAM, the Art, Design, Architecture &
be scarcely discernible; to convey a sense of space; to place the figures           Media Information Gateway, is a searchable catalogue of Internet resources
against the landscape background; to merge into a single entity; to blend           that have been carefully selected and catalogued by professional librarians
with the landscape; to indicate the sitter's profession; to be represented          for the benefit of the UK Higher Education community. To search, use such
standing /sitting /talking; to be posed /silhouetted against an open sky /a         keywords as: art galleries United Kingdom.)
classic pillar /the snow; to accentuate something.                                  2. http://bubl.ac.uk/link/a/artmuseums.htm (the index for art links)
        COLOURING. LIGHT AND SHADE EFFECTS. Subtle /gaudy col-                      3. http://www.artefact.co.uk ("Galleries" – the UK's largest circulating
ouring; to combine form and colour into harmonious unity; brilliant /low-           monthly Art Listings magazine, describing current exhibitions and stock of
keyed colour scheme; the colour scheme where ... predominates; muted in             over 500 commercial and public art galleries, galleries for hire and art ser-
colour; the colours may be cool and restful /hot and agitated /soft and deli-       vices.
cate /dull /oppressive /harsh; the delicacy of tones may be lost in a repro-        4. GALLERIES ONLINE:
duction.                                                                            http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/t2go (the Smithsonian American Art Museum)
        IMPRESSION. JUDGEMENT. The picture may be moving /lyrical                   http://www.oddyart.com (Highgate Fine Art)
/romantic /original /poetic in tone and atmosphere; an exquisite piece of           http://www.gardenofeden.co.uk (The Garden of Eden Art Gallery)
painting; an unsurpassed masterpiece; distinguished by a marvellous sense           http://advancedgraphics.co.uk (Advanced Graphics London)
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