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I. WARM-UP:
Answer the following questions.
1) Are you interested in art?
2) Do you like modern art?
3) What famous painters do you know?
4) Do you enjoy visiting art museums?
Study the following quotations. How do you understand them?
1) "A picture is a poem without words." (Horatio)
2) "Art is long and life is fleeting." (Longfellow)
3) "All art is but imitation of nature." (Seneka)
4) "Art for art’s sake." (Cousin)
5) "Pictures must not be too picturesque." (Emerson)
Learn the following.
a) Study the following words and put them into the appropriate col-
umns:
Things in the painter's
studio
Exhibitions Works of art Colours
Brilliant, easel, subdued, flesh colour, graphic art, paint-box, warm,
purple, pink, charcoal, oil, art exhibitions, canvas, red, nude model, drapery,
blue, cool, special exhibitions, ivory, harsh, vivid, one-man exhibitions,
stretcher, light, crimson, travelling exhibitions, painting, brush, crayon, sculp-
ture, navy blue, applied art, permanent exhibitions, dark, intense, scarlet, pal-
ette, strong, soft, orange, beige, delicate, dull grey, water-colour, yellow.
b) Study the following words.
Painting
: painting, picture, canvas.
The name of the artist can be used like a common noun to denote a
work by him. A Picasso means a work by him.
Genres of painting
. A landscape is a picture representing a tract of
country with the various objects it contains. In the context of art landscape
generally denotes a picture and not a view depicted there. When speaking of
the view use scenery, countryside.
A seascape
is painting or other artistic representation of the sea.
A portrait
is a painting, picture or representation of the person, espe-
cially of a face generally drawn from life.
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Sitter, subject, model is a person who is having his portrait painted.
A still life
is a painting of such unanimated subjects as fruit, flowers
and other decorative things.
A fresco
is a picture on a wall or ceiling where a plast is still wet or
damp.
Genre painting
is a painting which represents scenes from every day
life in a more or less realistic way.
A scene
is used in various expressions specifying the subject of the
picture: street scene; city scene; country scene; hunting scene; historical
scene; battle scene.
Scene is often followed by "from ... life".
A piece
is used as a general term meaning "work", "picture".
To depict, to portray, to render, to catch, to capture.
FUNCTIONAL VOCABULARY
Acceptance, appreciation
I like the texture (colour).
Looks like that.
I've never seen anything like that.
This is head and shoulders above
the rest.
I give it four stars.
That's gorgeous (marvelous)!
It's a masterpiece!
It gets two thumbs up.
Disagreement
Nonsense!
Horsefeathers.
Nothing of the kind.
Look me in the eye and repeat it.
You must be kidding.
Agreement
We see eye to eye to it.
You couldn't have said it better.
You took the words out of my
mouth.
Exactly so.
Beyond all doubts.
Surprise
Indeed?
Oh, have you?
Really?
Fancy that!
Do my eyes deceive me?
Rejection
That's just crazy, that's what I say.
It's hell on earth.
Humbug!
It's awful (terrible, ugly, etc.)!
Of course not.
Soothing
No harm meant.
Now, steady on.
Now, calm / cool down.
I'm just kidding.
Take it easy.
I. WARM-UP: Sitter, subject, model is a person who is having his portrait painted.
A still life is a painting of such unanimated subjects as fruit, flowers
Answer the following questions. and other decorative things.
1) Are you interested in art? A fresco is a picture on a wall or ceiling where a plast is still wet or
2) Do you like modern art? damp.
3) What famous painters do you know? Genre painting is a painting which represents scenes from every day
4) Do you enjoy visiting art museums? life in a more or less realistic way.
A scene is used in various expressions specifying the subject of the
Study the following quotations. How do you understand them? picture: street scene; city scene; country scene; hunting scene; historical
1) "A picture is a poem without words." (Horatio) scene; battle scene.
2) "Art is long and life is fleeting." (Longfellow) Scene is often followed by "from ... life".
3) "All art is but imitation of nature." (Seneka) A piece is used as a general term meaning "work", "picture".
4) "Art for art’s sake." (Cousin) To depict, to portray, to render, to catch, to capture.
5) "Pictures must not be too picturesque." (Emerson)
FUNCTIONAL VOCABULARY
Learn the following.
a) Study the following words and put them into the appropriate col- Agreement Acceptance, appreciation
umns: We see eye to eye to it. I like the texture (colour).
Things in the painter's Exhibitions Works of art Colours You couldn't have said it better. Looks like that.
studio You took the words out of my I've never seen anything like that.
mouth. This is head and shoulders above
Exactly so. the rest.
Brilliant, easel, subdued, flesh colour, graphic art, paint-box, warm, Beyond all doubts. I give it four stars.
purple, pink, charcoal, oil, art exhibitions, canvas, red, nude model, drapery, Surprise That's gorgeous (marvelous)!
blue, cool, special exhibitions, ivory, harsh, vivid, one-man exhibitions, Indeed? It's a masterpiece!
stretcher, light, crimson, travelling exhibitions, painting, brush, crayon, sculp- Oh, have you? It gets two thumbs up.
ture, navy blue, applied art, permanent exhibitions, dark, intense, scarlet, pal- Really? Disagreement
ette, strong, soft, orange, beige, delicate, dull grey, water-colour, yellow. Fancy that! Nonsense!
Do my eyes deceive me? Horsefeathers.
b) Study the following words.
Rejection Nothing of the kind.
Painting: painting, picture, canvas. Look me in the eye and repeat it.
That's just crazy, that's what I say.
The name of the artist can be used like a common noun to denote a You must be kidding.
It's hell on earth.
work by him. A Picasso means a work by him.
Humbug! Soothing
Genres of painting. A landscape is a picture representing a tract of
It's awful (terrible, ugly, etc.)! No harm meant.
country with the various objects it contains. In the context of art landscape
Of course not. Now, steady on.
generally denotes a picture and not a view depicted there. When speaking of
the view use scenery, countryside. Now, calm / cool down.
A seascape is painting or other artistic representation of the sea. I'm just kidding.
A portrait is a painting, picture or representation of the person, espe- Take it easy.
cially of a face generally drawn from life.
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