TEXTBOOK: АРАКИН UNIT 5: PAINTING
1). Study the Topical Vocabulary (Arakin, p. 161-162). Make sentences of your own using the vocabulary under study. (You can use examples from dictionaries as well.)
2) Read the text about Thomas Gainsborough (pp 162-164) and answer the questions (ex 4, p 165) .
3) Read the article ‘What is Contemporary Art? An In-Depth Look at the Modern-Day Movement’. Write a short description of the main types of contemporary art mentioned in the article. Write out all the terms related to art and their short characteristics as in the example.
Example:
Painting — the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the «matrix» or «support»). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used. The final work is also called a painting. Painting is an important form in the visual arts.
Sculpture —
Photography —
Installation —
Performance —
Video art —
etc
4) Prepare a talk about a contemporary painter. Use the vocabulary under study.
