Warm-up
In this lesson, your tutor will help you go over this topic: Art & Painting. First, go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
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Abstract art |
a form of art that expresses ideas and emotions by using elements such as colors and lines without attempting to create a realistic picture |
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Impressionism |
a style of painting that uses spots of color to show the effects of different kinds of light, and that attempts to capture the feeling of a scene rather than specific details |
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Cubism |
a style of art in which objects are shown as a group of geometric shapes and shown from many different angles at the same time |
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Pop Art |
a style of art in which common objects (such as road signs, hamburgers, comic strips, or soup cans) are used or shown |
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Auction |
a public sale at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the most |
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MoMA |
Museum of Modern Art |
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Magnum opus |
the greatest piece of work that an artist, a musician, or a writer has produced |
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Oeuvre |
all the books, films, paintings etc that a particular person has produced |
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Objet d’art |
an object that is mostly for decoration but is also considered a work of art |
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Fine art |
objects such as paintings and sculptures that are created to be looked at because they are beautiful or interesting. Fine art is different from crafts or art that has a practical use. |
Conversation
Use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- Describe your favorite work of art.
- Do you like to visit art museums? Describe your last visit.
- What type of art do you prefer? (e.g. styles, techniques, themes, etc.)
- Do you listen to what art critics say? Why or why not?
- Do you like modern art? Why or why not?
- What do you think is the best way to appreciate a piece of artwork?
- Do you think some artwork is superior to others?
- Do you think imitation in art is wrong?
- Do you think photography can replace painting? Why or why not?
- Salvador Dali said, “Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.” Do you agree? Share your thoughts with your Cambly tutor!
Wrap-up
Go over any new expressions or vocabulary that you learned today.
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