Book3Unit4AmazingartDevelopingideasByMr.AbleIthinkhorsesare________________,because_____________.beautifulelegantstronglivelyintelligentloyalobedientbraveclevercutecalmwildfast...Activity1Lead-inWhatdoyouthinkofhorses?Whatdoyouthinkofthehorsesinthepaintings?Activity1Lead-inWhopaintedthem?HanGan(？—780)wasaChinesepainteroftheTangdynasty,who,thoughrecordedashavingdonewallpaintingsonBuddhistandDaoistthemes,isbestrememberedforhispaintingsofhorses.HanemphasizedthestrengthandnobilityofthehorsesoftheTangempire.

Activity1Lead-inNight-ShiningWhiteParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Paragraph5Whathedidasacourtpainter..Commentsonhisworks.Howhebecameapainter.Theartistandhismasterpiece.Therealmasteroftheartist.Readthepassagefastandfindthemainideaforeachparagraph.Activity2FastreadingHanGanandHisHorsesPartIPartIIPartIII(Para.1)

Briefintroductionoftheartistandhismasterpiece.(Para.2)

Hisfamily,dynasty,howtobeapainter…(Para.3)

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paintingskill.(Para.4)

The“teachers”ofHanGan.Thelifeoftheartist.(Para.5)

Commentsonhisworks.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?Activity2FastreadingWhatisthepassageabout?a.AnintroductiontotheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.b.ThestorybehindNight-ShiningWhite.c.ThefamousartistHanGan.Activity2FastreadingDecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrue(T)orFalse(F).1.Night-ShiningWhiteiskeptinBritishMuseum.2.HanGan’sartistictalentwasdiscoveredbyapoet.3.TheinspirationandskillofHanGanwasgainedbyobservingthehorses.4.HanGanpaintedthehorseswithhisvividimagination.5.ManypeoplewhosawHanGan’spaintingsallspokehighlyofthem.FTTFTNewYork’sMetropolitanMuseumofArthisbrushpresentingeverydetailthathesawwithhisowneyesActivity3ReadfordetailsCompletethediagramwithinformationfromthepassage.Activity3Readfordetails1Whatamagnificenthorse!Evenaftermorethanathousandyearshavepassed,wecanstillfeelthepowerwithinitsburningeyes,baredteethandkickinghooves,Night-ShiningWhite,nowkeptinNewYork’sMetropolitanMuseumofArt,isregardedasoneofthemostsignificanthorsepaintingsinthehistoryofChineseart.Itsartist,HanGan,isknownforhisskillincapturingnotonlythephysicalfeaturesoftheanimal,butalsoitsinnerspiritandstrength.TheartistandhismasterpieceNameoftheartistNameofthepaintingDescriptionofthepaintingHanGanNight-ShiningWhiteWhatamagnificenthorse!Wecanstillfeelthepowerwithinitsburningeyes,baredteethandkickinghooves.Activity3Readfordetails2

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apoorfamilyintheearlyTangDynasty,theyoungHanGanhadtohelpsupporthisfamilybyworkinginalocalwineshop.HisartistictalentwasdiscoveredbyaccidentwhenhewassenttothepoetWangWei’shousetocollectpaymentforsomewine.Whilewaitingatthegate,HanGanusedasticktodrawpicturesinthedirtandwasseenbythepoethimself.WangWeidecidedtosponsortheyoungmantostudypaintingandrecommendedhimtoamaster.DuetoHanGan’snaturaltalentandyearsofhardwork,hewaseventuallychosentoserveEmperorXuanzongintheroyalpalace.3TheTangemperorswereveryfondofhorses.Thismeantthattheanimalwasafrequentsubjectforartists.Atthattime,themostcommonwaytostudyhorsepaintingwasbycopyingtheworksofpreviouspainters.HanGan’smethod,however,wasdifferent–heobservedtheanimalitself.Hewasafrequentvisitortotheroyalstablesandevenmovedintolivewiththestableworkersforquitesometime.Thehorses,whetherrestingoronthemove,offeredhimplentyofinspiration.Themoretimehespentobservingtheseanimals,themorehisunderstandingofthemgrew.Dayafterday,HanGanpaintedthehorses,hisbrushpresentingeverydetailthathesawwithhisowneyes.4

ItissaidthatwhentheEmperoraskedHanGantotakeamasterofhorsepaintingashisteacher,theartistreplied,“Ihavemyownteachers,YourMajesty.Allthehorsesinyourstablesaremyveryteachers.”ThelifeoftheartistPersonalinformation(birth,dynasty,etc)HowhebecameapainterWhathedidasacourtpainterHewasborninapoorfamilyintheearlyTangDynasty.HisartistictalentwasdiscoveredbythepoetWangWei.He

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DuetoHanGan’snaturaltalentandyearsofhardwork,hewaseventuallychosentoserveEmperorXuanzongintheroyalpalace.Hefrequentlyvisitedtheroyalstablesandevenmovedintolivewiththestableworkersforquitesometimeinordertoobservehorses.Activity3Readfordetails5ThosewhosawHanGan’shorsepaintingsallsanghighpraisesforhisuniqueskill,sayingthathishorses“couldgallopoffthepaper”.EvenSuShi,thefamouspoetoftheSongDynasty,expressedhisadmirationforHanGanasamasterofhorsepaintingwiththewords,“ThehorsespaintedbyHanGanarerealhorses.”CommentsonhisworkSuShiOtherviewers“ThehorsespaintedbyHanGan

arerealhorses.”Han

Gan’shorses“couldgallopoffthepaper.”Activity3ReadfordetailsItmeansthatthehorsespaintedbyHanGanlooklikerealhorsesduetohistalent,skillandcarefulobservation.Q.HowdoyouunderstandSuShi’scomment?1.WhatqualityofHanGandoyouadmirethemost?2.Whatdoyouthinkmakesagreatartist?Activity5Thinkandshare紙上得來(lái)終覺(jué)淺，絕知此事要躬行。HanGan’snaturaltalent,yearsofhardworkandhisuniquemethod.3.WhatcanyoulearnfromHanGan’sstory?Ifwewanttobeanexpertinsth,wemustgainitbypracticeandcarefulobservation,becauseknowledgefrombooksonlyprovidesusthesuperficialandbasicinformationofwhatwewanttoknow.

4.HanGanisbestrememberedforhispaintingsofhorses.Doyouknowanyotherartistsspecializedinacertainfield?Sharetheirstorieswithus.Activity5ThinkandshareQiBaishi（齊白石）

Chinese1864--1957ClaudeMonet

(莫奈)French1840--1946AntonioGaudi

(高迪)Spanish1852--1926VincentvanGogh

(梵高)Dutch1853--1890Book3Unit4Amazingart

WritingaboutanartworkByMr.AbleVincentvanGoghisgenerallyconsideredthegreatestafterRembrandtvanRijn,andoneofthegreatestofthePost-Impressionists.Thestrikingcolour,emphaticbrushwork,andcontouredformsofhisworkpowerfullyinfluencedthecurrentofExpressionisminmodernart.VanGogh’sartbecameastoundinglypopularafterhisdeath,especiallyinthelate20thcentury.Activity1Lead-inCanyourecognizetheartist?1.WhatelsedoyouknowaboutVanGogh'ssunflowerpaintings?2.