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Work Book Unit 3 Art and architecture
Integrating skills
Reading and discussing
THE FUNCTION OF ART
We see art everywhere around us.
In public parks,city squares,shopping streets and public buildings,
we find modern art objects on display.
Classical art,such as valuable paintings,precious statues and other fine arts,
usually ends up in the collections of museums,companies or rich people.
Although we can see some of it in museums,
those other art collections are not open to the public
Both art and architecture have a history of ages.
All forms and ways of expressing beauty have been explored.
In the case of architecture,many buildings that were designed in the past
have proven to be beautiful and served their purposes.
Governments and companies
could save millions of dollars by building
or copying designs of architecture of buildings from the past.
There are still many designs for buildings
made by famous architects that were never realised.
Besides,some people find modern architecture ugly.
So why should we pay a lot of money to architects for designing new buildings?
The same holds for modern art,both paintings and statues.
Many art objects that have been created in the past
are now covered by dust in storerooms.
These storerooms contain enough art to decorate all public buildings
and other public places.
There is no need to create more art,and as with modem architecture,
many people find new art difficult to understand or appreciate.
Given these facts,why are architects and artists asked to create new art works?
And why are we interested in creating new art and architecture,
instead of using or copying what was made in the past?
The answers to these questions
have to do with the function of art in society today.
First of all,the function of art is to decorate.
By placing art works in parks and hanging paintings or drawings on the walls
we make our living environment more beautiful.
When our eyes move across an empty wall
they will for a few moments rest on a painting or other kind of work hung there.
It is a moment of comfort and makes people feel good.
Sometimes,paintings are not beautiful at first glance.
But looking at them and thinking about them for a while
or repeated viewing will help us to learn to appreciate them.
Another function of art is enriching real life,as art is part of everyday life.
Art helps people to learn to think creatively.
In art things are not always what they seem to be.
Art objects in a park are sometimes funny.
Very often you can hardly tell what they are.
People need such creative moments.
It helps them to balance their minds.
When we see art like that all around us,
it helps to make life more interesting.
Finally,art is often seen as a way to instruct the audience.
Statues of heroes from the past remind us of our history.
Paintings and other art objects can also help us to realise
which goals we should set for ourselves and inspire us in our everyday work.
Because ideas about society change and every period of time has its own taste,
there Is always a need for new art.
We can still appreciate art works made in the past for their beauty,
but they are often too valuable to be placed in public buildings.
Besides,they also often need special protection.
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| 重点单词 | 查看全部解释 | |||
| concert | ['kɔnsət] | |||
| appreciate | [ə'pri:ʃieit] | 联想记忆 | ||
| precious | ['preʃəs] | 联想记忆 | ||
| opera | ['ɔpərə] | 联想记忆 | ||
| convenient | [kən'vi:njənt] | |||
| valuable | ['væljuəbl] | 联想记忆 | ||
| contain | [kən'tein] | 联想记忆 | ||
| traditional | [trə'diʃənəl] | |||
| protection | [prə'tekʃən] | 联想记忆 | ||
| architect | ['ɑ:kitekt] | 联想记忆 |
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