新教材高中英语UNIT1ART导读话题妙切入学案新人教版选择性必修第三册

UNIT 1 ART
1．Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth. —Picasso 艺术是揭示真理的谎言。

——毕加索
2．The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens his mouth. —George Jean Nathan 检验一个人是不是真正的喜剧家就看你是否在他未开口时就笑。

——乔治·让·内森3．Speech was given to man to express his thought. —Molière
语言赋予人类是为了表达思想。

——莫里哀
4．No man ever yet became great by imitation. —Samuel Johnson 没有人能通过模仿别人而成名。

——塞缪尔·约翰逊
5．The eye is the painter and the ear the singer. —Emerson 眼睛是画家，耳朵是歌唱家。

——爱默生
Nature contains the elements，in colour and form，of all pictures，as the keyboard contains the notes of all music.
But the artist is born to pick，and choose，and group with science these elements so that the result may be beautiful—as the musician gathers his notes，and forms his chords，until he brings forth from chaos glorious harmony.
To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is is to say to the player t hat he may sit on the piano...The dignity of the snow­capped mountain is lost in distinctness，but the joy of the tourist is to recognize the traveller on the top. The desire to see，for the sake of seeing，is，with the mass，alone the one to be gratified，hence the delight in detail.
Think “art”．What comes to your mind? Is it Greek or Roman sculptures in the Louvre，or Chinese paintings? Have you ever imagined it's a dancing pattern of lights?
The artworks by American artist Janet Echelman look like colourful floating clouds when lit up at night.Visitors could not only enjoy looking at them but also interact with them literally — by using their phones to change the colours and
patterns.
Today，however，technological advances have led to a combination of art and technology，changing the art world greatly.Now art is more accessible to us.For example，people used to queue six hours but spent limited time admiring the famous 5­metre Chinese painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival.Thanks to technology，however，viewers can leisurely experience a digital version of this painting，where the characters can move and interact with their surroundings.
The art­tech combination is also changing our concepts of “art” and the “artist”．Not only can we interact with art，but take part in its creation.
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1．How could viewers interact with Janet Echelman's artworks?
By touching their phones to change the colours and patterns.
2．What does the example in Paragraph 3 indicate?
The easier access to art caused by technology.。