2. Visual artVisual art is a vast subject, including all kindsis a vast subject, including all kinds
of pictures and sculptures.of pictures and sculptures.
Artists make art for manyArtists make art for many reasons:reasons:
1.1. Hundreds of years ago - when many people couldn’tHundreds of years ago - when many people couldn’t
read -paintings were often designed to illustrateread -paintings were often designed to illustrate
stories, especially Bible stories. And a lot of paintingsstories, especially Bible stories. And a lot of paintings
were made to decorate churches.were made to decorate churches.
2.2. More recently, artists have begun to paint to expressMore recently, artists have begun to paint to express
their feelings or explore ideas, or just to createtheir feelings or explore ideas, or just to create
something beautiful.something beautiful.
3. People have always argued about art:People have always argued about art:
how to make ithow to make it
what it should look like and why.what it should look like and why.
But there are no right or wrong answers. Some peopleBut there are no right or wrong answers. Some people
think that paintings should look true to life. But manythink that paintings should look true to life. But many
artists want to create more imaginative works –artists want to create more imaginative works –
especially now that we have photographs to record howespecially now that we have photographs to record how
things look. It’s common knowledge that there’s a hugethings look. It’s common knowledge that there’s a huge
difference in what artists do. What kind of art you enjoydifference in what artists do. What kind of art you enjoy
is up to you.is up to you.
4. What do artists use toWhat do artists use to
make a picture?make a picture?
18. Match the kinds of pictures and theMatch the kinds of pictures and the
definitionsdefinitions
These pictures are madeThese pictures are made
using soft crayonsusing soft crayons
Wall paintings made byWall paintings made by
painting watercolourspainting watercolours
onto wet plasteronto wet plaster
They are made usingThey are made using
carved blocks or stencilscarved blocks or stencils
They are made by gluingThey are made by gluing
bits of colour paper orbits of colour paper or
fabricfabric
CollagesCollages
PrintsPrints
FrescoesFrescoes
Pastel drawingsPastel drawings
20. Artists often show theirArtists often show their
preferences to a particularpreferences to a particular
genre. The most commongenre. The most common
of them are:of them are:
26. SculpturesSculptures
Pictures, frescoes, prints, collages are 2-D orPictures, frescoes, prints, collages are 2-D or
two-dimensional while sculptures are 3-D ortwo-dimensional while sculptures are 3-D or
three-dimensional works of art.three-dimensional works of art.
27. The two main sculpture techniquesThe two main sculpture techniques
CarvingCarving
isis
createdcreated
by cutting unwantedby cutting unwanted
material away from amaterial away from a
block ofblock of stone or woodstone or wood
ModellingModelling
isis
manipulatingmanipulating
some soft plastic materialsome soft plastic material
such assuch as clay, wax,clay, wax,
plasterplaster
