Unit7

Cultural-historicalContextofworksofArtLeading-inPart1n.人類學家CultureandDesignThefamousBritishanthropologist

EdwardBurnettTylorbelievesthatcultureisthesumofvariouswaysandproductsofhumanactivities,includingthescopeofmaterialproduction,spiritualproductionandartisticproduction.CultureandDesignTherelationshipbetweendesignandculture:1.Culturedirectlyinfluencesdesign；2.Designinnovatesculture,anditisalsotheproductofnewculture.Sinceitsinceptionin1851,theWorld'sFair[Expo],asaformofcriticism,hasgreatlyinfluencedandpromotedthemoderndesignmovement.Infact,theinternationalfairitselfisapartofmoderndesign.CultureandDesignTheFamousWorldExpositionGreatExhibitionoftheWorksofIndustryofallNationsIn1851,inordertoshowofftheprogressofBritishindustry,inanattempttoimprovethepublic’sbeautytasteandinordertostoptheimitativeoftheoldstyle,themostfamousdesignexhibitionofthe19thcenturywasheldbyQueenVictoriaandherhusbandinHydePark,London,England-theCrystalPalaceExposition.Theexhibitionhallisallmadeofsteelandglassstructure,knownasthe“CrystalPalace”,alsoknownasthe“glassark”.Theshapeisasimplesteppedcuboid,andthereisaverticalvault,noredundantdecoration,andfullyreflectsthemechanical

instinctofindustrialproduction.TheFamousWorldExpositionWhenwillExpo2010beheldinShanghai?ShanghaiExpoKnowledgeContest1.WhatisthethemeoftheExpo？BetterCity,BetterLife.2.WhatisthemascotofExpo2010Shanghai?Haibao.3.WhatistheconceptoftheExpo?Understanding,Communication,GatheringandCooperation.4.ThefirstWorldExpowasheldinwhichcityandinwhichyear?London,1851./?m?sk?t/WhenwillExpo2010beheldinShanghai?ShanghaiExpoKnowledgeContest5.WhendidtheChinesebegintoparticipateintheWorldExpo?The1851WorldExpoinLondon,England.6.HowmanyworldExposhasChineseparticipatedinsincethefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina?12.7.WhatisthedesignconceptoftheChinaPavilion?東方之冠，鼎盛中華，天下糧倉，富庶百姓。ChinaisthefirstintheEast,andnowistheheydayofChina.Chinaistheworld’sgreatgranary,andtheChinesepeopleareveryrich.ShanghaiExpoKnowledgeContest1.WhywasShanghaiExpoheld?2.WhatisthesignificanceoftheShanghaiWorldExpotheme

BetterCity,BetterLife?3.WhatarethemainexhibitsoftheShanghaiWorldExpo?ShanghaiExpoKnowledgeContest1.WhywasShanghaiExpoheld?TheShanghaiWorldExpoisthefirstworld-classExpoheldbyChina.ItisanimportantplatformforChinatointegratewiththeworld.IthasenhancedChina’sinternationalimage.2.WhatisthesignificanceoftheShanghaiWorldExpothemeBetterCity,BetterLife?ThethemeshowsthattheWorldExpoisaplatformtocontributetothesustainabledevelopmentofcities,bydisplayingtheachievementsandconceptsofnewscienceandtechnology,newenvironmentalprotection,newcitiesandotheraspects,sharingtheexperienceandlessonsofcountriesaroundtheworld,seekingamorecoordinated,moreharmoniousandbetterdevelopmentpathforcities,aimingatthesustainabledevelopmentofmankind,andprovidingpossiblesolutionsfortheconstructionoffuturecities.3.WhatarethemainexhibitsoftheShanghaiWorldExpo?Accordingtothefourthemesof"cooperation,innovation,interactionandinclusiveness",theShanghaiExpohasbeendividedintofiveexhibitionareas,includingurbanbestpracticesandsustainableurbandevelopmentandsoon.這次課結束啦DesignandTraditionalCultureWhatisthenativecultureofChina?ItistheConfucianculture,andtheseculturesarevisuallyexpressedwithspecificthings,suchasChinesepainting,calligraphy,theBookofChanges,theology,theFiveElementsand

EightDiagramsandsoon.Folkpaper-cutting,claysculpture,wood-blockNewYearpictures,etc.ChineseredInkblackiChineseknotLeteverythingconnectfreely～DancingBeijingChinesesealBrainStormingPart2AppreciationandAnalysisofWorksGirlwithaPearlEarringTheMilkmaidTheProcuressJohannesVermeerJacobLawrenceDiscussionandHomework1.Whichaspectsareessentialtoengaginginartcriticism?2.Whyisitimportanttoknowthecultural-historicalcontextofaworkofartwhenappreciateit?3.Canhistoricalworksbeemployedtocreatworksthatreflectourowntimes?DiscussionandHomework1.Whichaspectsareessentialtoengaginginartcriticism?Whatisartcriticism？Artcriticismreferstothescientificanalysisandevaluationofartphenomenabyartcriticsonthebasisofartappreciation,usingcertaintheoreticalviewpointsandcriticalstandards.phenomenonDiscussionandHomework2.Whyisitimportanttoknowthecultural-historicalcontextofaworkofartwhenappreciateit?Thedevelopmentofanyartformhasitsinternallogicandhistoricalorigin.DiscussionandHomework3.Canhistoricalworksbeemployedtocreatworksthatreflectourowntimes?TextLearningPart3Cultural-historicalContextofWorksofArtWhileathoroughaesthetic

analysisofaworkofartwillrevealthenatureofitsformaland

expressivecontent,itdoesnotanswerthefollowingtypesofquestions.·Whenandwherewastheworkproduced?·Whocreatedtheworkofart,andwhatweretheartist'smotivations?·Howwastheworkcreatedandwhatwerethesourcesfortheartist'sparticularapproach？·Whatisthestyleoftheworkandhowdoesitrelatetotheworldofart?aestheticThebenefitsofconservationarebothfinancialandaesthetic.Thestudentsdebatedtheaestheticofthepoems.preservation,protection,orrestorationofthenaturalenvironmentandofwildlifepreservation,repair,andpreventionofdeteriorationofarchaeological,historical,andcuituralsitesandartefactspreventionofexcessiveorwastefuluseofaresourcerevealtomakesthknowntosb

揭示；顯示；透露Detailsofthemurderwererevealedbythelocalpaper.Itwasrevealedthatimportantevidencehadbeensuppressed.toshowsththatpreviouslycouldnotbeseen顯出；露出；展示Helaughed,revealingalineofwhiteteeth.

Thedooropenedtorevealacosylittleroom.Shecrouchedinthedark,toofrightenedtorevealherself.approachv.tocomeneartosb/sthindistanceortime

（在距離或時間上）靠近，接近Weheardthesoundofanapproachingcar/acarapproaching.Winterisapproaching.~sb(about/forsth)~sb(aboutdoingsth)tospeaktosbaboutsth,especiallytoaskthemforsthortooffertodosth

接洽；建議；要求Sheapproachedthebankforaloan.Wehavebeenapproachedbyanumberofcompaniesthatareinterestedinourproduct.approachn.~(tosth)awayofdealingwithsb/sth;awayofdoingorthinkingaboutsthsuchasaproblemoratask（待人接物或思考問題的）方式，方法，態度Theschoolhasdecidedtoadoptadifferentapproachtodiscipline.movementnearertosb/sthindistanceortime（距離和時間上的）靠近，接近Shehadn'theardhisapproachandjumpedasthedooropened.theapproachofspringapath,road,etc.thatleadstoaplace通路；路徑；道路anewapproachroadtotheportTheanswerstothesequestionsprovideinsightsintoaworkofartthatenableamore

comprehensiveresponsetothework.Withoutsuchinformationaninformedunderstandingof

itscontent,itsiconography,andagenuineappreciationforitsrelativesignificancearenot

possible.Theselattercategoriesareessential

toengaginginartcriticism.Todemonstratehow

thetypesofquestionscitedabovemightbeaddressed,twogenreworksthatreflectthelife

experiencesoftheircreatorswillbedescribed.genuinereal;exactlywhatitappearstobe;notartificial真的；名副其實的IsthepaintingagenuinePicasso?Fakedesignerwatchesaresoldatafractionofthepriceofthegenuinearticle.sincereandhonest;thatcanbetrusted真誠的；誠實的；可信賴的Hemadeagenuineattempttoimproveconditions.一小部分latterthelatterthesecondoftwothings,peopleorgroupsthathavejustbeenmentioned,orthelastinalist

（剛提及的兩者中）后者；（系列中）最后一位，末位Hepresentedtwosolutions.Thelatterseemsmuchbetter.Thetownhasaconcerthallandtwotheatres.Thelatterwerebothbuiltinthe1950s.Hetrackeddownhiscousinanduncle.Thelatterwassick.engage(formal)tosucceedinattractingandkeepingsb’sattentionandinterest

吸引住（注意力、興趣）Itisamoviethatengagesboththemindandtheeye.~sb(assth)(formal)toemploysbtodoaparticularjob

雇用；聘用Heiscurrentlyengagedasaconsultant.~(withsth/sb)tobecomeinvolvedwithandtrytounderstandsth/sb與…建立密切關系；盡力理解Shehastheabilitytoengagewithyoungminds.JohannesVermeer(1632-1675)wasborninDelft.Notverymuchisknownaboutthis

extraordinaryDutchartist.Althoughitisbelievedthatsomeofhisworkswerelost,thereare

only35Vermeerpaintingsthathavebeendocumented.Ourexampledepictsawomanholdingaweighingscale.Thisisthesubjectofthework

butitsthemeismorecomplexandcanbeinferredbyidentifyingtheactualobjectsinthepainting

andhowthesefunctionedassymbolswithintheProtestant?andmerchantcenteredcultureof

17thcenturyHolland.extraordinaryunexpected,surprisingorstrange意想不到的；令人驚奇的；奇怪的SYNincredibleIt'sextraordinarythathemanagedtosleepthroughtheparty.notnormalorordinary;greaterorbetterthanusual不平常的；不一般的；非凡的；卓越的anextraordinaryachievement

Shewasatrulyextraordinarywoman.

Theywenttoextraordinarylengthstoexplaintheirbehaviour.documentn.anofficialpaperorbookthatgivesinformationaboutsth,orthatcanbeusedasevidenceorproofofsth文件；公文；文獻；證件legaldocumentstraveldocumentsCopiesoftherelevantdocumentsmustbefiledatcourt.Savethedocumentbeforeclosing.v.torecordthedetailsofsth記錄，記載（詳情）Causesofthediseasehavebeenwelldocumented.depictV.toshowanimageofsb/sthinapicture描繪；描畫Theartisthaddepictedherlyingonabed.

V.todescribesthinwords,orgiveanimpressionofsthinwordsorwithapicture描寫；描述；刻畫ThenoveldepictsFrenchsocietyinthe1930s.Theadvertisementsdepictsmokingasglamorousandattractive.

adj.

迷人的，富有魅力的Protestantmerchantapersonwhobuysandsellsgoodsinlargequantities,especiallyonewhoimportsandexportsgoods商人；批發商；（尤指）進出口批發商builders’merchants(=whosellsuppliestothebuildingtrade)acoal/winemerchantVenicewasonceacityofrichmerchants.(BrEinformaldisapproving)apersonwholikesaparticularactivity（某活動的）愛好者；熱衷于…的人aspeedmerchant(=sbwholikestodrivefast)noisemerchants(=forexample,abandwhomakealotofnoise)Awomaninawhitefurtrimmeddarkbluejacketstandsalonebeforeatable,onwhich

canbeseenabluecloth,twostrandsofpearls,agoldchain,andseveralopenboxes.Sheappears

tobecontemplatingabalancingscalehelddelicatelyinherrighthand.Aframedpaintingof

TheLastJudgment(whichisabouttheweighingofsouls)isdepictedonthebackwall.Afaint,ethereallightfromahighwindowilluminatesthescene.詞匯積累：which從句：細節學習：Awomaninawhitefur

trimmeddarkbluejacketstandsalonebeforeatable,onwhich

canbeseenabluecloth,twostrandsofpearls,agoldchain,andseveralopenboxes.fur,trim,strand定語從句Awomaninawhitefurtrimmeddarkbluejacketstandsalonebeforeatable,onwhichcanbeseenabluecloth,twostrandsofpearls,agoldchain,andseveralopenboxes.1.主句是？2.主句謂語動詞是？3.從句是？4.先行詞是？這位女士身穿白色裘皮滾邊的深藍色外套，獨自站在桌邊。桌上鋪著藍色桌布，擺著兩串珍珠、一條金鏈子和幾個敞開的盒子。定語從句的翻譯定語從句

翻譯aprettygirlafamouspoetachildadoptedaphysicianaliveaboystandingunderthetreetwowomenwaitingforyouakindofknowledgewhichcanenlightenthewholeworldabookwhichmayhelpyoupassthisexam一個漂亮的女孩一個著名的詩人一個收養的孩子一位活著的醫生一個站在樹下的男孩兩個等待你的女人一種可以啟迪整個世界的知識一本能夠幫助你通過考試的書前置定語后置定語前置定語中英文差異1：中文定語前置；英文定語單詞修飾前置，詞組和句子修飾后置。英文：Theteachercameintotheclassroomwithabookandadog.中文：老師帶著一本書和一條狗走進了教室。老師帶著一本書，牽著一條狗走進了教室。中英文差異2：英文:先重后輕中文:先輕后重老師走進教室帶著一本書和一條狗。?Practice1Onthewhole,suchaconclusioncanbedrawnwithacertaindegreeofconfidenceonlyifthechildcanbeassumedtohavehadthesameattitudetowardsthetestastheotherswithwhomheisbeingcompared,andonlyifhewasnotpunishedbylackofrelevantinformationwhichtheypossessed.Onthewhole,suchaconclusioncanbedrawnwithacertaindegreeofconfidenceonlyifthechildcanbeassumedtohavehadthesameattitudetowardsthetestastheotherswithwhomheisbeingcompared,andonlyifhewasnotpunishedbylackofrelevantinformationwhichtheypossessed.假定；假設；認為密切相關的，緊密的有，擁有總的來說/總體而言，（我們）能得出這樣一種結論有一定程度的信心只有在能夠假定這個孩子對待測試的態度與其他孩子一致時，只有在……的情況下才能與他相比的只有在他沒有因為缺乏相關信息而受到懲罰時，他們所擁有的Onthewhole,suchaconclusioncanbedrawnwithacertaindegreeofconfidenceonlyifthechildcanbeassumedtohavehadthesameattitudetowardsthetestastheotherswithwhomheisbeingcompared,andonlyifhewasnotpunishedbylackofrelevantinformationwhichtheypossessed.總的來說，只有在可以假定這個孩子對測試的態度和與之相比的其他孩子一樣，且只有在這個孩子未因缺乏他們所擁有的相關信息而受到懲罰時，（我們）才能有一定程度的信心得出這樣的結論。Wemaybeenthralledbythesolidity,serenityandpeacefulnessofthisworkduetothe

geometryofitscomposition(rectilinearandtriangularshapes)anditssubtlecolorandvalue

contrasts.Althoughthismaybethenatureofthework'sexpressivecharacter,engaginginsome

researchaboutAWomanHoldingaBalancewillrevealthatitisalsoanallegoricalpainting.The“weighingofsouls”depictedinthepaintingbehindherisechoedinherownactionsand

whatisrepresentedonthetable.Beforeherareearthlytreasures(symbolizedbythejewelryon

thetable);behindheristhesymbolfortheeternalspiritualconsequencesforone'sactions.

Whilewaitingforthebalancetorestatequilibrium,thewomanacknowledgestheimportance

ofjudgmentsinweighingone'smortalactionsinanticipationoftheimmortallifetocome.enthralifsthenthralsyou,itissointeresting,beautiful,etc.thatyougiveitallyourattention

迷住；吸引住Thechildwatched,enthralledbythebrightmovingimages.soliditythequalityorstateofbeingsolid固態；堅固性；可靠性Herwritingshaveextraordinarydepthandsolidity.serenitythesatateofbeingcalm,peaceful,anduntroubled平靜，寧靜rectilinearinastraightline

直線的；筆直的rectilinearmotionrectilinearformsgeometrythebranchofmathematicsthatdealswiththemeasurementsandrelationshipsoflines,angles,surfacesandsolids幾何（學）themeasurementsandrelationshipsoflines,angles,etc.inaparticularobjectorshape

幾何形狀；幾何圖形；幾何結構triangularshapedlikeatriangle三角的；三角形的involvingthreepeopleorgroups涉及三人的；三組的；三方面的triangularcontestinanelectionearthly(literary)connectedwithlifeonearthandnotwithanyspirituallife

人間的；塵世的；世俗的thesorrowsofthisearthlylife(oftenusedinquestionsandnegativesforemphasis常用于疑問句或否定句以加強語氣)

possible可能的There’snoearthlyreasonwhyyoushouldn’tgo.Whatearthlydifferenceismyopiniongoingtomake?Hedidn'thaveanearthlychanceofgettingthejob.equilibriumastateofbalance,especiallybetweenopposingforcesorinfluences平衡；均衡；均勢Thepointatwhichthesolidandtheliquidareinequilibriumiscalledthefreezingpoint.Wehaveachievedanequilibriumintheeconomy.acalmstateofmindandabalanceofemotions（心情、情緒）平靜，安寧；心理平衡Hesatdowntotryandrecoverhisequilibrium.acknowledgetoacceptthatsthistrue承認（屬實）agenerallyacknowledgedfactIdidnotacknowledgethathehaddoneanythingwrong.~sb/sth(assth)toacceptthatsb/sthhasaparticularauthorityorstatusSYNrecognize承認（權威、地位）Heiswidelyacknowledgedasthebestplayerintheworld.acknowledgetotellsbthatyouhavereceivedsththattheysenttoyou告知收悉Pleaseacknowledgereceiptofthisletter.

toshowthatyouhavenoticedsb/sthbysmiling,waving,etc.（微笑、揮手等）致意Iwasstandingrightnexttoher,butshedidn'tevenacknowledgeme.topubliclyexpressthanksforhelpyouhavebeengiven

（公開）感謝Igratefullyacknowledgefinancialsupportfromseverallocalbusinesses.Thisworkwascreatedin17thcenturyHolland,oftendescribedasthe“goldenage”of

Dutchart.TheSpanishmonarchyandCatholicism

nolongerdominatedthecountryand

ceasedtobeadrainonthenation'swealth.Enterprisingmerchantswereengagedinworld

tradethattransformedHollandintoanextremelyprosperousnationwhereinwealthwasmorewidelydistributedthaninanyotherEuropeancountry.

Artistsalsoprosperedandavastnumber

ofpaintingswerecreatedandpurchasedthatillustratedthedailylifeofapeoplewhoputgreat

valueonlivingaproductiveandmorallife,andwhotookgreatprideinmaintaininganeatand

attractivehome.Thesedomesticscenesareknowntodayasgenrepaintings.cease

tostophappeningorexisting;tostopsthfromhappeningorexisting（使）停止，終止，結束Youneverceasetoamazeme!ThecompanyceasedtradinginJune.apipethatcarriesawaydirtywaterorotherliquidwaste下水道；排水管a~onsb/sthathingthatusesalotofthetime,money,etc.thatcouldbeusedforsthelse消耗；耗竭；耗費Militaryspendingisahugedrainonthecountry’sresources.drainwhereinadv.conj.inwhichplace,situationorthing;inwhatway其中；在那里；在那種情況下；以什么方式Whereinliesthedifferencebetweenconservatismandliberalism?Enterprisingmerchantswereengagedinworld

tradethattransformedHollandintoanextremelyprosperousnationwhereinwealthwasmore

widelydistributedthaninanyotherEuropeancountry.詞匯積累：enterprise,merchant,engage,transform,exremely,prosperous,distributethat從句：細節學習：定語從句原文：Enterprisingmerchantswereengagedinworld

tradethattransformedHollandintoanextremelyprosperousnationwhereinwealthwasmore

widelydistributedthaninanyotherEuropeancountry.譯文：有開創精神的商人們忙著進行世界貿易，這一切將荷蘭變成了一個及其富裕的國家。在這個國家，財富的分配要比別的歐洲國家更為廣泛。Artistsalsoprosperedandavastnumber

ofpaintingswerecreatedandpurchasedthatillustratedthedailylifeofapeoplewhoputgreat

valueonlivingaproductiveandmorallife,andwhotookgreatprideinmaintaininganeatand

attractivehome.詞匯積累：prosper,vast,purchase,illustrate,productive,moral,maintain從句：細節學習：thatwhowho定語從句定語從句定語從句原文：Artistsalsoprosperedandavastnumber

ofpaintingswerecreatedandpurchasedthatillustratedthedailylifeofapeoplewhoputgreat

valueonlivingaproductiveandmorallife,andwhotookgreatprideinmaintaininganeatand

attractivehome.譯文：藝術家們同樣也在蓬勃發展，他們創作了大量展現荷蘭人民日常生活的繪畫作品進行售賣，這些作品也展現出他們對于勤勞致富、高尚道德生活的重視，以及對于保持整潔迷人的居家環境的自豪感。OurotherexampleisbytheacclaimedAmericanartist,.JacobLawrencet,notedforhis

depictionofboththehistoryandeverydaylifeexperiencesofhisfellowAfrican

Americans.AsintheVermeer,rectilincarandtriangularshapesappeartobedominantinthiswork.Amuseularmalefigureisworkingwithachiselonasmallpieceofwood;agreatvarietyof

carpenter’stoolsaredepicted.Themountainshapeinthebackground(anallusiontoMount

RainiernearSeattle'sUniversityofWashington,whereLawrencewasaprofessorofart)seems

toechothemonumentalfigureofthewoodworkerintheforeground.Althoughtheshapesare

similartotheVermeer,colorsarebrighter,valuecontrastsaremuchstronger,andobjectsarerenderedlessrealistically.Theexpressiveconsequencesofthesepropertiesresultinadynamic

tributetotheimportanceofthisworker'stask.Butwhatweretheforcesbehindthiswork?Why

doesitlookthisway?museularmuscle肌肉connectedwiththemuscles

肌肉的amuscularbody/build/chestHewastall,leanandmuscular.chiselatoolwithasharpflatedgeattheend,usedforshapingwood,stoneormetal鑿子allusion~(tosb/sth)somethingthatissaidorwrittenthatreferstoormentionsanotherpersonorsubjectinanindirectway(=alludestoit)間接提到；暗指；影射；典故Herpoetryisfullofobscureliteraryallusion.monumentalveryimportantandhavingagreatinfluence,especiallyastheresultofyearsofwork

重要的；意義深遠的；不朽的SYNhistoricverylarge,good,bad,stupid,etc.

非常大（或好、壞、蠢等）的SYNmajorabookofmonumentalsignificance

foregroundthepartofaview,picture,etc.thatisnearesttoyouwhenyoulookatit（景物、圖畫等的）前景Thefigureintheforegroundistheartist'smother.[sing.]animportantpositionthatisnoticedbypeople

矚目地位；重要位置Inflationandinterestrateswillbeverymuchintheforegroundoftheirelectioncampaign.tribute[UC]~(tosb)anact,astatementoragiftthatisintendedtoshowyourrespectoradmiration,especiallyforadeadperson（尤指對死者的）致敬，頌詞；悼念；致哀；吊唁禮物Atherfuneralheroldestfriendpaidtributetoherlifeandwork.Thisbookisafittingtributetothebraveryofthepioneers.

[sing.]~tosth/sbshowingthegoodeffectsorinfluenceofsth/sb（良好效果或影響的）體現，顯示Hisrecoveryisatributetothedoctors'skill.[UC](especiallyinthepast)moneygivenbyonecountryorrulertoanother,especiallyinreturnforprotectionorfornotbeingattacked（尤指舊時一國向他國交納的）貢品，貢金JacobLawrencewasborninAtlanticCity,NewJerseyonSeptember7th,1917.Whenhe

wasthirteenhisfamilymovedtoNewYorkCity.Jacobwasenrolledinanafter-schoolartsand

craftsprogramwherehebegantoshowanobvioustalent,whichwasnurturedfurtheratthe

HarlemCommunityArtCenter.LivinginNewYorkofferedmanyopportunitiesforexposureto

veryimportanthistoricalandcontemporaryartists.TherangeofartworksandtheircreatorsthatapparentlyinspiredLawrenceincludes:genre

paintingsbythegreatFlemishmaster,PieterBruegheltheElders(1525?-1569);works

depictingthehorrorsofwarandpovertybytheGermanexpressionist,KatheKollwitz(1867-1945),paintingsthatexalttheeffortsofworkersbytheMexicanmuralistDiegoRivera(1906-1987);andtheflat,brightlycoloredcompositionsoftheAmericanabstractionist.ArthurDove(1880-1946).Suchsourcescoupledwithlivinginaplacewherethebeatofthe

JazzAgewasallpervasiveresultedinLawrencedevelopinghisownuniguestyle.Hisworks

employacompositionallanguagethatcombinesaspectsofcubism,strong,flatcolors,anda

flairfordraftsmanship,characterizationandnarration.Builders#1reflectstheseattributes.Itis

fromhismost

successfulseriesofgenrepaintings.Canhistoricalworksbeemployedtocreateworksthatreflectourowntimes?

Culturalandhistoricalcontextsalsocomeintoplaywhenoneconsidersmoredirect

influencesofthepastuponthepresent.Somecontemporaryartistsemployacknowledged

master

worksasthesubjectoftheirworks.Modificationsaremadethatchangethethemeofa

givenwork,whichmakestheworkmorerelevanttocontemporaryissuesandvalues.An

exampleofthisprocesswheretheoldisthesourceofinspirationforthenewisavery

popular18thcenturyportraitofayoungman,oftenreferredtoastheBlueBoy.TheBoyinBlueIn1770,GainsboroughlearnedthatReynoldswaslecturingattheAcademyandwarnedstudentsthatblue,asacoolcolor,shouldnotbeusedasthemainthemeinpaintings.Hedeliberatelycreatedapaintingwithblueasthemaintoneof"Blueclothesboy".Thisnewanduniquebluetonenotonlydoesno