In modern society, art is a symbolic form, a cultural product shaped by different languages.. In this way, a series of relationships is established between those who produce a piece of a
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English Toolkit 1 - Art
Art is defined according to different
ideological views along history In modern
society, art is a symbolic form, a cultural
product shaped by different languages It
informs and communicates about human
beings, their existence, their world and
their realities and wishes
Art is conceived from its own codes and
its correspondence with the codes of a
group or society at a certain moment
In this way, a series of relationships is
established between those who produce
a piece of art and send a message, the
senders, and those who consume it, the
receivers, and get aesthetic readings as
well as formal and semantic feedback
Visual arts are messages in the
form of images and / or texts They
become meaningful in a social context
What are Visual Arts?
These forms of art contain a social discourse and reality There is a close correspondence between art and communication Artistic expressions, visual prompts and images are ways of communication between members of a given community
Communication involves different people exchanging information and taking part
in a social network It implies a message, which not only carries factual meaning but also transmits feelings
Television news, publicity, the press, family photographs, drawings and posters, all inform us about the world and create all sorts of impressions on us
Images are produced using different materials and, among others, graphic, photographic and multimedia techniques
Activities
1 Answer the following questions.
a Which elements of the communication process are mentioned in the text?
Tick (3) them
b How is art defined?
c What materials or visual forms are mentioned?
sender
receiver
medium or channel
message code context
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English Toolkit 1 - Art
2 Match the following words to their definitions
3 Compare and answer.
4 Choose a painting from a book or a magazine and
make an observation chart.
Name of painting:
Painter:
1 ways of expression through different kinds of images
2 exchange of sense and information
3 exchange of messages through images
4 producer or author of a message or visual product
5 spectator, reader or interpreter of the message
6 set of signs that organise a message; rules or
conventions of the message
a What’s the relationship between comics,
graffiti and paintings?
b Which picture offers the most gestural
images?
c How does the text of a comic
influence upon the image?
d Are these images common or recurrent?
Do they convey / transmit violence?
Are they provocative or shocking?
Do they make you laugh or cry?
e What characters in comics do you know?
a List all the details you can see in the painting
b Describe all the details
c Write how each detail makes you feel.
a communication
b receiver
c sender
d visual arts
e code
f visual communication
Some information on painter: