节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2012-06-13
难易度:Low
关键字:thread, medium, wipe out, sculpture, textile, kinetic
Welcome back from the break, friends.
Is sand art when people use different colored sand to create images or designs
in a glass bottle?
No. The sand art described in our lesson today is like a performing art show.
And if you've never seen one, you have to type "sand art performance" into your
computer, and then have a look.
It's really, really cool.
OK. Let's wrap up this lesson with the final reading starting on line 12.
Unusual Art Forms.
Then she wipes it out and draws another one.
Together, these pictures tell dramatic tales.
Kinetic Art.
Some art can move by itself!
Theo Jansen uses plastic tubes to make giant sculptures he calls "beach
animals." They are made of hundreds of these tubes.
When the wind blows one part, it moves another part, which moves another.
The result?
A motorless machine that "walks." Sometimes creative artists use unusual
materials to form the most interesting kinds of art!
(Music).
So we're talking about sand art and how it can be drawn with her fingers, this
artist, Ilana Yahov,
stands in a live performance while music is playing and on a pile of sand,
starts to create shapes and beautiful pictures.
But you know, she doesn't just do one picture at a time.
Right. If you saw that video before the break, you saw that she makes a picture,
and then wipes it out, and then draws another beautiful picture.
Now to "wipe out" something means to destroy it completely, so.
You can imagine she has a pile of sand, draws in it with her fingers.
And then once the picture is completed, she wants to start another one.
So she takes her arm and her hand and wipes across it.
She slides her arm across the top to remove the picture, and then begins drawing
again.
OK. So then she creates another beautiful picture.
That's awesome.
And it's very, very beautiful.
That's right.
It's very interesting to see.
You know, when she does this, together, all of these pictures tell a story.
So they're not just individual pictures.
She's actually telling you a story, and that's how sand can communicate.
And these are probably interesting stories because it describes it as being
dramatic tales.
Now the word "tale" means like a very short story that you can watch or listen
to.
That's right. And "dramatic" means it's very exciting, has a lot of energy, a
lot of adventure, and probably a lot of emotion.
So she tells these tales through art and through sand and through music.
Now these are very interesting forms of unusual art that we've talked about so
far.
That's right.
We've talked about chopsticks, 3-D to 2-D, textile art, and now sand art.
So what is our last form of unusual art?
Well, our last form is called kinetic art.
Now to understand this, first, Rayn, we need to understand what "kinetic" means.
OK. The word "kinetic," this is a very high-level word.
And that means it has something to do with motion, anything that is moving.
That's right.
It means it is involving, or even producing movement by itself.
And to produce means it can do it on its own.
So did you know that some art can move by itself?
Wow! OK. So we'll find out how Theo Jansen uses plastic tubes to make giant
sculptures that he calls: beach animals.
So he uses tubes, which are hollow, long pieces.
Imagine maybe a stick of bamboo you can consider a type of tube because it is
hollow on the inside and hard on the outside.
So it keeps a shape, but you can put air or water through it.
Yeah. And he's making giant, or very large, sculptures, very large shapes out of
these tubes.
And he's calling them beach animals.
Now a sculpture is a form of... it's solid that represents something else.
So a sculpture, a famous sculpture is called the David.
Now that's made of stone and marble, but it is the shape of a man.
So it is not made from what the original thing is, but represents another.
Right. It's a solid object, like Kaylah said.
It usually looks like people or looks like objects, looks like something.
And so there are many sculptures all over the place.
Now he calls these beach animals.
And the way they work is the wind blows one part of it, and it moves another
part, which then moves another part.
Therefore you see the kinetic.
Yeah. It's kind of like a machine.
One part moves from the wind, and the next part moves and moves and moves.
And so it's moving on its own just from the wind.
So the result?
What is the result?
A motorless machine that "walks." So it can move around.
Well, we have some more information about that.
So let's visit the Information Station.
Bill, it's amazing the materials people can take and turn into art.
It shows a lot of creativity.
Now one of my favorite forms of art is sculpture.
Great! So let's take a look at some interesting sculptures over at...
Information Station.
You know, Bryan, here in Taipei, we have some very unique works of art right on
the streets.
Yes. At the intersection of Dunhua and Civic Boulevard, there is a zebra.
Well, half of a zebra holding up a "Walk" sign.
I've always wondered how that zebra got here from Africa to Taipei.
Nearby are these hands folded together.
They look like somebody is in deep thought.
But it actually means the intersection of people and transportation.
Meanwhile, in the Central Business District, there is this crazy red sculpture.
I'm not sure what it means.
It kind of looks like a tool that a dentist would use.
That's right, Bill.
In one of the big hotels is this huge ball that is made up of wooden logs.
It is amazing how smooth the surface is and how perfectly round the artist made
the ball.
Well, outside of Taipei 101 is a word sculpture that is a really popular place
for photographs.
I like the message.
But Bryan, did you know that Tango Bear is also an artist?
Tango Bear is an artist?
I didn't know that.
Oh, yes.
Tango Bear likes to finger paint.
Uh well, actually, for him, it's paw paint.
See?
Ha, ha, ha, the artist at work.
And here we have Tango Bear's masterpiece.
Wow! That's amazing.
Maybe we can put it in the museum.
Uh, yeah. I'll be sure to call the Taipei Museum of Art to see if they're
interested.
Well, that's it for now, everybody.
We'll see you next time here at...
Information Station.
OK. So we've seen some unusual art forms.
And sometimes creative artists, they can use unusual materials to form the most
interesting kinds of art.
That's right. We've seen interesting materials, all different kinds of ways to
make art.
Now we're going to take a little bit more time to see some sand art with this
video.
(Music).
Hi, everyone. I'm Michelle.
(Chinese).
And time really flies.
Make sure you come back tomorrow.
Bye-bye.
Our lesson today reminds us that art comes in all shapes and sizes, artists
using unusual objects to create art work.
Well, it's not exactly new.
Remember last month's FASHION lesson about slippers made from bread?
But it's always fun to see what new methods artists come up with to express
themselves and tell their own stories.
What weird and fun stuff will artists think of next?
Stay with Studio Classroom, and we'll keep you up to date with the latest.
Friends, I hope all of you have a great day.
Bye-bye.