Egging you on...

Questions:

1. Of which painting the picture above is a spoof ?
2. How has egg been used in art?
3. Which artists have been inspired by the egg?

To do:

Describe and comment your favorite work of art which has the egg as a theme!

Ten of the best

Which are YOUR ten favorite works of art? Click HERE!

i don't like art at all... click HERE to read an article from the NYT!

Questions/to do:

1. Click on the first link above, and translate the introductory paragraph to the article by Jonathan Jones (entitled "The 10 greatest works of art ever").
2. Read the comments Jones makes about his favourite works of art (note useful vocabulary!).
3. Rank from 1 to 10 Jones' choice, 1 being your favourite and 10 your least favourite.
4. Describe and comment your top choice among Jones' selection (how much do you agree with Jones' assessment?).
5. Which are YOUR ten favourite works of art?
6. Describe and comment your all-time favourite work of art.
7. When was the last time you went to an art museum?
8. How often do you go to art museums or galleries in general?
9. Why do you think people go to look at works of art?
10. What works of art that you’ve never seen in person would you most like to visit (why)?

Assignment:

maro, in the comments page of the article from the NYT (click on the second link above), says "i don't like art at all"... Write a fifty-word paragraph to maro explaining why he should reconsider is position on art!

Dalimotion

The Persistence of Memory (1931) by Dali

Click HERE to listen to a description of the painting!

Description on WIKIPAINTINGS: click HERE!

To do/questions:

1. Listen to the description and read the WIKIPAINTINGS analysis.
2. Describe this painting in your own words.
3. Think up questions to ask someone about this painting (such as: "What title would you have given this work?"; "Does the fly symbolize something?", etc.)
4. Get someone to answer your questions!
5. Why do you like or dislike this painting?
6. In pairs, present the painting to a group of "tourists" (one person saying why he/she likes the painting and the other why he/she dislikes it).
7. Describe a nightmare in which you lost the notion of time...
8. Make a list of expressions that use the word "time" ("time to close", "time is money", "time's up", etc.), translate each expression and then make up a sentence in English that uses that expression.