页眉写“2007真题点评”PARTⅠLISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONAMINI-LECTURE左栏WhatCanWeLearnfromArt?I.IntroductionA.Differencesbetweengeneralhistoryandarthistory——Focus——generalhistory：(1)politics,economics,war——arthistory:politicalvalues,emotions,everydaylife,etc.B.SignificanceofstudyMoreinformationandbetterunderstandingofhumansocietyandcivilization.Ⅱ.?TypesofinformationA.Informationinhistorybookis(2)objective——facts,butnoopinions.B.Informationinarthistoryissubjective——(3)personalemotionsandopinionse.g.—Spanishpainters’works:misuseofgovernmentalpower—Mexicanartists’works:attitudestowardssocialproblemsⅢ.ArtasareflectionofreligiousbeliefsA.Europe:(4)biblicalstoriesinpicturesinchurchesB.MiddleEast:picturesofflowersandpatternsinmosques,palacesReason:humanand(5)animalimagesarenotseenasholyC.AfricaandthePacificIslands:Masks,headdressesandcostumesinspecialceremoniesPurpose:toseekthehelpof(6)Godstoprotectcrops,animalsandpeopleⅣ.PerceptionsofArtHowpeopleseeartisrelatedtotheirculturalbackgroundA.EuropeansandAmericans—(7)decoration—expressionofideasB.Peopleinotherplaces—partofeverydaylife—(8)practicaluseⅤ.ArtasareflectionofsocialchangesA.Causeofchanges:(9)influence/interactionofdifferentculturesB.Changes—tribalpeople:effectsof(10)urbanizationonartforms—Europeanartists:influenceofAfricantraditionalartintheirworks—AmericanandCanadianartists:studyofJapanesepainting.中间Goodmorning,today’slectureistheveryfirstofaseriesoflecturesonarthistory,soI’dliketospendsometimediscussingwithyouthefollowingtopic:Whydoweneedtostudyarthistory?Andwhatcanwelearnfromit?Firstofall,I’dsay,ifyoustudyarthistory,thismightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanit’spossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Youknow,(1)mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics,economicsandwar,butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthis.Becauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsotheirreligiousbeliefs,emotionsetc.Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestorscanbeprovidedbyart,likewhatpeopledidforaliving,whatkindofdresstheywore,whatceremoniestheyheldetc.Inshort,artcanexpresstheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andthestudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooksandenablesustolearnmorethingsabouthumansocietyandcivilization.ThesecondpointI’dliketomakeisaboutthetypeofinformation.(2)Inhistorybooks,informationisobjective,thatis,factsaboutpoliticaleconomiclifeofacountryaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective.(3)Itreflectspersonalemotionsandopinions.Forexample,FranciscoGoyawasagreatSpanishpainterandalsoperhapsthefirsttrulypoliticalartist.Inhisfamouspainting,TheThirdofMay1808,heshowedsoldiersshootingagroupofsimplepeople.Hisdescriptionofsoldiersandtheirvictimshasbecomeasymboloftheenormouspowerorthemisuseofthispowerthatthegovernmentcanhaveoveritspeople.Over100yearslater,onanothercontinent,thepowerfulpaintingsofMexicanartistsdepictedtheirdeepangerandsadnessaboutsocialproblems.Insummary,throughartyoucanfindapersonalandemotionalviewofhistory.Thirdly,artcanreflectaculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEurope,religiousartwasalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.(4)ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatshowedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.(5)Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas(andstil...
