VisitingthemastersVisitingthemastersReadingmastermasteramaleschoolteacherafamous,distinguishedartistapersonwhohascontroloversomeoneapersonwhoisveryskilledinaparticularjobABCDafamous,distinguishedartistVisitingthemastersVisitingthemastersPredictionPredictionWhatwillthee-mailtellus?Whatwillthee-mailtellus?An______from________tohisfriendabouthisvisittosomefamous___________.emailLiMingartmuseums1.Whichcitieshashevisitedonthetrip?Howmanymuseumshashevisited?2.WhichmastershasLiMingvisited?ReadingReadingMalagaParisAmsterdamPicasso’shouseTheLouvreMuseumTheMuseed’OrsayTheVanGoghMuseumAnothermuseumWhichcountrieshashevisitedonthetrip?Howmanymuseumshashevisited?PabloPicassoVanGoghLeonardodaVinciClaudeMonetRembrandtArtistArtistNationalityNationalityDatesofDatesofbirthandbirthanddeathdeathFamousFamouspaintingpaintingYearofYearofpaintingpaintingPicassoSpanishSelf-portraitGuernica1972LeonardodaVinciItalianMonaLisaVanGoghClaudeMonetFrenchWaterliliesImpression,SunriseDutchThePotatoEatersStarryNightRembrandtDutchTheNightWatch1881-19731853-18901840-19261452-15791606-16691885188916421503-1506GuernicaGuernicaWhatwasPicassoWhatwasPicassomostfamousfor?mostfamousfor?CubismacuteanglescubesrectanglesWhatcharacteristicsdoesCubismhave?WhatkindofartistisPicasso?…hadanoutputofmorethan20,000piecesofart.…didnotjustpaint,butmadesculpturesandworkedwithallkindsofmedia.…experimentedwithdifferentstylesofpainting…adventurouscourageouscreativeconservativediligentimaginativeversatile…hadanoutputofmorethan20,000piecesofart.…didnotjustpaint,butmadesculpturesandworkedwithallkindsofmedia.…experimentedwithdifferentstylesofpainting…★★★★What’sthetitle?What’sthetitle?Whosemasterpieceisit?Whosemasterpieceisit?MonaLisaLeonardodaVinciWaterLiliesClaudeMonetPotatoEatersvanGoghStarryNightvanGoghTheNightWatchRembrandtWhichofthepaintingsisthemostvaluable?“Bypopularconsensus,thisisthemostvaluablepaintingintheworld–itisimpossibletocalculatewhatpriceitwouldfetchifitevercameonthemarket.”“Bypopularconsensus,thisisthemostvaluablepaintingintheworld–itisimpossibletocalculatewhatpriceitwouldfetchifitevercameonthemarket.”Itisuniversally___________________thatMonaLisaisthemostvaluable–itis_________.agreed/acknowledgedpricelessWhatsimilarityistherebetweenPicassoanddaVinciaccordingtothee-mail?Besidesbeingapainter,daVinciwasalsoanarchitect,scientistandengineer.Hedesignedmanynewinventions,includingaprimitiveformofahelicopterandatank.creativediligentimaginativeversatileBesidesbeingapainter,daVinciwasalsoanarchitect,scientistandengineer.Hedesignedmanynewinventions,includingaprimitiveformofahelicopterandatank.★★★★creativediligentimaginativeversatileWhat’sthis?aprimitiveformofahelicopterWhatdidMonetandvanGoghhaveincommon?theImpressionistMovementImpressionism:characteristicsabandontheideaofrepresentingthingsexactlyastheylookinaphotographseektoshowmovementsandthefeelingsofthemoment,throughtheuseofcolours,lightandshadows.RouenCathedralonacloudydayRouenCathedralatnoonRouenCathedralatsunsetRouenCathedralinthemorningmistImpressionism:characteristicsRouenCathedralonacloudydayRouenCathedralatnoonRouenCathedralatsunsetRouenCathedralinthemorningmistRouenCathedralColorismyday-longobsession(牵挂),joyandtorment(折磨).WhatwasthespecialthingaboutMonet?Helovedtopaintoutdoors,andalmostneverusedastudio.WhatwasthesadthingaboutvanGogh?Althoughhecommittedhiswholebeingtopainting,hereceivedlittlerewardforhiseffort.Onlyonepaintingwassoldbeforehedied.mentalillnesscommitsuicideWhatwasthesadthingaboutvanGogh?Althoughhecommittedhiswholebeingtopainting,hereceivedlittlerewardforhiseffort.Onlyonepaintingwassoldbeforehedied.“NowIthinkIknowwhatyoutriedtosaytome.”WhatdoyouthinkaboutvanGogh’slife?Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereinhisposition?Whatdoyouthinkaboutthemasters’journeytosuccess?DiscussionLifemusthavebeenextremelyunbearableforvanGoghinthehardtimes.However,thestruggleagainstmisfortuneforgloryisnotsupposedtohaveendedintragedyorevendeath.DiscussionThejourneytosuccessforthemastersisajourneyofhardworkandeventortureratherthanajourneywithflowersandapplauseallthetime.Asitturnedout,theireffortspaidoffeventually.Therefore,hardasitis,weshouldstaypositiveandoptimistic,keepabalancedstateofmindandstickitout.Keepontryingandsomeofuswillbecomemastersaswell.VisitingmastersWriteashortpassageaboutyourfavouritemasterandtelluswhatyoucanlearnfromhim/her.PresentationVisitingmastersThanks!