单选题
Which of the following best describes the organization of the lecture?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 6-11
The painter Arthur Lismer wrote, "Most creative people, whether in painting, writing or music, began to have a guilty feeling that Canada was as yet unwritten, unpainted, unsung?" According to Lismer, there was a job to be done, and so a generation of artists set out to create a school of painting that would record the Canadian scene and reinforce a distinctive Canadian identity. Calling themselves the Group of Seven, they proclaimed that-quote, "Art must grow and flower in the land before the country will be a real home for its people."
The Group"s origins date back to the 1911 showing in Toronto of the painting "At the Edge of the Maple Wood" by A.Y. Jackson of Montreal. This painting"s vibrant color and texture made a deep impression on local artists. They persuaded Jackson to come to Toronto and share a studio with them. Jackson began to accompany another painter, Tom Thomson, on sketching trips to Algonquin Park, north of the city.
Several of the artists worked at the same Toronto commercial design firm, and it was here that they met and discovered their common artistic interests. After work, they socialized together at the Arts and Letters Club. They talked about finding a new direction for Canadian art, a distinctly Canadian style of painting. It was a romantic quest--mainl y fueled by the restless spirit of Tom Thomson, who led the others to the Canadian wilderness to sketch and paint.
A patron gave the artists the famous Studio Building ir Toronto. It was here that Thomson did some of his finest paintings from sketches made in the wild. Among them was "The Jack Pine," one of the nation"s best-loved pictures. But then, suddenly and tragically, Thomson died in 1917- drowning in a canoe accident--shocking his fellow painters and Canadian art lovers.
The other artists continued their sketching trips to the vast wilderness of northern Ontario. It was there that they founc inspiration for some of their greatest paintings. Each artist had his own vision and his own technique, but they all captured the essence of wilderness Canada--a bleak, somber, incredibly beautiful landscape of rock outcroppings, storm-driven lakes, and jack pine trees--a land totally uninhabited by people.
After a 1919 trip to the wilderness, the artists decided to organize an exhibition and to formally call themselves the Group of Seven. The seven founding artists were Jackson, Lismer, Harris, MacDonald, Varley, Johnston, and Carmichael.
Their 1920 exhibition was an important moment in Canadian art. It proclaimed that Canadian art must be inspired by Canada itself. However, the initial response was less than favorable. Several major art critics ignored the show, while others called the paintings crude and barbaric. Yet, when British critics praised the Group"s distinctly Canadian vision, the Canadian public took another look. Later exhibitions drew increasing acceptance for the Group"s work, establishing them as the "national school." Before long, they were the most influential painters in the country, and several of their paintings have become icons of Canada.
A.Y. Jackson was influential for his analysis of light and shadow. Arthur Lismer"s work has an intensity all its own-- particularly his painting of the "Canadian Jungle," the violently colored forest in the fall. Lawren Harris went further than the rest in simplifying the forms of nature into sculptural shapes, organizing an entire scene into a single, unified image, and eventually into abstraction.
The lecture is mainly a history of an art movement. The professor says: The Group"s origins date back to the 1911 showing...; ... a new direction for Canadian art, a distinctly Canadian style of painting; Their 1920 exhibition was an important moment in Canadian art.
The painter Arthur Lismer wrote, "Most creative people, whether in painting, writing or music, began to have a guilty feeling that Canada was as yet unwritten, unpainted, unsung?" According to Lismer, there was a job to be done, and so a generation of artists set out to create a school of painting that would record the Canadian scene and reinforce a distinctive Canadian identity. Calling themselves the Group of Seven, they proclaimed that-quote, "Art must grow and flower in the land before the country will be a real home for its people."
The Group"s origins date back to the 1911 showing in Toronto of the painting "At the Edge of the Maple Wood" by A.Y. Jackson of Montreal. This painting"s vibrant color and texture made a deep impression on local artists. They persuaded Jackson to come to Toronto and share a studio with them. Jackson began to accompany another painter, Tom Thomson, on sketching trips to Algonquin Park, north of the city.
Several of the artists worked at the same Toronto commercial design firm, and it was here that they met and discovered their common artistic interests. After work, they socialized together at the Arts and Letters Club. They talked about finding a new direction for Canadian art, a distinctly Canadian style of painting. It was a romantic quest--mainl y fueled by the restless spirit of Tom Thomson, who led the others to the Canadian wilderness to sketch and paint.
A patron gave the artists the famous Studio Building ir Toronto. It was here that Thomson did some of his finest paintings from sketches made in the wild. Among them was "The Jack Pine," one of the nation"s best-loved pictures. But then, suddenly and tragically, Thomson died in 1917- drowning in a canoe accident--shocking his fellow painters and Canadian art lovers.
The other artists continued their sketching trips to the vast wilderness of northern Ontario. It was there that they founc inspiration for some of their greatest paintings. Each artist had his own vision and his own technique, but they all captured the essence of wilderness Canada--a bleak, somber, incredibly beautiful landscape of rock outcroppings, storm-driven lakes, and jack pine trees--a land totally uninhabited by people.
After a 1919 trip to the wilderness, the artists decided to organize an exhibition and to formally call themselves the Group of Seven. The seven founding artists were Jackson, Lismer, Harris, MacDonald, Varley, Johnston, and Carmichael.
Their 1920 exhibition was an important moment in Canadian art. It proclaimed that Canadian art must be inspired by Canada itself. However, the initial response was less than favorable. Several major art critics ignored the show, while others called the paintings crude and barbaric. Yet, when British critics praised the Group"s distinctly Canadian vision, the Canadian public took another look. Later exhibitions drew increasing acceptance for the Group"s work, establishing them as the "national school." Before long, they were the most influential painters in the country, and several of their paintings have become icons of Canada.
A.Y. Jackson was influential for his analysis of light and shadow. Arthur Lismer"s work has an intensity all its own-- particularly his painting of the "Canadian Jungle," the violently colored forest in the fall. Lawren Harris went further than the rest in simplifying the forms of nature into sculptural shapes, organizing an entire scene into a single, unified image, and eventually into abstraction.
The lecture is mainly a history of an art movement. The professor says: The Group"s origins date back to the 1911 showing...; ... a new direction for Canadian art, a distinctly Canadian style of painting; Their 1920 exhibition was an important moment in Canadian art.
单选题
What is the professor"s point of view concerning the Group of Seven?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】The professor"s view is that the Group of Seven created a distinctive Canadian art inspired by Canada itself. He says: ...a generation of artists set out to create a school of painting that would record the Canadian scene and reinforce a distinctive Canadian identity; Their 1920 exhibition was an important moment in Canadian art. It proclaimed that Canadian art must be inspired by Canada itself.
单选题
Listen again to part of the lecture: Then answer the question.
Why does the professor say this:
Why does the professor say this:
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】The professor"s purpose is to show how one artist, Tom Thomson, inspired the Group"s direction in seeking a distinctly Canadian art.
多选题
What subjects did the Group of Seven paint?
Click on 2 answers.
Active street scenes
Jack pine trees
Sailing ships
Click on 2 answers.
Active street scenes
Jack pine trees
Sailing ships
【正确答案】
B、D
【答案解析】The Group of Seven painted jack pine trees and uninhabited landscapes: ... "The Jack Pine," one of the nation "S best-loved pictures; ...they all captured the essence of wilderness Canada--a bleak, somber, incredibly beautiful landscape of rock outcropping& storm-driven lakes, and jack pine trees--a land totally uninhabited by people.
单选题
What does the professor mean by this statement:
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】The professor means that much of the Group"s work has come to represent Canada. An icon is a symbol, a representation of something else.
单选题
Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question.
What can be concluded about the Group of Seven"s style of painting?
What can be concluded about the Group of Seven"s style of painting?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】The professor says: A.Y. Jackson was influential for his...; Arthur Lismer "s work has an intensity all its own...; Lawren Harris went further than the rest You can conclude that the Group did not share a single style of painting.