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Every artist knows in his heart that he
is saying something to the public. Not only does
he
want so say it well, but he wants it
to be something which has not been said before. He
hopes the
public will listen and
understand - he wants to teach them, and he wants
them to learn from him.
What visual
artists like painters want to teach is easy to
make out but difficult to explain, because
painters
translate
their
experiences
into
shapes
and
colors,
not
words.
They
seem
to
feel
that
a
certain
selection
of
shapes
and
colors,
out
of
the
countless
billions
possible,
is
exceptionally
interesting for them and worth showing
to us. Without their work we should never have
noticed
these particular shapes and
colors, or have felt the delight which they
brought to the artist. Most
artists
take their shapes and colors from the world of
nature and from human bodies in motion and
repose; their choices indicate that
these aspects of the world are worth looking at,
that they contain
beautiful sights.
Contemporary artists might say that they merely
choose subjects that provide an
interesting pattern, that there is
nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choose
entirely without
reference to the
character of their subjects. If one painter
chooses to paint a
gangrenous(
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)
leg and another a lake in moonlight,
each of them is directing our attention to a
certain aspect of
the
world.
Each
painter
is
telling
us
something,
showing
us
something,
emphasizing
something---all
of which mean that, consciously or unconsciously,
he is trying to teach us.
1. All artists are common
in that _____.
[A] they use shapes and colors instead
of words
[B]
they are trying to teach the public
[C] what they want to teach
is difficult to explain
[D] they want to learn from the public
2. A painter
chooses certain shapes and colors out of the
countless billions possible because
he
believes they _____.
[A] are beautiful
[B] can bring delight to
him
[C] are
worth showing to the public
[D] are particular
3. Contemporary artists
choose subjects _____.
[A] without reference to the character
of their subjects
[B] that only provide an interesting
pattern
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