英语1000句 Section 62 Art 艺术

Art can describe all forms of artistic skills. 艺术是各种艺术技能的总称。

Dance, literature, painting, sculpture and acting are all forms of art. 舞蹈、文学、绘画、雕塑、表演都是艺术的表现形式。

Generally, when we use the word art, we think of paintings. 通常提到艺术，我们会联想到绘画。

Names of Michelangelo, Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet spring to mind. 米开朗基罗、毕加索、梵高、莫奈等许多大师的名字会涌现在脑海里。

Each of these artists differed according to the art form they specialized in. 由于所擅长的艺术风格不同，每位艺术家各具特色。

The great period of change for art came during the renaissance about 400 to 500 years ago. 艺术的大变革发生在 400~500 年前的文艺复兴时期。

The impressionist period of art came at the end of the 19 th century. 印象派产生于 19 世纪末。

Here Monet was probably the most successful and famous. 那里，莫奈也许是最有成就和最著名的艺术家。

Abstract art is much more difficult to understand, see Picasso. 抽象派比较难以理解，看看毕加索作品就知道了。

As each generation of artist strikes to create new forms, so change comes. 每一个时代，艺术家们都创作出新的艺术形式，艺术也因此产生变化。

Modern artists use all sorts of different materials from their predecessors. 与前人相比，现代艺术家们使用了各种不同形式的材料。

Art varies from country to country also. 艺术因国家的不同而有所不同。

Artists try to interpret the modern world through their paintings. 艺术家们希望通过他们的绘画，来表现现代世界。

Calligraphy is an important art form in China, but not so important in the west. 书法是中国艺术的重要表现形式之一，但在西方则不然。

The great variety of art in the world is what makes it so beautiful. 各种不同的艺术形式让世界更多彩。

It's interesting to consider what art may be like in the long term future. 想像一下未来的艺术会变成什么样子，是一件非常有趣的事。