Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

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We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

Module 3. THE ARTS

Twyla Thar

Henry Ward Beecher

Schumann

Pablo Picasso

George Bernard Shaw

INTRODUCTION

Task 1. Discuss the following questions with the group:

Ø How great is your interest in the arts?

Ø What kinds of the arts do you know? Which of them are you fond of?

Ø Do you have a favourite artist?

Ø What kind of the arts is your country famous for?

Task 2. Study the quotations above and think what functions the arts perform. Discuss it with the group.

Task 3. What is art? Look at the pictures and information below and discuss the following questions with your group:

Ø Are these examples of art?

Ø Are some of them more arty than others?

Ø What does art imply? What is art?

Snow, Winter in Vitebsk, 1911 By Marc Chagall (French, born in Russia, 1887–1985)	Chrismatory, ca. 1200-1220
The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer, 19th–20th century. By Edgar Degas (1834–1917); Cast by A. A. Hébrard	Vegetarian Vegetable from Campbell's Soup II, 1969 By Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)
Jean Monet on His Hobby Horse By Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)	The Accommodations of Desire, 1929 By Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989)
	Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) Greek, Attic, black-figure, Archaic, ca. 550–530 B.C. Attributed to the Amasis Painter On the shoulder, a seated woman, perhaps a goddess is approached by four youths and eight dancing maidens. On the body, women are making woolen cloth.

Task 4. Use the cluster diagram in Appendix 1 to brainstorm the ideas related to the topic of “The arts”. Compare your ideas with the group.