TEACHERS’ GUIDE.
KEYS OF HUMAN BODY THROUGH ART
1. INTRODUCTION.
Exercise 4:
1. Belly button. 2. Torso. 3. Schematic. 4. Height. 5. Width. 6. Length.
Exercise 5:
1. The distance of something from the base to the top.
2. A scar where the umbilical cord was attached.
3. The measurement of something along its greatest dimension.
4. Relating to a diagram, plan, or the schema of nature.
5. The human body excluding the head and limbs.
6. The measurement of something from side to side.
2. THE PROPORTIONS OF THE HUMAN FIGURE.
2.2. Leonardo and the Vitruvian man.
Exercise 2. Text:
Vitruvian Man is perhaps Leonardo da Vinci's most famous illustration. In
this work, Leonardo used both image and text to express the ideas and
theories of Vitruvius, a first century Roman architect. The Vitruvian ideas,
presented by Leonardo, formed the basis of Renaissance proportion
theories in art and architecture.
The architect believed that the proportions and measurements of the
human body, which was divinely created, were perfect and correct. He
noted that a human body can be symmetrically inscribed within both a
circle and a square.
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4. PORTRAITS AND SELF PORTRAITS.
Exercise 1. Text:
Portraits have been painted for thousand of years, and artists have used
their great skills in painting, drawing and sculpting faces.
In ancient times, the most common faces to be portrayed were those of
gods and kings. Later, it became fashionable for rich people to have their
portraits painted.
They often wanted paintings that made them look attractive. However,
some artists did not want to just make their clients happy and not be
sincere with the real appearance of their clients.
They also wanted to show their real character as well as their outward
appearance.
Today, nearly everyone collect portraits of themselves and their friends.
But the majority is photographs rather than paintings.
Exercise 4.
A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic
representation of a person, in which the features and its expression is
predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the
mood of the person.
5. IDIOMS ABOUT THE HUMAN BODY.
Exercise 1.
A bad hair day
Everything seems to be going wrong for you.
A pain in the neck
Someone is a pain in the neck if they annoy you, or something if you don't
like doing it.
Behind someone's back
You do it without letting them know about it.
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Easy on the eye
It is pleasant to look at.
Have your head in the clouds
Out of touch with the everyday world and can be unrealistic or naive as a
result.
Keep an eye on
Make sure you know what they're doing.
Lend someone a hand
You help them.
Pull someone's leg
You play a joke on them by saying something that isn't true.
Young at heart
Still feeling young even though they're getting old.
Exercise 2.
A) Be a bit more realistic
B) Has a youthful spirit
C) Nothing's going right for you
D) Ban all languages except English
E) I'll try to avoid him
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