Do you think going to a museum is the only way to see art? Actually, art can (see) everywhere around us! For example, on some buildings in my city, beautiful pictures (paint) by young people. Some people don't like graffiti, but I think it's really colorful. Even trees can be art—trees (make) into different shapes so far by some people, like animals or clouds. Look, some impressive buildings (build) by construction workers in every neighbourhood. It's easy to see great art nowadays, because it(create) by people.
In 1988, after being diagnosed with kidney cancer, Fenn, a highend gallery owner, came up with a crazy plan: He would bury some of his favorite artifacts somewhere in the Rocky Mountains and then die next to them. "My desire was to hide the treasure and let my body stay there and go back to the soil, " he explains.
The contents are worth somewhere between $1 million and $5 million. Then he took his treasure chest out into the Rockies and hid it. He wanted it to be found. But he wasn't going to just give it away.
In 2010, Fenn selfpublished a book, The Thrill of the Chase, which includes a 24line poem that Fenn claims contains nine clues that "will lead to my treasure".
At first, nobody really noticed. But word spread, and the chase was on. (The book is now out of print, and copies show up on Amazon for as much as $3,200.) Fenn estimates that 350，000 people from across the globe have searched or are currently searching for his treasure. Yet nobody has found it.
The problem with Fenn's poem is that the "clues" can be a million different ways. The "home of Brown"， for instance, could be Browns Canyon National Monument in Colorado, or Brown Hill in New Mexico. Or a cabin or a bear. (Don't laugh; several people have already looked.)
"It's all in the poem," some have recently started sharing more details, "and the treasure isn't in a mine, I mean, they have snakes in 'em. It's between 5,000 feet and 10,200 feet above sea level. It's not in Canada or Idaho or Utah or a graveyard."
Why are Fenn's treasure hunters so into what seems like a ridiculous thing to do with their time? Many are quick to say that their lives have been enriched by their experiences. Neitzel says, "It's changed us, made us more confident, and even saved our marriages. Nothing scares us anymore." They thank Fenn for giving them a reason to take a risk, and for giving their lives meaning. Many claim that even if they found Fenn's chest, they wouldn't necessarily spend the money—and might even rehide the chest. Another hunter had this tantalizing insight: "I hope that I never find the treasure. __ __ __ __ __ "
And so the hunt continues.
a. The book The Thrill of the Chase came out.
b. Fenn made a large fortune as a highend gallery owner.
c. Many hunters treasure their experience as a way of life.
d. Fenn took his treasure chest out into the Rockies and hid it.
e. Fenn was diagnosed with kidney cancer.
Although there are filters (滤镜) which can change digital photographs to make them similar to a painting, obvious differences still exist.
A brandnew painting AI has been made public recently. Much like the pupils of the old masters, the new AI studies the work of great painters like Vermeer and Van Gogh and learns to reproduce their works.
The AI, named "PaintBot"， is the creation of a team of researchers from the University of Maryland, the Bytedance AI Lab and Adobe Research.
PaintBot can not only reproduce the work of different artists but create new works based on photographs in the chosen painter's characteristic style.
To train the AI to imitate (模仿) a given artist's technique, the researchers would present it with between 3 and 10 reference paintings. With each reference painting it studies, the AI gradually learns to recognize the various characteristics of the given artist's technique, including the stroke (笔画) color, position and size—along with the order in which each brushstroke should be made.
PaintBot uses a technique known as reinforcement learning (强化学习). During the learning process, the AI would practice reproducing reference paintings, which it would then compare with the original work to see how similar the two were and if it was improving its imitation of the artist's style. It takes around six hours for the AI to learn to imitate a given painter.
Once the AI has mastered a particular artist's technique, the researchers could present it with a new image to reproduce in the same style. The AI then uses what it has learnt to produce a new painting, putting down each brushstroke one at a time.
After being trained in a given style, PaintBot takes only around five minutes to produce each of its digital masterpieces.
The way that PaintBot's compositions are built up from thousands of individual brushstrokes makes the AI's works more realistic than those online filters.
Understanding and appreciating art can be hard if you don't have much experience with art. Don't worry. The following can help you get an appreciation for artwork enormously.
·Relax as you look at work.
， it's best to go to the gallery or view the art when you're in a relaxed mood so that the art affects you in a positive way. Limit distractions (分神) around you, like your cell phone, and try to clear your mind of negative or stressful thoughts.
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Avoid saying things like "Anyone could make that" and drop previous opinions you have about the artwork before you actually see it. Try to approach the art with an open mind and don't compare it with other works, especially if it's not in the same style.
·Ask yourself how the painting makes you feel.
Instead of trying to focus on the technical aspects of the art, ask yourself how the art makes you feel. , it has an effect on you. Do be honest with yourself when you describe your real feelings.
·Research the artist's life.
Some galleries have an informational plaque (牌匾) near the artwork that describes the artist. Read the informational plaque next to the artwork. This is a great way to better understand the artist and his mind when they created the art. Most art tries to express a feeling like sadness, anger, or happiness. .
·Speak and talk with artists.
Only if you like, you can find artists at their art shows. . Getting their thought may give you a deeper understanding and appreciation of their work.
Well now, if you still don't get art and can't appreciate it, try to create some artwork yourself. If you don't know where to start, you can look up tutorials online or take a local art class.
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A. Look at the artwork as objectively (客观的) as you can B. If it makes you happy, sad, anxious, or excited C. As long as you understand the techniques used to create the art D. Since being nervous can actually affect how you enjoy art E. Take the time to speak to them F. For example, if the artist saw a war, a sad feeling may be expressed in his art G. There are different styles and types of art for you to further research |
The Chinese painting is one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world. The painting in the traditional style is known today in Chinese as guohua, (mean) the "national painting" or "native painting". It is different from Western styles of art which (become) popular in China in the 20th century.
One technique of the Chinese painting is ink and wash painting and in Chinese it is called shuimo. In fact this was an art form (practise) by gentlemen from the Song Dynasty. This style is also referred to xieyi or the freehand style.
(traditional), the Chinese painting is done on rice paper or thin silk. There (be) broadly three subjects for traditional Chinese paintings—portraits, landscapes, and flowers and birds—of the landscape is the most familiar to people. Therefore the Chinese painting is often known as the landscape painting, or shanshui painting.
The landscape painting was regarded as highest form of the Chinese painting, and generally still is. In the north, artists such as Jing Hao painted (picture) of towering mountains and in the south, Dong Yuan, Juran, and other artists painted the rolling hills and rivers of their native countryside in (peace) scenes.
