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1 Are these all examples of art? Are some more arty than others?
What is the purpose of art? Or does it, by definition, have no point?
2 Work with a partner and try to describe each one. Discuss your reactions to them.

For artwork
references
see p6

3 A T 8.1 Listen to different people describing the works of art. Which picture are they talking about?
Make notes about what they say and discuss with your partner. Which picture is not described?
4 Compare the reactions of you and your partner with those of the people you listened to.
Discuss them with the class.
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LISTENING AND SPEAKING

At home with an artist
1 Look at the photographs. How would you
describe Joe Downings style of painting
and sculpting? Whats your opinion of it?

2 Read the biodata. Work with a partner

and write some questions you would like
to ask Joe Downing if you met him.
3 A T 8.2 These statements about Joe are all
false. Listen to the first part of an interview
with him and correct them. Check any
unknown vocabulary in your dictionary.
Part one The early years
1 Joe wanted to be an artist from
childhood.
2 He grew up surrounded by beautiful
paintings.
3 He helped at home with the domestic
chores, such as making quilts and
shelling beans.
4 His mother showed no appreciation of
beautiful things.
5 His childhood was idyllic until he had
to go to war when he was 16.
6 He had his nineteenth birthday in
Germany.
7 After the war he wanted to study
optometry in Chicago.
8 As a country bumpkin he found it very
difficult to be plunged into city life.
9 He says he would never have become an
artist if he hadnt seen Georges Seurats
painting, La Grande Jatte.

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Joe Downing Mnerbes

oe Dudley Downing is a painter and sculptor

who holds the distinction of being one of only
three Americans ever to have had their work
exhibited at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Born in Kentucky, he grew up on a tobacco farm
in the village of Horse Cave, but has lived in
France since 1950, dividing his time between Paris
and the southern village of Mnerbes.
Picasso visited his rst exhibition in Paris in 1968
and offered him advice. His work can now be
found in the permanent collections of museums in
France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Israel, Canada,
Australia, and the United States of America.