The key answer of exercise 4
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 7B - A masterpiece? for the textbook English File Advanced - Student's Book with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden, Jerry Lambert and Kate Chomacki from Oxford University Press
Question
Talk to a partner. What the difference between ...?
Answer
1
- a sculpture = work of art that is a solid figure or object made by carving or shaping wood, stone, clay, metal, etc.
- an installation = a piece of modern sculpture that is made using sound, light, etc. as well as objects
2
- a statue = a figure of a person or animal in stone, metal, etc.
- a monument = a building, column, statue, etc. built to remind people of a famous person or event
3
- abstract art = not representing people or things in a realistic way, but expressing the artist's ideas about them
- figurative art = showing people, animals, and objects as they really look
4
- a landscape = a painting of a view of the countryside
- a still life = a painting or drawing of arrangements of objects such as flowers, fruit, etc.
5
- a portrait = a picture of a person
- a self-portrait = a picture of a person created by the person him or herself
6
- a drawing = a picture made using a pencil or pen rather than paint
- an illustration = a drawing or picture in a book, magazine, etc., especially one that explains something
7
- a poster = a large mass-produced picture printed on paper
- a painting = a picture painted by an artist
8
- a canvas = the strong cloth artists use to paint on
- a frame = a border or structure of metal or wood that holds a picture in position