Topic Art. Speaking. Phrases

It’s a painting of a house / cafe / street. There are some tables / a lot of people / some stars in the sky. It makes me feel warm / happy  / curious / inspired. It gives me a feeling of warmth / happiness  / curiosity / inspiration. I like one painting called Guernica and it’s by Picasso and it was painted in 1937. Performing arts. Dance. Music. Film. Art Exhibition. Visual arts. Painting. Drawing. Sculpture. Photography. Graffiti

What are these pieces of art?A landscape. A seascape. A portraits (actually it is a self-portrait = painted by the artist)A still life painting. Do you like art?I like crafting something new = making, creating. I have to admit I am not …I have an appreciation of art. An art aficionado = an amateur  Mixed media = using different media such as paper, clay and plastic, all together in one piece of art. Have you ever been to an art exhibition?I have been to a museum and it had art in it somewhere. I went to a gallery that had some interactive art. I once attended an Art festival. I have used Virtual Realty goggles to visit a gallery virtually

I went to my child’s school art exhibition. I have seen art displayed on the street, a kind of Street art. Not recently, due to COVID restrictions. What pictures or style of art do you like?I like the pictures on the wall in my home with a scenic view. This picture makes me feel calm. I am not fond of abstract art. As far as art, I like some photographers like…. I’ve always liked ____ = I like ….. I like some graffiti but sometimes it can be seen as a stigma or an eyesore (= an unattractive sight)I actually like textile art = art using fabrics. Do you think art is an important part of our education? For sure, art can enhance the learning of other subjects. It’s better to marry art and science = to connect. To pair art with math = to connect. A piece of graffiti = a wall painting. It’s a painting done on the fly = done in the moment. A mural = a wall painting (usually commissioned)It’s difficult as students may love art and science but they often have to choose one or the other. When governments have to cut budgets, art is often the first subject to go

Idioms to talk about art. The following expressions are used to talk about art. I was bowled over by this piece of art = I was really impressed. It took my breath away = It was impressive. It is jaw-dropping = It was amazing. It blew my mind = It was amazing. There was a lot of buzz (excitement / hype) about this painting, but it left me cold = I felt uninterested. It wasn’t much to write home about = it was normal, nothing special I didn’t like that painting, I don’t know why, I can’t put my finger on it. (= I can’t explain why)That painting was as exciting as watching paint dry. I have cooking pizzas down to a fine art = to master something