Module 5 art and literature unit 5 a reading and vocabulary exercise 1, page 74 this can't be art.0:01
If you think art always means Picasso, Monet, or Van Gogh, well, not everyone agrees with you.0:33
Just take a look at this A Micro Sculptures Willard Wigan, born in 1957 in England, is the creator of the smallest works of art on earth.0:40
His miniature sculptures include the Titanic on a pinhead, a cat on an eyelash, and the Six Wives of Henry VIII in the eye of a needle.1:03
Some are a lot smaller than the full stop at the end of this sentence.1:14
Wigan started making tiny things when he was a child.1:19
People made him feel small because he had learning difficulties, so he decided to show them how significant small could be.1:24
How does he create his unbelievable micro sculptures?1:32
He slows his breathing, then patiently sculpts or paints between heartbeats so that his hand stays perfectly still.1:36
He spends months carving his tiny creations from materials such as toothpicks, sugar crystals, and grains of rice, and then paints them with a tiny hair such as an eyelash.1:45
So how do visitors to Willard Wiggins exhibitions view his work?1:58
Through a microscope, of course.2:02
B Chimpanzee Art In 2005, three paintings were sold at an auction in London for £12,000.2:15
The painter was a chimpanzee.2:25
Congo did the paintings more than 50 years ago when he was three years old.2:27
Altogether, he had done nearly 400 drawings and paintings.2:32
Before he died in 1964, Congo was a popular guest on Zoo Time, a British television show hosted by animal behaviorist Desmond Morris.2:35
In 1957, Morris held an exhibition of chimpanzee art, which included some of Congo's work.2:47
He wanted to try to understand chimp's ability to be creative as well as her own human desire for artistic creativity.2:55
Congo's art didn't impress everyone, but apparently famous artists Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro were fans of his Both owned one of his paintings.3:03
C Urban Graffiti Banksy, no one knows his real name, is a British street artist who is famous for his graffiti that has appeared on walls and buildings in cities around the world.3:24
He also sometimes holds shows of paintings, usually in warehouses.3:38
In February 2007, Sotheby's auction house in London auctioned six of Banksy's works, fetching almost £400,000 altogether.3:44
Later that year, Banksy won an art award, but he didn't turn up to collect it.3:55
He prefers to remain anonymous.4:00
Despite Banksy's success, there are many people who see his work as vandalism rather than art.4:04
They see graffiti as ugly irresponsible and childish, and they say Banksy encourages more people to do it.4:10
Many city councils remove Banksy's works from their walls, but they cannot do anything when it is on private property.4:19
In fact, many people want to keep his work on the walls of their buildings as it adds value to the property because it is considered by many to be a valuable work.4:26
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