Unusual Art Forms 
奇特的藝術形式 
Art comes in all shapes and sizes 藝術有著各式各樣的 形態與大小


When you consider art, what comes to mind? It may not always be what you think. Art can take almost any form you can imagine! Check out these examples of art that are a little out of the ordinary.


Chopsticks
Many, many disposable chopsticks are thrown away every year. When Bryan Parks learned how many were being wasted, he decided to make a change. He wanted to make people more aware of recycling. So he collected and cleaned used chopsticks. Then he made them into art that can also be a household item. He sells purses, lamps and more, all made of chopsticks.


3-D to 2-D
Many artists try to make their paintings as realistic and 3-D as possible. Alexa Meade does the opposite. She paints real live subjects and then takes their picture. The colorful strokes make them look like painted figures, not real people. In the photos they appear flat and 2-D, just like a painting.

Textile Art
Debbie Smyth "draws" on walls - with thread and pins! She strings the thread from pin to pin to make designs of places and things. It takes several days to complete one of these "drawings." Part of the art is just watching her install it!


Sand
Sand can tell a story. How? Ilana Yahov uses it as a medium in live performances. She spreads sand over a surface and then draws in it with her fingers. Music plays, and the audience watches as she creates a picture. Then she wipes it out and draws another one. Together, these pictures tell dramatic tales.


Kinetic Art
Some art can move by itself! Theo Jansen uses plastic tubes to make giant sculptures he calls "beach animals." They are made of hundreds of these tubes. When the wind blows one part, it moves another part, which moves another. The result? A motorless machine that "walks." Sometimes creative artists use unusual materials to from the most interesting kinds of art!


Vocabulary Tips:
out of the ordinary -unusual, not normal.不寻常的，  "ordinary" -normal, usual.寻常的，普通的，平凡的。
*It is out of the ordinary for the boss to come to the office on the weekend.
*Susan is late to work today which is out of ordinary for her.
disposable - can be thrown away after used.用后即可丢弃的。 "dispose" -处理，解决，丢弃。
*disposable gloves.-可丢弃的手套。
* a disposable camera.- 即可拍的相机。
*disposable contact lenses. 可抛弃的隐形眼镜。
*disposable paper cups.
opposite - 相反的事物或看法。complete different. "the opposite" 与 （事物或看法）加“the ”定冠词。正好相反。
*Whatever I tell my teenager son to do, he'll  just do the opposite.
*My father is a very easy going person but my mother is just the opposite.正好相反。
to take any form - to be in any form, any appearance or  any way.
*Love can take almost any form.
consider - think about, expect.
stroke- line made by pen or brush.
medium -中号，中等的。
medium / media (medium 的复数形 ) -媒介，媒体，中介。a way or a method to express something.
*Internet is one medium that people use to communicate.
media -媒体
*The royal wedding got a lot of media coverage.
wipe out -彻底消灭，毁灭，清除，摧毁。
*Mother wiped out the inside of the oven。 彻底的清除
*The long term disease wiped out all her savings.
*The bombing wiped out the city.
sculpture -雕像，立像，立雕。雕刻的东西。 sculpt -雕刻
*The artist's bronze sculpture will be exhibited in July.
*Word sculpture.
*Red sculpture.
*Stone/Rock sculpture.
sculpt - 雕刻
*He sculpted this lion out of a stone.
sculptor (n) - call a "person who does sculpt work." 雕刻家，雕刻的人。雕刻大师。
Picasso is not only a painter, he's also a sculptor.
install - put things together.
Textile - a kind of cloth.
tale - short story.
street performance - anything performing at the street.

Chat Room:
art-艺术。
piece - 件（数）
a piece of art  or a work of art.- 一件艺术作品。
work -也指“作品，著作”
a literary work -文学作品（著作）
the complete works of Shakespeare. 沙士比亚完整的著作（作品）。
artwork -指“一本书或杂志里的插图。不是‘艺术品”
I love the artwork in this children's book.　插图
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string - 绳，絃， 带，串，絃乐器。 条件。限制，特约记者。排成一排。
to string (v) - 用线或绳把它串起来。
She strings the thread from pin to pin to make designs of places and things
string -网球拍或是吉他，钢琴的絃。
string the guitar.
re-string / re- strung (string 过去式 ) 重新穿絃。
string something out -
Their argument was strung out for several weeks.

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