[作業-學習心得] Learning Log (1)

Website I visited	The National Gallery: on Project 'Transcriptions: Sound’ (http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/learning/inspired-by-the-collection/sound/*/chooseMedia/8/)
What language content I have learned (vocabulary/sentence/…)	From the sound artist: 1. I’m drawn to it, because…(被吸引)
My reflections	This is a very simple audio tour, like the simplicity of the picture. I learn that this picture is a scene in the play, saying that the character is bewitched, and has to keep the flame burning all his life. The sound artist also uses some elements of the play and a Spanish narrative, to highlight his tour. On the one hand, this audio tour is full of variety and is not that boring. On the other hand, the sound artist seems to lack confidence, or maybe he is just too shy because the volume of his voice gets smaller and more hesitating near the end of the tour. In my opinion, the tone of the sound artist could be more affirmative. Furthermore, perhaps the sound artist could give more details about the background of the play. Since not everyone can understand Russian or has seen the play.

[作業-學習心得] 拜訪蔡根

旅程一開始，就讓我有了不錯的收穫，說真的，騎車經過那邊那麼多次，從來沒發現原來那含如此的世外桃源，果然，這世界不是缺少美。而一進蔡老師家門又是另一次的驚艷，屋內擺放著蔡老師許多完成的和尚未完成的作品，其中並看到前一天查資料所知悉的巨象，感覺真是新奇。蔡老師的作品大多都是現成物拼湊加上巧思的呈現，對我來說有點抽像，但在之後蔡老師的解說之下，也慢慢的了解到每件作品其實都充滿的蔡老師對生活以及自我探索的態度。我想我滿認同老師對於藝術創作的堅持，只要細細品味周遭的事物，任何素材都可以包羅生活中的故事，任何素材都可以是創作來源。譬如老師作品中的山水就真正體現了這個想法，生活於三芝前山後水之中，創作的靈感也隨之而來。同時我也了解到，很多作品我看不懂的原因，除了我的藝術素養仍嫌不足外，更是缺少了人生的歷練。很多東西要自己親身走過，才明白其中的滋味，也因此能夠品嘗它，甚而表現出它。如同詩詞一般，少年時為賦新詞強說愁是一種無知，經過風霜之後的感慨，才真正能夠賦予作品靈魂。而老師回答哲緯的問題，雖對我來說稍嫌沉重，但還是能從其中挖掘出一些想法。孤獨對於藝術家是種必要的元素，這句話代表了許多事。當藝術家能夠真面對自己的內心時，才能夠創作出真正屬於自己的作品。但我欣賞蔡老師一點是，它並不會因為對於藝術的執著，而在現實生活中扮演不好自己該扮演的角色，雖然這對於許多藝術家而言是件困難的事。

此次的尋訪蔡根老師之行，縱然只有短短的三、四個小時，對我的意義仍是不小，而我想，要成為像蔡老師如此的藝術家，恐怕我還不太夠格呢！

[作業-學習心得] 拜訪蔡根

拜訪藝術家—蔡根老師 心得

星期六一大早，應是個美好的早晨，卻得提著大包小包的行李去訪問藝術家，在車上昏昏欲睡，不知不覺就到了老師的家，這是個位在山中的大房子，似乎比我們學校還隱密，真不愧是藝術家的家。大門開啟，答案揭曉，老師和師母親切的歡迎我們的到來，從進屋的剎那，一股溫馨和諧的感覺襲來，從玄關開始，就是一件件的藝術作品，有師母一系列可愛的小貓作品，也有蔡根老師展覽過的木工雕塑，看似由一整塊木頭雕刻而成，但仔細一看，卻是由許許多多木塊鑲嵌拼湊而成，是一件看似粗獷卻非常細膩的作品。後來老師介紹了他學習藝術的歷程以及各個時期的風格，從老師的許多作品，看到了他的家庭對他的重要。老師介紹許多作品，都是他閱讀，體悟出來的感受，讓我學習到閱讀不僅可以得到更廣泛的知識，還可以豐富內在。

[作業-學習心得] 英語線上導覽：李美蓉教授

三芝地方藝術賞析 課程心得

聽完老師的演講，感覺語音導覽是件很困難的任務，要如何清楚的介紹這樣作品，又可以牽引聽者以自己的觀點體會他的意境，而不是將自己的觀點塞進他們的腦子裡。當老師介紹到＜超現實主義＞這種與現實衝突感十足的作品時，梅芮．歐本漢的《皮毛茶杯》吸引了我的目光，看著它的時候，因為它的材質讓人不禁覺得嘴唇像被奇異果的毛磨到般癢癢刺刺的，與平常用的陶瓷製的咖啡杯(那種咖啡可以在光滑的杯子裡像珍珠般滑動的感覺)產生強烈的對比，這是我個人的感覺，或許很普遍，卻不是每個人都和我一樣。而語音導覽就像一個會說話的螢幕，利用語言帶領聽者踏入這件作品以及藝術家的內心世界。

[作業-學習心得] Learning Log (2) -- The Death of General Wolfe

Learning log 2  (By 潘衍廷)

Website I visited	Royal Ontario Museum: Iconic - The Death of General Wolfe (http://www.rom.on.ca/media/podcasts/display.php?id=106)
What language content I have learned (vocabulary/sentence/…)	From the sound artist: 1. fabricate (v.製造；杜撰) 2. depict （v.描畫；描述） 3. allusion (n.間接提到；暗指；影射；典故) 4. he didn’t clothe anything in terms of historical garb, but rather used outfits that were exactly contemporaneous to the event. 5. Propaganda (n.宣傳) 6. Imperialism (n.帝國主義) 7. Pinpoint （v.精準的確定） 8. Palette (n.調色板)
My reflections	This painting “The Death of General Wolfe” exhibited at first in 1771 is done by Benjamin West. It is important in Canadian history because this work describes a battle for Quebec between the British and the French. In this painting, General Wolfe, who led the British army, is dying happily because the messenger(who is on the left) is coming with news of the French having been defeated. The Death of General Wolfe has many copies. The one in ROM is the fifth large copy. But the guide in the podcast says that people prefer a smaller one now because they can own them easily. I noticed that General Wolfe’s face is whiter than others. It may be because he is losing too much blood and he was going to die. There is also an Indian in this painting. It is interesting for us to learn history from artworks!

[藝術創作] 情緒、自我表達(二)

雨過天晴

痛苦

難過

終將過去

陽光

熱情

將取代之

在我眼前

是彩虹般的未來

[藝術創作] 情緒、自我表達(一)

雜亂

憂傷的

開心的

煩惱的

輕鬆的

種種心情纏繞在我心

不變的是

在我心仍保有溫暖

[作業-學習心得] Learning Log (2)

Learning log 2

By Reggie Su

Website I visited	The National Gallery: on Project 'Transcriptions: Sound’ (http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/learning/inspired-by-the-collection/sound/*/chooseMedia/2/)
What language content I have learned	1. forcibly: 強迫地 2. bewitched: 被迷惑住；被下咒 3. plot: 計謀 4. monologue: 獨白 5. monstrous: 醜陋的 6. confine: 限制；局限 7. romanticism: 浪漫主義派 8. lampara descomunal: (西班牙語)死亡之燈 9. his life depends on keeping the flame burning: 他的生命仰賴火焰繼續燃燒下去。 10. …to take the elements of the play and put them back to the soundtrack creating a little narrative representing the moment of his life as he being confined…: 將戲劇的元素放回(畫中)，加入一點敘述，表示他的生命被局限的時刻。
My reflections	This painting “The Forcibly Bewitched” is created by Francisco de Goya, a famous Spanish romantic painter. This painting is inspired from the play “The Forcibly Bewitched” by Antonio de Zamora. In the play is there a scene of the character, Don Claudio, who believes his life is depending on keeping flame burning. However, it is truly a clever plot. The painting itself is quite interesting. From the Don Claudio’s expression can we tell his fear for the lamp burning out. Furthermore, we can see Don Claudio’s motion is extremely deliberate. Goya paints like cartoon, which makes this picture vivid and imaginative. That is the reason why I am attracted by this painting. The sound transcription perfectly matches the picture. The author, Georgi Marinov, puts back the elements of the original play to the painting. The atmosphere is built up by the sound of steps in the beginning, and Goya’s still picture seems to become an animation in my eyes.

[作業-學習心得] Learning Log (1)

Learning log 1

By Reggie Su

Website I visited	The National Gallery: on Project 'Transcriptions: 2D animation’ (http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/server.php?show=conMediaFile.13941&showTranscript=1)
What language content I have learned	1. stale: 變味的 2. cologne: 古龍水 3. crimson: 緋紅的 4. velour: 絲絨 5. … all stories on earth exist in your scribbled hair…: 雜草般的頭髮 6. …skipping on tightropes in stilettos of gold…: 短劍 7. …dining with flamingos eating sunflower cake…: 紅鶴
My reflections	This animation is made by Phoebe Boswell, inspired by the painting “Combing the hair” by Degas, a painter of impressionism. To Phoebe, the woman in the painting is a prostitute, and the act of combing arouses her memories and imagination. Phoebe depicts a prostitute’s mind by this animation and the aside. I am touched by the contrast transmitted through the scenes of this story. When we were little, we made new dreams every day, just like the little girl combed by her mother, who told her that: “with one stroke you are in Rome, with another you are dancing with a prince by a lake” Days after days we were getting old and our dreams were losing their luster. We became hopeless. However, if we do examine our mind, you will find that like the little girl in the animation, who still keep her dreams, ours will never leave us.

[作業-學習心得] 英語線上導覽：李美蓉教授

三芝地方藝術賞析英語線上導覽課程

從欣賞到導覽的角色轉換挑戰

護理系一年級 呂尚瑩 109915013

藝術的定義很廣泛，藝術家在創作時使用的元素是我覺得最重要的一個環節，有的時候用了不對的素材會讓作品看起來似乎少了什麼東西，但是有一些藝術呈現刻意的選用強烈對比或矛盾的元素卻又讓人印象深刻，所以我覺得這就是個人審美觀最不同的地方。

線上導覽讓我覺得很棒，因為我們可以隨時隨地、隨意地瀏覽觀看，不但方便，而且也增加了學習藝術的意願。而且傳統的導覽比較偏重於藝術家和作品的介紹，對於一般民眾比較難產生共鳴，現在的導覽則轉趨互動性的思考，能夠考量觀賞者的角度增加一些平易近人的內容，也是讓我們更有想聆聽的意願。

而我覺得最有興趣的就是雕塑。像是埃及時期的木雕就讓我覺得非常莊嚴而且神聖，尤其是頭飾部分我覺得很漂亮。而希臘時期的雕塑比較偏向浪漫唯美主義，對於肌肉線條的刻劃還有人物表情和動作的表現都有很豐富的呈現，像是米開朗基羅的大衛像就是個很典型的代表。

而我印象最深刻的是超現實主義的皮毛茶杯。因為我覺得他的造型很可愛，不論實用性來說，外形非常特別。還有普普藝術也很有前衛的想法和風格，也就是現在很流行而且我也很喜歡的作品形式，有創意又能讓人耳目一新。

[作業-學習心得] 英語線上導覽：李美蓉教授

This time I learned how to ask questions tactfully, and correctly. When we want to interview a writer or a painter, we can ask some light questions in the beginning, which can help reduce their defensiveness. Because the viewers can’t see the works with their own eyes, how to make the questions sound interesting to the artist would be a big challenge. Also, I realized that audio tour should not only use voices and languages to attract viewers, but also need to leave some space for them to imagine and experience the artworks. “How can one be a good audio tour guide of artworks?” Training with art criticism, appreciation and the ability of connecting art with its history is necessary, just like Professor Lee had said.

[藝術創作]

舞

Plié 、Battement Tendu Relevé、Tombée

一首穿過雨幕的天鵝湖躺在暗夜裡

相同的快樂挪移了定位，但
只要
記得，也就好了

注：

Plié 彎曲

Battement Tendu Relevé (or Battement Tendu Doublé) 延伸

Tombée 落下

[作業-學習心得] Learning Log (2)

Website I visited	http://www.rom.on.ca/media/audio/index.php
The name and the artist of the artwork	Bust of Dionysus
What language content I have learned	1. …in the window alcove. (A space on wall that built farther back.) 2. Praxiteles was noted for the languid poses… (Moving slowly in a graceful manner.) 3. …as a dignified elderly man. (Serious and deserving respect.) 4. …as an effeminate boy… (Behaving or sounds like a woman, especially man or boy.)
Reflections	This audio tour talks about a sculpture of Dionysus. Although he is a Greek God in Greek mythology, but still many Rome people copy this and other similar sculptures, because they admire Greek art so much. The voice of audio tour is low. He introduces this work in a slow fashion, which I think corresponds to the dignified style of this sculpture. The feeling the artwork expresses isn’t happy or energetic. It will be strange if the audio tour use a resounding voice to introduce a dignified character. Instead of talking about the artist, the tour tells us the background information about Dionysus. I think that’s helpful for the spectators to imagine the rest story about this sculpture, like what we have learned from the last two lectures of Professor Lee.

[作業-學習心得] Learning Log (1)

Website I visited	http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/91969.html
The name and the artist of the artwork	Bed-Chair/ unknown
What language content I have learned	1. …, it’s because they were propped up on bed-chair… (be supported by something) 2. This bed-chair is very fancy. (with many decoration or luxury)
Reflections	This is a very special artwork. Not only it looks modern, but it has practical utility. It is called ‘bed-chair’ for it looks like a chair without bottom and it was for sleeping. Although it’s a creative design, I don’t know how to sleep on a bed like this one. An instruction demonstrating how to use it should be put beside the photo. The audio tour sound interesting at first. It uses the sound of snoring as a background. When this sound begins, the audio tour guide lowers his volume as if he were to avoid waking sleeping people. But the snoring continues through out the whole audio tour, which makes me feel quite annoyed. I think it’s the only point that should be improved.

[作業-學習心得] 英語線上導覽：李美蓉教授

I have to say that these two lectures were very wonderful because of Professor Lee’s profession and humor. Although she is an artist, she wasn’t here for teaching us how to compose our own artwork but to give us tips on how to be an appreciator.

A new era has come for art appreciation where artworks are to be interpreted by views not by artists. Arts are no longer merely an entertainment exclusively for a few people. Everyone has the chance to appreciate pieces of artworks, and even becomes an artist.

The most important question is: how to appreciate an artwork?

The first handout of Professor Lee emphasizes the imagination, the main method to figure out the metaphor used by artists, evocation of which depends on the appreciators’ feeling after viewing an artwork. Another point Professor Lee highlighted was the varied techniques employed to create art, like exaggeration, abstraction, combination, and so on. Imagination can be a good tool to interpret the meaning that an artist tries to convey through his/her artwork.

As an art appreciator becomes the center of the art viewing, it doesn’t mean that they can create any cluttered opinion. Instead, audio tour guides are given more load than before because they should keep polishing the keenness of their observation. I think it is still necessary for an appreciator to have at least some fundamental knowledge base about art, including knowing background of the artists, the skills used to create arts, the history about that time when artworks were created, and so on. Only when you have the right information can your imagination go in a right direction.

The statement that ‘appreciators become the center of the art’ does not mean that the artists are to be ignored. They have to consider those who view their works. In fact, appreciators might make a far different interpretation from artists themselves. The artists have to allow those who watch their works to have their own unique thought.

All in all, art appreciation should be bilateral. No matter which role we take, we should insistently use our imagination and knowledge about art.