영어2 동아 박용예 3과 본문 빈칸

Many works of art bring us ____ or comfort by their existence alone.

Take, for example, the work of Arthur ____.

His paintings of children and their pets have made people ____ for over a century.

The work of another artist, ____ Rothko, might be more recognizable.

The solid colors in his paintings bring to mind the diversity of human emotions, helping those ____ view them feel a sense of warmth and comfort.

____, however, is more deeply appreciated with a deeper understanding of the artist and the experiences that helped produce it.

We are going to ____ the lives of three artists whose art has inspired people from different cultures and generations.

As their life experiences became the inspiration for their art, understanding the stories behind their work will not only help us better appreciate their ____ but also inspire us.

When it seems too ____

At the Well. This ____, with its warm colors and detailed portrayal of an ordinary day on a farm, fills the viewer with a sense of calm.

In this depiction of another peaceful day, we see farmers go about their day — sweeping, pushing a ____, and drawing water out of the well.

We can also see cows and ____ grazing on the grass, alongside the farmers.

This painting was done by Anna ____ Robertson Moses (1860-1961), better known as Grandma Moses, one of the most well-known figures in the world of Naive art.

Before she started painting, Grandma Moses lived on a ____, selling homemade foods at local markets while raising her five children.

She started painting in her 70s but had become an internationally recognized artist by the time she ____ away at the age of 101.

During that ____, she produced more than 1,600 paintings.

These paintings portray a simple lifestyle in the rural countryside, bringing ____ a sense of nostalgia about the past.

Her first paintings were done with leftover crayons and old ____ that had been used by her grandchildren.

She started by ____ these paintings to give away as gifts.

Later, she tried selling them at local markets, but they received little or no ____.

Then, one day in 1939, an art collector ____ Louis Calder noticed her paintings in the window of a drugstore.

Realizing the beauty of her work, he organized exhibitions of her drawings, ____ were all a big hit with the public, and the rest is history.

The exhibitions brought the work of Grandma ____ to the public, allowing people from all walks of life to appreciate the calming beauty of her everyday life.

The story of Grandma Moses is a ____ that it is never too late to accomplish our dreams.

Hope within life ____

Lee ____ (1916-1956) is one of the most important artists of 20th century Korean modern art.

While White Ox is his most recognized ____, much of his work dealt with the themes of young children and family.

Lee used common objects such as animals and children to produce artwork that reminded him of “____.”

This painting, Two Children and Fish and Crab, seems lighthearted at first ____.

However, behind this seemingly ____ image of children is a sad story.

In 1951, Lee and his family took ____ on Jejudo.

Although they were fleeing from the war, for Lee, the year that he spent on the island with his wife and children was the ____ of his life.

Sadly, it was also the last year of ____ for his family.

Poverty from the war led to the ____ of his family, as he was forced to send his wife and two sons to Japan for a better chance of survival.

During this time of separation, ____ continued to create art, which was his way of remembering the memories he had with his family.

Underneath the cheerful content of the painting is the sadness that Lee felt as he lived alone, ____ away from his family.

But these paintings ____ allowed him to remember the good times and look forward to a happier future.

His ability to ____ this hope through art brought his work much attention, and his art is a source of comfort to people to this day.

Finding the light at the end of the ____ tunnel

Alfonse Mucha (1860-1939) was one of the ____ Art Nouveau artists, which led to this form of art being referred to as the “Mucha Style.”

His ____ became famous later on in his life and is used often, even to this day. His fame, however, did not happen overnight.

As a younger artist, Mucha was rejected when he applied for his local art school, but he did not ____ up.

____ on to his dream of one day becoming an artist, he moved to Vienna at the age of 19 to continue his education.

After working different jobs to support ____ during his studies, he finally finished his schooling and 7 years later, moved to Paris.

In Paris, Mucha made money drawing inserts and illustrations for magazines but also continued working on his ____ art.

His big ____ came much later in 1894, when he landed the opportunity to draw a poster for the play Gismonda.

He was working alone late on Christmas Eve when he was commissioned to produce a drawing of the actor Sarah ____ for a poster of the play.

Based on a ____ that he had been developing, he produced a life-sized poster, portraying Bernhardt as a member of Byzantine royalty.

This led him to eventually become known as a primary figure in the development of the ____ Nouveau form.

Mucha was not an instant success when he ____ his career, but he kept working on his own style until the right opportunity came along.

Success is ____ to happen only when preparation meets opportunity, and Mucha’s story reminds us that beautiful things can happen when the two finally come together.