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Name: Jiyeon Choi
School: Edwards Language School At the last moment of this year, I recall my memory of those performances of the year. It is surprising that there were numbers {1} of events in my local area, which I was neglecting {2} to take part in. Although I failed to make an effort to visit the events, I particularly liked the art exhibition that was on {***} {3} the central library. The title of the exhibition was 'Local Amateur artist'. As the title is {4}, it wasn't professional but local people's crafts or some amateurs' over due {5} exhibition. I liked the atmosphere of the exhibition that was close to public{6}, which was different from so-called novelty exhibitions. It was opened to normal{7} people who didn't have much chance to experience artists' works or even who doesn't know how to draw or paint. I found out they were various{8} from simple pencil drawings to heavy oil paintings. Any kinds of arts were exhibited unless it was too childish to call it an art. Consequently, this event provided us with closer environment of the art{9}. That was common feeling with others who could share their feeling of arts by exposing {10} their own art works. {***} They were imaginative or rather creative without any imitating previous artists work, which was very pleasant to look around, even more surprising and fresh so that I could amuse myself with {11} only looking at the creative crafts. Although the exhibition hadn't been {12} for long time as it was taking one corner of the library, it might have helped anyone get interested in art, feel it and understand it. |
| Feedback This was an interesting review of an arts and crafts exhibition. You clearly state the theme of the exhibition - good - and give a number of reasons why you enjoyed it. In terms of organisation you could group some of these shorter paragraphs to make longer ones. Your language accuracy is quite good, but on occasions your expression is a bit vague and I wasn't always sure what you meant, so forgive me if I 'got it wrong' with my suggestions! Good luck in the Writing Paper. Fiona Joseph 5.2.02 |
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Review of an art exibition The other day just out of interest I visited the local picture gallery on Wooden Street and was surprised and astounded by the beauty and the power of oil paintings represented in the main hall. I was especcially interested in a landscape called "Daybreak in the forest" by Sergey Nesnamov. I think, it's particulary powerful because of that figure of a man standing in the foreground. He seems to get lost in this gigantic forest and doesn't know where to go. What's absolutely fantastic about this painting are the colours. The colour of the sky, for example, varies from grey and white to the bright orange and azure. The forest itself is like a symphony of green, as if a composer working in colour instead of with sound. It's something extraordinary subtle. The greens range from the aquaumarin to the profound jade. There is an emerald that sounds like a piano and a pale sage that trembles like a flute. I could literally hear this music in my head and it had a great impact on me. The melody was very pleasant but with short sad variations. It made me think of loneliness and hopelessness. But, suddenly that light spot through the thick foliage ruined my melancholy and gave me the ray of hope. In fact, this picture reminded me of one accident that happened to me a few years ago when I was in trouble and there was no one who could give me a hand. Yes, all of us living in this turbulent and crasy world can get lost now and then. Anyway, we mustn't say goodbye to our hopes and wishes and we must keep on looking for the way to happiness. They say a picture is a worth of a thousand words and that's what you will definitely say if you come to this exhibition too. |
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School: Cultura Inglesa (Aracaju) Brazil |
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Brazilians' keeness on arts and crafts wasn't hitherto figured out, before Rodin's sculptures exhibition in Sao Paulo last February. Since the opening of the exhibition, a huge crowd of visitors queued up patiently outside the Museum of Modern Art, as if a tropical Summer heat burst weren't annoying enough even to dye-hard art lovers. And it was the same way during the ten-day exhibition. August Rodin (1840-1917) is acknowledged as one of the most famous French sculptors, and "The Thinker", "Balzac"and "The Kiss" are among world's most cherished masterpieces. These ones an another twenty state-of-art sculptures where displayed in a chronological way, and better yet, with authoritative and pratical informations given by specialized staff. 'Little wonder so many people attended such an unique opportunity', outsiders might think. On the contrary, dare I say. First of all, we have to bear in mind that Brazil has no tradition in that kind of events. Moreover , they tend to occur in a scattered way and to a privileged group. However, it didn't happen that way this time. In fact, it made an astonishing and unexpected success, and the sponsors stated the profits surpassed their expectations by a landslide. Furthermore, providing a well-succeeded experience like that might foster new attempts to build up a more regular schedule on arts, they commented. To sum up, Rodin's exhibition was a major breakthrough in a somewhat boring cultural scenary, and the aftermath of the event may lead to an auspicious outcome . For that matter, I consider it as the most outstanding performance of year, well worth a nomination for 2001's contest and , who knowns, a deserved prize! |
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