This afternoon the members of English speaking club Gabfest talked about modern and classical American art focusing on two genres: typographic portrait and impressionism.
The modern American art was represented by the works of Ohio-based artists John Sokol. His so called “word portraits” of classical writers were presented to the patrons in the DOUNB Library book and image display. The display showcased the books from the DOUNB Library collection and their authors’ portraits by J.Sokol. John Sokol is also a poet. The group was offered a John Sokol’s poem about August – “Kissing the bees”. This free verse piece was translated and analyzed by the Club members. The highlight of this activity was the line from the poem about the Scythian kings.
The group was also introduced to the works of American impressionists – John French Sloan and Robert Lewis Reid. John French Sloan was associated with the Ashcan School. The artists of this school rebelled against with the classical American Impressionism. In contrast to the Impressionists' emphasis on light their works were generally darker in tone. Sloan’s works often presented the daily realities of New York City urban life and tended to be more realistic. Robert Reid is an important American impressionist best known for his large-scale murals and glowing figural scenes depicting young women and flowers.
The session was quite educational for all participants.
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A big group of Dnipro "Window on America" patrons watched a film about the American art. Art is the driving force of social processes; it helps to combat negative phenomena and to draw attention to global social problems.
The highlight of the film was a virtual tour of the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Visiting this world known museum online was a wonderful option for people who live on another continent!
Number of viewers – 30 students of the "Basic English" Express Course.
Presenter and pictures: S.Usenko.
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