10 Art is All Around Us

Art is All Around us written by Diana Freeman

戴安娜·弗里曼的《艺术无处不在

People have always made pictures to tell stories. There are drawings that were made inside caves long, long ago. cave drawing These old pictures show us how people lived in the time before there were any books.

人们总是用图画来讲故事。 有些画是很久很久以前在洞穴里画的。 这些古老的图画向我们展示了在没有书的时代人们是如何生活的。

Artists paint pictures of all kinds of things. The best paintings are in places called art galleries. People go there to look at the art. Some of these paintings are very old. art gallery Before there were any photographs, artists made paintings of people to show what they looked like. These paintings are called portraits.

艺术家画各种各样的东西。 最好的画都在艺术画廊里。 人们去那里看艺术。 这些画有些年代很久远。 在没有照片之前，艺术家们把人画出来，展示他们的样子。 这些画被称为肖像画。

Some artists like to work making shapes. They make statues and sculptures from things like clay or stone or wood. sculpture Sometimes statues are made to help us learn about people who lived a long time ago.

有些艺术家喜欢制作形状。 他们用粘土、石头或木头等东西制作雕像和雕塑。 有时雕刻雕像是为了帮助我们了解生活在很久以前的人。

Some artists are called potters. They use clay to make all kinds of plates, cups, and bowls. Potters work on a wheel to make the shapes. Then they add their own colours and patterns. pottery

有些艺术家被称为陶工。 他们用粘土制作各种盘子、杯子和碗。 陶工们在轮子上制作这些形状。 然后他们添加自己的颜色和图案。 陶器

Artists can work with glass to make beautiful things. They make windows with pieces of bright coloured glass. This is called stained glass work. stained glass Some of these windows have patterns, and others have pictures that tell stories.

艺术家可以用玻璃创作出美丽的作品。 他们用色彩鲜艳的玻璃做窗户。 这就是所谓的彩色玻璃作品。 这些窗户有的有图案，有的有讲故事的图画。