Art Around Us

Art Around Us, written by Cheryl Ryan.

《我们身边的艺术》，谢丽尔·瑞安著。

Introduction. Art is all around us. Art is in every shape, size, and color. Artists can make art from anything. Some artists make art with paint or paper. Others use glass or clay. Some use a computer. Others make art out of plants or sand.

引言： 艺术就在我们身边。 艺术有各种各样的形状、尺寸和颜色。 艺术家能用任何东西创作艺术。 有些艺术家用颜料或纸作画。 另一些用玻璃或黏土。 有些用电脑创作。 还有人用植物或沙子做艺术品。

Painter. Some artists are painters. Most painters use a brush. Others like to splash or spray paint. Some like to drip paint instead. It's all painting.

画家： 有些艺术家是画家。 大多数画家会用画笔。 另一些喜欢泼洒或喷涂颜料。 还有些人更喜欢滴画。 这些都属于绘画艺术。

Painters paint on many surfaces. Most paint on canvas. Some paint on dishes or furniture. Have you seen a painted mural? A mural is big. It's painted right on a wall.

画家可以在很多表面上作画。 大多数人在画布上作画。 有些在盘子或者家具上作画。 你见过彩绘壁画吗？ 壁画的尺寸很大。 它是直接画在墙上的。

Sculptor. Sculptors carve shapes with sharp tools. They might carve wood, stone, or ice. Other artists make soft sculpture. Soft sculptures are shapes made from fabric and yarn.

雕塑家： 雕塑家用锋利的工具雕刻造型。 他们可以雕刻木头、石头或者冰。 还有些艺术家创作软雕塑。 软雕塑是用布料和纱线做的造型。

Some sculptors shape metal. They pour hot metal into a mold and let it cool. When they take the sculpture out, it's shaped like the mold.

有些雕塑家会给金属塑型。 他们把滚烫的金属倒进模具里等待冷却。 等他们把雕塑取出来的时候， 它的形状就和模具一模一样了。