Typically, during the study of the English language, we focus on everyday vocabulary.After all, you first need to know how to communicate with people on everyday topics such as the weather, the latest news, gastronomy, hobbies.But think: Is it possible, to come to England, you all day and will be engaged only in the home?I did the best that you are ready, this exchange a word about the weather with a neighbor?Of course not.First of all you will want to explore the countryside, visit various cultural institutions.Let's consider the situation of your trip to the art gallery.Of course, it is possible to look at the picture in silence, moving from one to the other, or poke a finger in the specific details, saying at the same meager epithets like "nice", "beautiful", "interesting".But why not surprise the locals wonderful knowledge of their language?Believe me, these "silent types" they observe a lot.It is quite another thing when a foreigner is able to fully convey the gamut of their experiences and give a good description of the picture.
Let's start with what is shown in the picture described.It can be a portrait (portrait), Landscape (landscape), or still life (still life).The portraits are of the following types: self-portrait (self-portrait), a full-length (full-length), half of growth (half-length), knee (knee-length), on the shoulders (shoulder-length), group (group), cartoon (caricature).We now turn to the landscape.They are the city (townscape), sea (marina), depicting nature (scenery).Go to the main types of still life: flowers (flower piece), fruit (fruit piece).From this you can start our description of the picture.
Let us turn to the foreground (foregroup).If the front of your portrait, perhaps the artist is well revealed in its character image of a man (to reveal the person's nature, to render the personality) or convey emotions with touching sincerity (to portray emotions with moving sincerity), to capture the moment with a certain expression on his face (tocapture transient expression).
In the description of the picture, you can add the following adjectives: bright (vivid), lyric (lyrical), touching (moving), grim (obscure), poetic (poetical), vulgar (vulgar), romantic (romantic), refined (exquisite) pitiful (pathetic), excellent (remarkable), luxury (superb).Overall, the picture may seem like a masterpiece (masterpiece) or, conversely, colorless daubs (colorless daub of paint).In its description of the picture in English, you can add a couple of words about the color, for example: "the artist excelled in possession of color" (complete command of colors) or "has a terrific sense of color and composition" (marvellous sense of color and composition).Or, conversely, the chosen combination of colors you thought screaming (crude) or painful (depressing).The picture can affect the abundance of bright colors (abundance of vivid colors) or a dramatic color depth (dramatical intensity).
composing description picture in English, it is worth remembering: it is better to speak precisely and succinctly, emphasizing the main characteristics of the painting, rather than tell a lot of beautiful (or not) the words, but did not hit the bull's-eye.Any description of the painting should begin with your perception of the image.If it happens so that you do not have enough vocabulary to express their impression, you can say something like "This piece has impressed me so deep, that I can not even pick the proper words to express my point of view!" ("This work has made me so impressed that I'm not even able to choose the appropriate words to express your opinion!").Agree similar words - also a description of the picture, but still incredibly flattering!
Now Are you sure you are ready to visit the art gallery in London (for example).We can only wish you to fully enjoy the art!
