HOMEWORK
2 a Look at paragraph 1 of the article and the two portraits c and d and answer the
questions.
1 What two things do the portraits have in common?
They hold onto their genes.
2 What do you think the rest of the article is about?
On how these two artists evolved.
b Read the rest of the article. Match the artists to their portraits. What messages are the
two artists trying to express?
Liu represents a silent protest
Zhang tries to show the influence of his Chinese roots
3 a Read the article again and match the facts to Liu (L), Zhang (Z) or both (B).
1 He doesn't live in the country of his birth. ( Z)
2 The title of his work is easy to understand. (Z)
3 His work is connected with how he sees himself. (L)
4 His art is a performance that the public can watch. (Z)
5 His work has a very personal significance. (L)
6 His body becomes part of the artwork. (L)
b. In what ways are the two artists similar?
That the two artists are fond of their art that is related to their Chinese art genes.
In what ways are they different?
That Liu sticks to the most ordinary of China which are portraits, while Zhang prefers to
keep his genes but change it a bit to his style.
Which portrait do you prefer (if any)? Why?
I prefer Zhang's because it is more complex.
