My Pleasure Reading (Part 2)

Mrs. Dashwood and her three daughters moved to a cottage in Devonshire, near her cousin's home. Her relative, Sir John Middleton, asked them to visit him and his family very often. Coming their cousin's home, the Dashwoods met all members of his family. Mrs. Jennings promised to arrange her new relatives' lives. One day Marianne, the second daughter, entertained guests playing the piano and singing. So Mr. Middleton's friend Сolonel Brandon loved this young girl. But Marianne refused to answer his feelings as she thought he was very old for her. When Mr. Brandon made a visit to her family, Marianne went for a walk with her younger sister. Returning home she fell and hurt her leg. Suddenly an unknown young man appeared and helped her to get home.

Rendering on Painting №2

The article published on the website theartnewspaper.com on February 12, 2013 is headlined “Life on the South China Sea”.

The article reports that the work of Hong Kong’s museum-in-the-making of contemporary visual culture will reopen on 26 February. The Hong Kong Maritime Museum is moving to a three-storey pier in the city’s central business district. This article touches upon that the space will be six times bigger than the museum’s previous home.

Anthony Hardy gives the reader the information about the waterfront and maritime trade where Hong Kong started.

This extract is said about the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, one of the highlights of the museum was founded in 2003. The exhibition created around Pacifying the South China Sea, a rare and highly detailed Qing Dynasty scroll. Firstly, historians considered the event vital to the Qing Dynasty’s ability to exercise power in the early 19th century. Secondly, the work was acquired by the museum from a French family’s collection in 2006. It was made by an unknown artist in the early 1800s, around the time of the campaign. Next, other galleries will shed light on Hong Kong’s history as a world maritime capital, the evolution of seafaring life through the centuries, and the development of China’s export trade in ceramics and other coastal-based trades and industries. In addition, Anthony Hardy says that the museum also plans to bring at least two major exhibitions from world-class collections to Hong Kong in 2013 and it will display more than 1,000 of the 5,000 objects in its collection.

The author comes to the conclusion that the new space will include 13 permanent galleries, two spaces for visiting exhibitions, a cafe and two shops. Representatives estimate that the museum, with its new, more convenient location and larger floor plan, can attract at least 140,000 visitors in its first year—more than triple the number it drew in Stanley. It is suggested that the museum has the backing of the government, it is a privately run institution, and will be financed primarily by funding from the local shipping industry.

As for me, the museums play an important part in our life. They tell us about our past. Through the works of art we can see the beauty of outward things.
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Life-on-the-South-China-Sea/28349

My Pleasure Reading (Part 1)

The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. When Mr. Henry Dashwood died, all his inheritance was got by his son John from a former marriage. So John’s family moved to the Norland estate. Mrs. Henry Dashwood, the present lady, and her 3 daughters had no money to live without problems. Some time later Mrs. John Dashwood’s brother, Edward Ferrars, also came to see his sister Fanny. The eldest daughter Elinor and Edward liked each other, but his family and especially Fanny was against it. The life for three girls and their mother in this estate became terrible. One day Mrs. Henry Dashwood received an invitation from her cousin Lord Middleton to move into a small cottage which was near his estate but very far from Sussex. The girls and their mother liked the new place and were very thankful to Mr. Middleton. His family was very friendly and kind to their unhappy relatives.

Rendering on Painting №1

The article published on the website chicagotribune.com on February 8, 2013 is headlined “Paintings from Andy Williams' collection could fetch over $30 million”. The article reports paintings from the private collection of U.S. singer Andy Williams, amassed over six decades, could fetch more than $30 million when they are sold at auction in May.

This extract is said about the works of different artists. According to this article they are expected to be the top sellers of the portion of the collection that will be auctioned at Christie's Post-War & Contemporary Art sale on May 15-16.

Moreover, famous masterpieces "Untitled XVII" and "Ocean Park № 92" are expected to sell for about $5 million each. What’s more Williams' highly personal choices in artworks reflect the dynamic energy of New York and Los Angeles in the 50s and 60s. Firstly, Kooning's "Untitled XVII" is a masterpiece of his final years of painting. Secondly, Picasso's 1927 painting "Figure Feminine Sur la Plage" also plays an important part in modern art. As a singer, Andy Williams linked his songs with such masterpieces by Picasso, Paul Klee and Henry Moore. E.g. his famous song "Moon River".

In addition to, Williams had the exceptional ability to recognize quality in every category that he turned his attention to - a rare gift among collectors. Besides, the remainder of the collection will be sold this year in sales in New York, London and Paris.

The author comes to the conclusion that masterpieces which were created many years ago demonstrate the artist’s supreme confidence after many decades of painting.

As for me, I think that the masterpieces, in spite of their age, are the property of humanity and everybody on the Earth have to have an ability to enjoy their beauty.

My Pleasure Reading

Year I Term I – Stephenie Meyer "Twilight" (Part 1)

Year I Term II - Stephenie Meyer "Twilight" (Part 2)

Year II Term III – Jane Austen "Pride and Prejudice"

Year II Term IV – W.S. Maugham "Theatre"

Year III Term V – Ian McEwan "Enduring Love"

Year III Term VI - Jane Austen "Sense and Sensibility"