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vocab
“uplifting”
boosting
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“grief”
sorrow
vocab
“latter”
concluding
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unrelenting
inflexible
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alleviated
softened
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patrons
sponsors
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dejection
misery
“mortification”
disenchantment
- pieces of cloth backed or framed as surfaces for paintings (a plural noun; US spelling form):
[canvases] .
- to regard as unworthy of one’s notice or consideration, to scorn (a verb): to
[despise].
- having strong feelings of shock or disapproval (a past participle):
[appalled] .
- paintings or other works of art executed directly on walls (a plural noun):
.
[murals]
- to try to impress others by talking about your abilities, possessions (a phrasal verb): to
[show off]
- severe mental or physical pain or suffering (a singular noun):
[anguish] .
- to move slowly with no control over direction (an idiom):
to [drift into] .
- having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement (an adjective):
[wise] .
1- Mark Rothko has been classified as a representational painter.
“representational art” refers to art figuratif. Rothko was an “abstract artist”.
La réponse correcte est « Faux ».
2- Before fully dedicating his life and career to art, Rothko was an ordained minister for the Catholic church.
“the high priest of grief and loss” is a metaphor, praising the artist’s influence and impact.
La réponse correcte est « Faux ».
3- As an Eastern European immigrant , Rothko gradually rejected the solid enthusiasm of the American society he lived in.
“grew to despise the aggressive good cheer and steely optimism of his adopted land”.
La réponse correcte est « Vrai ».
4- When he accepted the contract requiring him to decorate the Four Seasons NYC restaurant, Rothko’s initial motivation was to provide the customers with an amazing and immersive artistic experience.
‘I hope to ruin the appetite …”
La réponse correcte est « Faux ».
6- The video insists on the idea that, despite its grim aspect, Rothko’s art can support viewers’ attempts to embrace existence as it is.
“a taste for life”
La réponse correcte est « Vrai ».
5- However, instead of achieving this project, he eventually decided to sell his paintings to a major European museum, where they would be exhibited in a more fitting space.
“he gave his paintings to London’s Tate Gallery”; “hung in a quiet, airy, contemplative-seeming space”.
La réponse correcte est « Faux ».
1- The video introduces Rothko’s art as exploring the theme of
the utter difficulty everyone faces to accept their condition.
Rothko’s colour palette may be described as
generally quite gloomy
