2020年7月25日托福听力真题Lecture2-China decoration

2020年7月25日托福听力真题Lecture2-China decoration

听力原文：

Listen to part of a lecture in an art history class.

So let's continue our discussion on the arts and crafts movement in the united states in the late 19th century. Remember that this was an artistic movement. In response to industrialization, artists were increasingly frustrated with mass produced, low quality household items of the industrial era. These artists really wanted to get back to the idea of quality work made by skilled crafts people, and coincidentally, because of industrialization, many people in the united states were finding that they had a lot more leisure time. And Some people took up art as a hobby. So suddenly there were many amateur artists, you know people making their own art, but not as a profession. You also had art exhibitions showing up in major cities across the united states, which exposed people to art from all over the world. Today we're going to focus on a really beautiful art form that came out of this period, China decoration, which was actually a very popular hobby for women at this time.

China decoration involved painting porcelain such as plates, bowls and vases. Now it was kind of interesting how this particular art form became popular. It was a combination of several factors, really some that I just mentioned. also around this time, home decorating magazines and books were becoming quite popular. Americans were really caught up in the idea of art as a part of everyday life. So every day, cups and bowls, for instance, could be beautiful as well as practical. Then in the middle of this artistic fever, we have the 1876 centennial exhibition in Philadelphia, which was essentially a huge fair, showcasing new inventions and notable art. It was a very big deal at that time. It attracted people from all over the country. Where else could you see alexander graham bell demonstrate the telephone for the first time or Thomas Edison present his famous automatic telegraph?

Here was an event at the forefront of new advancements in technology. But the centennial exhibition was also significant because it essentially triggered the China decorating movement. A few prominent women artists who had been studying China painting had their work displayed at the exhibition. Not only did this inspire a nationwide interest in China decoration, some of these amateur artists eventually went on to become quite successful professional artists, but let's get back to the amateurs.

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