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Welcome to IELTS Dragon. Today, let's answer the recent IELTS Speaking Part 1 topic about
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art. In this video lesson, I will answer the 4 questions about art that are asked in the
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actual IELTS Speaking exam. Not only that, I'll give ideas on the different kinds of
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art since most students have limited idea on what art is about. What they have in mind
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is mostly painting and sculpture. However, art is not just about painting and sculpture
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In this video lesson, I'll give you more ideas about visual arts. And I'll talk about the
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different kinds of visual arts so that you will have enough knowledge about this topic
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which will surely help you express your answers better. But before that, if you are new to this channel and if you haven't subscribed yet, I humbly
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ask you to support this channel by clicking the subscribe button below. Thank you so
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much! Now, let's get started! First question. Do you like art? Yes, I do. I love visual arts, especially fine arts and
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decorative arts. Well, I've collected some pieces of abstract art since I mesmerized
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by the beauty of it. It does fire my imagination, interpreting the meaning and comprehending
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the emotion of the artist that is depicted on the masterpiece. I also enjoy keeping some
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ceramics, pottery and mosaic art at home. Alright, here I gave a direct positive answer to the question and cited some examples of
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the arts that I'm interested in. Right after that, I transitioned to talking about my hobby
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which is collecting abstract art and expressed my opinion about it. I extended my answer
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by giving the examiner an idea of what decorative arts were and I provided some examples. Notice
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the topic vocabulary words that I used. It just shows that I have a good amount of knowledge
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about this topic. Now let's proceed to the second question. Have you ever visited an art gallery? Absolutely! I've been to several art galleries in different
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countries. I've visited the Red Gate Gallery in Beijing, the National Gallery in London
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the Art Gallery in Western Australia and the Mori Building Digital Art Museum in Tokyo
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Of all those art galleries, the Digital Art Museum in Tokyo is my favorite because it's
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futuristic, extraordinary, creative and dreamy. I couldn't help myself but entranced by the
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beauty of that kind of art. Okay, let's examine how I answered this question. I gave a positive direct answer by using an
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alternative expression of yes. Then I cited some of the art galleries that I visited
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That's a great way to extend my answer and at the same time showcasing the topic vocabulary
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words that I know. Then I ended my answer by stating my favorite art gallery and even
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provided my opinion about it and I used some good descriptive words. With that kind of
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answer, I was able to completely utilize my language skills in a more natural way
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Now let's continue. Before we continue answering questions 3 and 4, let us first broaden our understanding
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about art. Let's talk about the visual art and its types. Well, visual art is defined as a creative art that is appreciated by sight. Let's have
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a quick lesson about the different types of visual art so that you'll be able to get ideas
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on how to provide answers that are worth band 7 or even band 9
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Now let's begin understanding the different types of visual art. The first type of visual art is fine arts. Fine arts include drawing, sculpture, calligraphy
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architecture, book illustration, printmaking, manuscript illustration, and painting
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Now let's proceed to the second type of visual art. The contemporary arts is a second type of visual art. First, we have assemblage. Assemblage
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is an art that is made by assembling disparate elements, mostly the objects that we see in
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everyday life, scavenged or bought by the artist. Take a look at a picture. That is
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a human skull made of canister or tin cans and different kinds of metal. That is a very
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good example of an assemblage art. On the other hand, photography and animation are
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also considered as contemporary arts. Now let's learn more about contemporary arts
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We also have collage. Collage describes both the technique and the resulting work of art
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in which pieces of paper, photographs, fabric, and other materials are arranged and stocked
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down onto a supporting surface. Look at our example. That is a collage of Mark Zuckerberg
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the founder of Facebook. You can see tiny pieces of emojis and other cut-out materials
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related to Facebook and are stuck together to create an image. Next is graffiti. Graffiti is also an example of contemporary art. It is a writing or a
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drawing sprayed on the wall or in a public place. Look at the sample picture
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We will continue talking about other forms of art after we answer the third and fourth
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questions. Let's proceed to the third and fourth questions
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Third question. Is there any artwork on the wall in your room
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Yes, I have two. One is a figurative art which was gifted to me by my best friend who is
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an artist and the other one is a stained glass of Vincent van Gogh's masterpiece The
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Starry Night. I got it from an online art shop five years ago and that was the time
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when I was engrossed reading stories of the life of Vincent van Gogh. Those two artworks
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hold a special place in my heart. Here I was directed a point when I gave my
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answer. I enumerated the two pieces of artwork that I have in my room. To elaborate my answer
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I talked about each artwork individually and the story behind each of those artworks
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Finally, I ended my answer by saying that those pieces of artwork were dear to me. It's
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a very good way to conclude my answer, plus I'm able to showcase the topic vocabulary
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words that I knew. Fourth question. Have you ever had art classes
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Let me read the second answer. Yes, I have and I'm still doing it now. I'm actually
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a fine art student in one of the most prestigious art institutes in the city. And this current
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semester I'm learning about minimalism and to tell you the truth, I'm hooked in it
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I don't know, I just can't describe my feelings studying that type of art
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Alright, here I gave a positive answer and mentioned that I'm still having art classes
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I supported my introductory part by stating my major and to make the examiner get an
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idea on what I'm currently doing, I talked about one particular art that I'm enjoying
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studying. Then I ended my answer by expressing my admiration for minimalism. With that kind
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of answer, I'm able to express naturally and able to showcase my vocabulary knowledge
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which can help me get a better mark in the criterion lexical resource
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Now let's continue learning about visual arts. The third type of visual art is decorative arts and crafts. First, we have mosaic art
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Mosaic is a decoration of a surface with designs made up of closely set, usually variously
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colored small pieces of material such as stone, mineral, glass, tile or shell. Look at our
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example here, a panda made of small pieces of tiles and stones
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Next, we have stained glass art. This is what we commonly see in churches
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And lastly, we have tapestry. It's a piece of thick textile fabric with pictures or designs
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formed by weaving. Look at our example. Now let's proceed to other forms of art
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And this is the last type of visual art. We have applied arts. This type of art refers
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to the application of artistic designs to utilitarian objects in everyday use. For you
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to understand better, let me give you some examples. We have graphic design, interior
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design and fashion design. And that's all about visual arts. I hope you learned a lot from this video lesson. Now
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that you have good knowledge about art, there is no reason why you can't achieve your target
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band score. And I hope that you will no longer think painting and sculpture as the only forms
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of art, as there are many other forms of art. Anyway, please support this channel by subscribing. Don't forget to subscribe for you to be updated
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