We can read the news in Reuters agency.
NORBA CAESARINA SECONDARY SCHOOL BILINGUAL SECTION
(Picture by Laura Morán Domínguez, 1ºBCH.D)
jueves, 20 de octubre de 2011
miércoles, 19 de octubre de 2011
2012 Olympic Games Logo
Interesting. 3rd year students comment on 2012 London Olympic Games logo. What's their opinion? Click here.
jueves, 13 de octubre de 2011
ARTISTS COMMENTS ON OTHER ARTISTS
Do you enjoy painting? Read these interesting comments of British artists about Spanish marterpieces, one of them a still life by the Extremenian Zurbarán.
Amanda Levete, Architect
Francisco de Zurbarán's Still Life
The depth of understanding and observation in this work is extraordinary. The artist creates a kind of hyper-reality: when I see a bumpy, thick-skinned lemon at a stall, I feel I am looking at an image from this painting. Great art stops us in our tracks, gives us an insight into reality, makes us think, helps us understand the structure of things. That a painting can do this with the humble lemon, some oranges, a rose and a cup of water is testament to its power and greatness. How I would love to be able to look at such a work every day, to discover another nuance, to be reminded that there is sublime beauty in the ordinary.
David Hockney, Artist
Picasso's Mother and Child (First Steps) (1943)
There's not much art I don't like, although I am indifferent to some (indeed, quite a lot) today. I could say the Fra Angelicos in San Marco in Florence are my favourite works, or Rembrandt's great drawing, in the British Museum, of a family teaching a child to walk. But why not Picasso's treatment of that same subject, which is only dealt with by the greatest artists?
It is a totally universal subject that everybody has experienced and witnessed. Today, thousands of depictions will be made of this all over the world, most with a camera: uncle Charlie teaching little Edna to walk, photographed by mum. But most will not be able to show us what Picasso does: the child, both thrilled and frightened; the anxious mother, whose supple hands clasp the child's still awkward fingers. Cubism allows him to give us that detail. In great works of art, form and content are one. It is a wonderful, touching work. Great stuff. There are not many great paintings on this subject.
Amanda Levete, Architect
Francisco de Zurbarán's Still Life
The depth of understanding and observation in this work is extraordinary. The artist creates a kind of hyper-reality: when I see a bumpy, thick-skinned lemon at a stall, I feel I am looking at an image from this painting. Great art stops us in our tracks, gives us an insight into reality, makes us think, helps us understand the structure of things. That a painting can do this with the humble lemon, some oranges, a rose and a cup of water is testament to its power and greatness. How I would love to be able to look at such a work every day, to discover another nuance, to be reminded that there is sublime beauty in the ordinary.
David Hockney, Artist
Picasso's Mother and Child (First Steps) (1943)
There's not much art I don't like, although I am indifferent to some (indeed, quite a lot) today. I could say the Fra Angelicos in San Marco in Florence are my favourite works, or Rembrandt's great drawing, in the British Museum, of a family teaching a child to walk. But why not Picasso's treatment of that same subject, which is only dealt with by the greatest artists?
It is a totally universal subject that everybody has experienced and witnessed. Today, thousands of depictions will be made of this all over the world, most with a camera: uncle Charlie teaching little Edna to walk, photographed by mum. But most will not be able to show us what Picasso does: the child, both thrilled and frightened; the anxious mother, whose supple hands clasp the child's still awkward fingers. Cubism allows him to give us that detail. In great works of art, form and content are one. It is a wonderful, touching work. Great stuff. There are not many great paintings on this subject.
EL HIERRO VOLCANO
Spain 3-1 Scotland
Did you watch the match? "The world champions were immediately in control, with Scotland failing to get a touch of the ball", says the BBC website Have a look.
miércoles, 12 de octubre de 2011
FIND SOMEONE WHO...
Manolo Vaquera took 3rd year students to the court to do the activity "Find someone who..." It was sunny and it's always a great idea to leave the classroom for a while!
THE TRAVELLER SUITCASE
In order to encourage family participation, we propose the “traveller suitcase” with different materials from the English Department: fiction and cultural books, comics, magazines, DVDs, etc. Students will keep the traveller suitcase for a week and they and their families will have to write about their experience in a dairy we have included in the suitcase.
domingo, 9 de octubre de 2011
ECONOMY DOMINATES POLITICS
Have a look at Chris Riddle's cartoon in The Observer. Yes, the Prime Minister is the pet.
jueves, 6 de octubre de 2011
STEVE JOBS DIES AT 56
Steve Jobs, "Apple" founder, considered one of the greatest innovators of our time, dies at 56. Read about him in BBC website. Read about him in BBC website.
The New York Times offers details about his life.
Watch part of his famous Stanford speech (2005) in The Guardian.
miércoles, 5 de octubre de 2011
The Telegraph offers information about the Duchess of Alba Wedding.
You can also read and watch this on the BBC website.
IS GOALKEEPER DAVID DE GEA A SHOPLIFTER?
Well, it seems he was caught shoplifting at Tesco supermarket. Read more about this embarrasing situation and don't miss 3rd year students comments in the P.E. blog. Click here.
domingo, 2 de octubre de 2011
3rd YEAR STUDENTS PRACTISE SPORT
Antonio Salas left an interesting link to a site with information about our body. In the comments, 3rd year students tell us about the sports they practise. Click here
A REALLY HOT INDIAN SUMMER
UK is also having a long, really hot Indian summer. While some people are tired of high temperatures,sunseekers enjoy the last sunny days before winter. Click here to read more.
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