Task 2 - Read the article and match the photos (A-C) with two of the artists - SHS Friends Global 11 page 90

1. Nội dung câu hỏi

Jessie Hemmons

Magda Sayeg

GRANNY GRAFFITI

The statue of Rocky outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art is very popular with tourists, who often stop to take their photo in front of it without bothering to visit the museum itself. This irritated the artist Jessie Hemmons, who knitted a bright pink jacket and put it on the statue of the boxer. On the

front of the jacket, Jessie knitted the words 'Go see the art'. Jessie hopes that more people will visit the gallery. This form of street art has become known as 'yarn bombing'.

The craze is believed to have started in 2005 by Magda Sayeg in Houston, Texas. One day Magda decided, just for fun, to knit a blue-and-pink cover for her shop's door handle. She loved it, and unexpectedly, so did her customers. Pedestrians stopped outside the shop to photograph it. Motorists

slowed down to take a closer look. Their reaction inspired Magda to make covers for other objects in the street, such as a stop sign, a lamp post, a parking meter - and even an entire bus, which took a whole week to complete!

There are now yarn bombing groups in dozens of countries. They photograph and film their works and upload them to the internet.

Jessie believes that most street art is done by men and that yarn bombing is a more feminine activity. But not everyone approves of the new form of street art. Some people argue that covering public objects in wool is vandalism and littering, but the police appear to have a relatively relaxed attitude

towards yarn bombers. They might interrupt them if they see them at work in the street, but they do not often view them as criminals.

Whether you see yarn bombing as a bit of fun that brightens up drab cities, or as a form of high culture with a serious message, it is a craze that is likely to continue.

2. Phương pháp giải

Đọc bài báo và nối các bức ảnh (A-C) với hai trong số các nghệ sĩ.

3. Lời giải chi tiết

- Picture B. Jessie Hemmons

Thông tin: “This irritated the artist Jessie Hemmons, who knitted a bright pink jacket and put it on the statue of the boxer.”

(Điều này khiến nghệ sĩ Jessie Hemmons khó chịu, người đã đan một chiếc áo khoác màu hồng tươi và khoác lên bức tượng võ sĩ quyền anh.)

- Picture C. Magda Sayeg

Thông tin: “One day Magda decided, just for fun, to knit a blue-and-pink cover for her shop's door handle.”

(Một ngày nọ, Magda quyết định, chỉ để cho vui, đan một tấm bìa màu xanh và hồng cho tay nắm cửa của cửa hàng cô ấy.)