Decorative arts: учебное пособие по английскому языку

 

 

 

 

Е.В. Карцева 

 

 

 

DECORATIVE 

 ARTS 

 

Учебное пособие по английскому языку 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Нижний Новгород 
2023

Министерство науки и высшего образования Российской Федерации 
Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования 
«Нижегородский государственный архитектурно-строительный университет» 
 

 
 
 
 
Е.В. Карцева 

 

 

 

 

DECORATIVE 

 ARTS 

 

 

 

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в качестве учебного пособия 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Нижний Новгород 
ННГАСУ 
2023

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Рецензенты: 
 
Е.Э. Мацкевич – к.п.н., доцент кафедры иностранных языков ФГБОУ ВО «Приволжский 

исследовательский медицинский университет» Минздрава России 
 
 
 
О.И. Ваганова – к.п.н., доцент кафедры профессионального образования и управления 
образовательными 
системами 
ФГБОУ 
ВО 
«Нижегородский 
государственный педагогический университет имени Козьмы Минина»  
 
 
 
Карцева Е.В. Учебное пособие по английскому языку «Decorative arts» [Текст]: учеб. пособие 
/ Е. В. Карцева; Нижегор.гос. архитектур.-строит. ун-т - Н.Новгород: ННГАСУ,  2023 – 101 с. 
ISBN 978-5-528-00507-2 
 
 
 
 

Учебное пособие «Decorative arts» предназначено для студентов I курса, 

обучающихся 
по 
специальности 
071004.65 
Монументально-декоративное 
искусство 

(специализация «Художник монументально-декоративного искусства (интерьер)) очной 

формы обучения.  

Цель учебного пособия – формирование базовых знаний по специальности, 

ознакомление 
с 
терминологией 
специальности, 
овладение 
профессионально
ориентированным 
языком, 
формирование 
профессиональной, 
коммуникативной 
и 

социокультурной компетенций в рамках профессиональной подготовки специалистов. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISBN 978-5-528-00507-2                                                                                  © Е.В. Карцева, 2023 

©ННГАСУ, 2023 
 
 

Contents 
Введение .......................................................................................................................................................  

Module 1. Decarative arts ............................................................................................................................  

Module 2. What is Ceramics? ......................................................................................................................  

Module 3. Stained Glass ...............................................................................................................................  

Module 4. Hardstone carvings .....................................................................................................................  

Module 5. Ivory Carvings  

Module 6. Goldsmithing & Goldsmithery   

Module 7. Textile art  

Module 8. Carving Art  

Module 9. Wall paper  ..................................................................................................................................  

Appendix .......................................................................................................................................................  

Bibliography ..................................................................................................................................................  

 

 
 

Введение 

 
Учебное пособие «Decorative arts» предназначено для студентов I курса, 

обучающихся по специальности 071004.65 Монументально-декоративное 

искусство (специализация «Художник монументально-декоративного искусства 

(интерьер)) очной формы обучения. 

 
Цель 
учебного 
пособия 
– 
формирование 
базовых 
знаний 
по 

специальности, ознакомление с терминологией специальности, овладение 

профессионально-ориентированным языком, формирование профессиональной, 

коммуникативной и социокультурной компетенций в рамках профессиональной 

подготовки специалистов. 

 
Учебное пособие состоит из четырех модулей, включающих тематические 

подразделы, и приложения. Структура каждого модуля состоит из нескольких 

разделов, каждый из которых имеет текстовую описательную часть и набор 

заданий, содержащих вопросы и темы для выступления на практическом 

занятии с последующим обсуждением в форме дискуссии, а также краткий 

тематический словарь. 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Module 1 

DECORATIVE ARTS 

What do you know about decorative arts? What is the difference between decorative 

arts and fine arts? 

Read the text and see if you were right or wrong: 

Decorative arts 

The decorative arts are arts or crafts concerned with the design and manufacture of 

beautiful objects that are also functional. It includes interior design, but not usually 

architecture. The decorative arts are often categorized in opposition to the "fine arts", 

namely, painting,drawing, photography, and large-scale sculpture, which generally 

have no function other than to be seen.  

Decorative" and "Fine" arts 

The distinction between the decorative and the fine arts has essentially arisen from 

the post-Renaissance art of the West, where the distinction is for the most part 

meaningful. This distinction is much less meaningful when considering the art of 

other cultures and periods, where the most highly regarded works – or even all works 

– include those in decorative media. For example, Islamic art in many periods and 

places consists entirely of the decorative arts, as does the art of many traditional 

cultures. The distinction between decorative and fine arts is not very useful for 

appreciating Chinese art, and neither is it for understanding Early Medieval art in 

Europe. In that period in Europe, fine arts such as manuscript illumination and 

monumental sculpture existed, but the most prestigious works tended to be in 

goldsmith work, in cast metals such as bronze, or in other techniques such as ivory 

carving. Large-scale wall-paintings were much less regarded, crudely executed, and 

rarely mentioned in contemporary sources. They were probably seen as an inferior 

substitute for mosaic, which for this period must be viewed as a fine art, though in 

recent centuries mosaics have tended to be seen as decorative. The term "ars sacra" 

("sacred arts") is sometimes used for medieval Christian art done in metal, ivory, 

textiles, and other high-value materials but not for rarer secular works from that 

period. 

Answer the following questions: 

1. What are the decorative arts concerned with? 

2. Why are the decorative arts often categorized in opposition to the "fine arts"? 

3. Where did the distinction between the decorative and the fine arts come from? 

4. What does the term "ars sacra" ("sacred arts") mean? 

 

Influence of different materials 

Modern understanding of the art of many cultures tends to be distorted by the modern 

privileging of fine art media over others, as well as the very different survival rates of 

works in different media. Works in metal, above all in precious metals, are liable to 

be "recycled" as soon as they fall from fashion, and were often used by owners as 

repositories of wealth, to be melted down when extra money was needed. Illuminated 

manuscripts have a much higher survival rate, especially in the hands of the church, 

as there was little value in the materials and they were easy to store. 

Why are works in metal liable to be "recycled"? How were they used? 

Arts and Crafts Movement 

The lower status given to works of decorative art in contrast to fine art narrowed with 

the rise of the Arts and Crafts Movement. This aesthetic movement of the second half 

of the 19th century was born in England and inspired by William Morris and John 

Ruskin. The movement represented the beginning of a greater appreciation of the 

decorative arts throughout Europe. The appeal of the Arts and Crafts Movement to a 

new generation led, in 1882, to the English architect and designer Arthur H. 

Mackmurdo organizing the Century Guild for craftsmen, which championed the idea 

that there was no meaningful difference between the fine and decorative arts. Many 

converts, both from professional artists’ ranks and from among the intellectual class 

as a whole, helped spread the ideas of the movement. 

The influence of the Arts and Crafts Movement led to the decorative arts being given 

a greater appreciation and status in society and this was soon reflected by changes in 

the law. Until the enactment of the Copyright Act 1911 only works of fine art had 

been protected from unauthorised copying. The 1911 Act extended the definition of 

an "artistic work" to include works of "artistic craftsmanship" 

Some decorative arts: 

1. Ceramic art (that is Pottery) 

2. Glassware, including some stained glass and studio glass 

3. Furniture 

4. Hardstone carving, including pietra dura work and engraved gems 

5. Metalwork, especially by goldsmiths and whitesmiths 

6. Jewelry 

7. Ivory carving and bone carving 

8. Textile arts 

9. Woodwork, especially wood carving 

10. Some mosaics, and all micromosaics 

11. Wallpaper 

12.  Fretwork 

13.  Fold-forming 

Answer the following questions: 

1. When and where was the Arts and Crafts Movement born? 

2. What did the movement represent? 

3. What was organized as a result of the appeal of the Arts and Crafts Movement? 

4. What did the influence of Arts and Crafts Movement lead to? 

5. Name some of the decorative arts. 

Vocabulary notes:  

1. Fine arts – изобразительное искусство, 

2. Meaningful – выразительный, многозначительный, 

3. Highly regarded works – высоко оцениваемые работы, 

4. Medieval art – средневековое искусство, 

5. Goldsmith work – ювелирные работы, 

6. Ivory carving – резьба по слоновой кости, 

7. Crudely executed – грубо выполненный, 

8. Inferior substitute – худший по качеству заменитель, 

9. Sacred arts – сакральное искусство, 

10.  Fine art media – средства изобразительного искусства, 

11.  Precious metals – благородные, драгоценные металлы, 

12.  Recycled – повторно используемый, 

13. Repositories of wealth – хранилища богатств, 

14.  Arts and Crafts - прикладное искусство, народное творчество, 

15.  To champion the idea – бороться за идею, 

16.  To convert – преобразовывать, 

17.  Enactment of the Copyright Act – принятие закона об авторском праве, 

18.  Glassware – изделия из стекла, 

19.  Stained glass – цветное стекло, витражное стекло, 

20.  Hardstone carving – резьба по самоцвету, 

21.  Pietra dura – техника «пьетра дура», 

22.  Engraved gems – выгравированные драгоценные камни, 

23.  Whitesmiths – жестянщик, лудильщик, 

24.  Fretwork – узор, выпиленный лобзиком. 

 

Module 2 

What is Ceramics? 

Before reading the text answer the following questions:  

Can you explain the difference between Pottery and Ceramics? What is Fine Art 

Pottery or Fine Art Ceramics? 

Now read the text to see if you were right. 

Known as an important plastic art, "Ceramics" (derived from Keramos, Greek for 

'potter's clay') refers to items made from clay bodies and fired in a kiln to obtain the 

finished form. Outside of art, due to new technological processes, the term ceramics 

now encompasses a wider group of materials, including glass and cements, so clay is 

no longer a key component. 

What is the Difference Between Pottery and Ceramics? 

In visual art, there is no difference between ceramics and pottery. Both denote the 

basic 4-step creative process of (1) forming (ie. shaping); (2) firing (baking in a 

kiln); (3) glazing/decorating (coating the object with a glaze, or applying to it 

various decorative techniques); (4) refiring (rebaking) to harden the glaze. 

What is Fine Art Pottery or Fine Art Ceramics? 

There is a broad distinction between "fine arts" (unique objects created purely for 

their visual or aesthetic appeal) and "crafts" (objects which, no matter how visually 

decorative are usually functional and typically made to a formula). Thus "fine art 

pottery" (or ceramics) describes artistic works, while the term "pottery" tends to be 

reserved for pots, dishes and other functional items. These definitions are not 

absolute: some ceramic items can be both beautiful works of art and still have a 

function.  

When Was Fine Art Pottery First Made? 

Some experts consider that the earliest known fine art ceramic sculpture is the cache 

of figurines unearthed at Dolni Vestonice in the Czech Republic, as exemplified by 

the Venus of Dolni Vestonice, a statuette of a nude female figure, which has 

supposedly been dated to approximately 25,000 BCE.