Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland
An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria （NGV）, Australia
10 June—12 August 2009
Venue（地点） The Ian Potter Centre
Admission Free entry
Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland — the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of things .At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering form progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.
Illustrator Workshop
Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration. The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects.
Dates Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug.10am—1pm
Venue Gas Works Arts Park
Wonderful World
Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit.
Date Sunday 24 June, 11am—4pm
Venue Exhibition Space, Level 3
Topsy- Turvy
Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.
Dates Sunday 8,15,22,29 July ,and Tuesday 24—Friday 27 July ,12noon—3pm
Venue Theatre, NGV Australia
Drawing Workshop
Distortions of scale (比例失真) can make artworks strange but interesting.Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world, then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.
Date Friday 27 July, 10:30am—3pm
Venue Foyer, Level 3

1.
Charles Blackman’s paintings come from _______.
1. A.
  his admiration for Lewis Carroll
2. B.
  his dream of becoming a famous artist
3. C.
  his wish to express his own feelings
4. D.
  his eagerness to cure his wife’s illness
2.
Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?
1. A.
  Illustrator Workshop and Wonderful World
2. B.
  Illustrator Workshop and Drawing Workshop.
3. C.
  Wonderful World and Topsy –Turvy.
4. D.
  Topsy-Turvy and Drawing Workshop.
3.
To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go to _______.
1. A.
  Exhibition Space. Level 3
2. B.
  Gas Works Arts Park
3. C.
  Theatre, NGV Australia
4. D.
  Foyer, Level 3
4.
Activities concerning children’s books are to be held _______.
1. A.
  on June 24, 2009
2. B.
  on July15, 2009
3. C.
  on July 27, 2009
4. D.
  on August 5, 2009

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1.细节推断题。在本文中The story of Alice moving through the stange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. 爱丽丝漫游奇境记跟他爱人现时在所处的境况和他本人的境况都相似，所以后面说All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings。举办画展其实就是他个人情感的表达。
2.细节考查题。Topsy –Turvy的日子是在Sunday 8,15,22,29 July, and Tuesday 24-Friday 27 July , 12noon-3pm, 而Drawing Workshop的日子是在Friday 27 July，10：30am-3pm, 从而可以看出它们是在同一天举行的且时间不冲突。所以本题的答案是D。
3.细节考查题。Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world , then experiment with scale in your own drawings 是在Venue Foyer, Level 3展览的Drawing Workshop。
4.细节考查题。在最后一段中有一句More information upon booking, 它展览的日子是在Friday 27 July，10：30am-3pm, 地点在Venue Foyer, Level 3。

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