http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/ageless-artist-creates-a-wondrous-house-20100809-11txx.html
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Ken Unsworth, near 80, best known as a sculptor, is working on his new art installation in his studio. For years, he has closely worked with performers including the filmmaker friend Patrick Harding-Irmer. This news story is about what the writer has seen in Unsworth’s studio and some backgrounds and information of his new installation.
Photo: Well-known artwork by Ken Unsworth 1976
This is my favourite arts news story this week and I would like to introduce it to all of you.
It is a classic color news story, reminding me of its features I learned last semester. “Use a scene to describe the atmosphere first and introduce the 5W”, Matthew said.
In this article, the author writes two short paragraphs to describe what he saw when he walked into Unsworth’s studio and uses some simile technique. For example,
To step into Ken Unsworth's Alexandria studio is like falling down Alice's rabbit hole.
Next, readers know what the news story is about, and why it is written now because Unsworth is preparing his new art installation which will be on show late this month.
The best point that makes it a good piece is the incisive word the author uses and the quotes from Unsworth. For example, when the author asks Unsworth why his new artwork cover nine scenes, he uses an opening like this, The genial Unsworth, who at 79 has a child’s sense of play and wonder, is not about to offer any ready explanations, then the quote comes out like this, Because I don’t like eight. And seven would not be enough. Throughout the whole story, the author successfully depicts the personality of Unsworth, humorous and talented.
In the latter part, it is about a brief introduction of Unsworth and his new artwork. Unsworth has worked with performers for a long time because It is a meeting of weird minds. In his new work, he will reflect some performing technique to make them fresh. In terms of this stage, the author says something else related to this but not exactly the artwork. As a result, the story is ended like this, Curiouser and curiouser. And, it really makes me curiouser.
erh~ very interesting "young" old man~ and his artswork.....
ReplyDeleteWhat pressed me most is the picture about the comparision! amazing~~~~~ That's a very good way for an online story to attract its audiences I think