Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland

An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Australia

10 June～12 August 2007

Venue (地点) : The Ian Potter Centre

Admission: Free entry

　　Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful paintings 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 experiences all kinds of things. At that time, Blackman's wife was suffering from progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened (使气馁) 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 (插图). The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercises and group projects.

Dates: Sunday, 17 June & Sunday 5 Aug, 10 a. m. ～ 1 p. m.

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, 11 a. m. ～ 4 p. m.

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, 12 noon ～ 3 p. m.

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, 10:30 a. m. ～ 3 p. m.

Venue: Foyer, Level 3

(2007·天津)

(1) Charles Blackman's paintings come from ________.

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A．his admiration for Lewis Carroll

B．his dream of becoming a famous artist

C．his wish to express his own feelings

D．his eagerness to cure his wife's illness

(2) Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?

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A．Illustrator Workshop and Wonderful World.

B．Illustrator Workshop and Drawing Workshop.

C．Wonderful World and Topsy-Turvy.

D．Topsy-Turvy and Drawing Workshop.

(3) To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go to ________.

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A．Exhibition Space, Level 3

B．Gas Works Arts Park

C．Theatre, NGV Australia

D．Foyer, Level 3

(4) Activities concerning children's books are to be held ________.

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