Art That Really Bugs People 古怪艺术：安东森的头发昆虫
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- 发布于 2013年9月20日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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It’s been said that in addition to being eye-catching, great art should have an emotional effect on those who see it –___1___ it’s delightful or disturbing. In the world of modern art, there are few artists who have a knack for “bugging” people like Adrienne Antonson. The 28-year-old American artist has ___2___ her name creating spooky, yet incredibly lifelike sculptures of insects. What’s truly remarkable about her work is that she uses only two materials: glue and human hair.
常言道，伟大的艺术不只要能引人注目，更要能触动人心，无论是使人愉悦或是令人不安。在当代艺术的世界中，很少有人像艾德里安娜．安东森一样，让人打从心底觉得「毛毛的」。这位28岁的美国艺术家以创作诡异恐怖却栩栩如生的昆虫塑像而闻名。而真正使她的作品非比寻常的是，她只使用两种创作素材：胶水和人类头发。
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Each of Antonson’s hair insects is a labor of love. Family and close friends often ___3___ her muse, and she frequently gets her ideas after looking at their hair. Next, Antonson ___4___ a plan for creation, basing each piece on either real-life bugs or her imagination. Once these things are in order, Antonson will begin her work. One by one she will create each section of the insect by creating layers upon layers of hair. When she’s finished, her creepy masterpieces look as if they ___5___ literally ___5___ off into the air and start buzzing around.
安东森是发自内心热忱去创作每一件作品。家人和好友常是她的灵感来源，经常看着亲朋好友的头发就有了新的想法。接着她会依照现实或想象中的昆虫构思新的创作计划。一切准备就绪之后，她就开始以头发一层层迭出每只昆虫的各个身体部位。完成后，这些古怪杰作看起来彷佛真的会起飞，开始四处嗡嗡盘旋一般。
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Antonson hopes her sculptures will do ___6___ just sit in a famous gallery. Antonson would like to see them used as a form of art ___7___, and she’s already used them to help cancer patients get over the trauma of losing their hair. Although her career has just begun, Antonson has already built a swarm of fans who think her work is the bee’s knees.
安东森希望她的塑像不只是在有名艺廊中展示；她期盼那些创作能够作为一种艺术疗法，而她也已经开始使用她的作品去帮助癌症病患治疗失去头发的创伤。虽然她的志业才刚起步，但已经有一群仰慕者爱上她的艺术，将她的作品视为上乘之作。
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－by Jamie Blackler
Vocabulary
单词发音
eye-catching [ˋaɪ͵kætʃɪŋ] adj. 引人注目的；显著的
disturbing [dɪ`stɝbɪŋ] adj. 令人不安的﹐使人震惊的
knack [næk] n. 本领；熟练技巧
bug [bʌg] v. 【俚】打扰; 激怒; 使厌烦 to annoy; pester
spooky [ˋspukɪ] adj. 令人毛骨悚然的
glue [glu] n. 胶，胶水
muse [mjuz] n. 灵感（的源泉）the source of an artist's inspiration
creepy [ˋkripɪ] adj. 令人毛骨悚然的；不寒而栗的
trauma [ˋtrɔmə] n.（感情等方面的）创伤; 【医】外伤，伤口
Idiom
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labor of love 心甘情愿做的工作 productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation
in order 按顺序; 情况良好; 准备就绪 in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement
fly off 飞跑 to take to flight quickly
buzz around 乱哄哄地跑来跑去 to make a sound like a long z, or to gossip, or to move quickly between actions
bee’s knees 出类拔萃之物 excellent - the highest quality
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