A portrait is worth a thousand words, page 24

Look at the two portraits and read the first paragraph of the article. What do the portraits have in common?

• The artists use a special painting to paint their portrait.

• The artists have a special technique to paint their portrait.

• The artists don't paint their portrait on canvas.

Answer explanation

Zhang lives in

• his hometown, China

• the United States

• Australia

Zhang has a positive view of his identity

• Yes, he feels at ease living in a foreign country.

• No, he feels he is forgetting his roots.

• No, he doesn't care about his roots.

With his art, Liu wants to highlight

• how happy he feels of being an artist.

• how difficult it is to be an artist.

• how worried he is about his future as an artist

Liu cannot be seen easily by peple walking by because

• like a chameleon, he becomes part of the urban landscape.

• he poses inside a dark box. that covers him completely

• he is covered by the leaves of the trees that fall everyday.

Which work of art do you prefer? Why?