Introduction
The medieval and renaissance painters they needed the patronage of someone rich and famous. This person (a royal or a noble) would pay them to produce commissioned artworks. So making a living from being an artist was not easy. However, now in the 21st century, things are different. The cost of materials is much more affordable and it probably won’t be a king or queen who buys your work! In fact, if you have Social media, you can easily show people your work. In this next section we look at a teenage artist and look at the phenomena of the social media and the promotion of art.
This fifth section contains 2 steps. Work them through step by step.
| Step | Activity |
| 1 Reading | Answer the questions to two images. Read text A and do exercise A. OR: Read text B and do exercise B. Compare answers with a classmate. |
| 2 Task | 'Discover' an artist on Instagram and write in 200 words a review. |
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