| | | |  | | | | Rediscovering Wonder:
The Works of Janet Echelman
—Rhett Straub It's easy to lose yourself in wonder when looking at Janet Echelman's works. The American artist uses netting to create giant sculptures, sometimes the size of buildings, which are hung overhead in public spaces. Like brightly colored clouds floating in the sky, these sculptures change shape in response to the shifting natural wind and light. In changing so, they also create new perspectives of the spaces in which they're found. Viewers can't but feel a deeper connection to the elements and the surrounding urban landscape when experiencing these sculptures.
Echelman's works are also unique in the way they were conceived and made. While walking on a beach in India years ago, she began observing the local fishermen making fishnets. Then, she wondered whether this craft tradition might be used to create large, modern artworks.
Her first major sculpture was a net made of 1.5 million hand-tied knots, shown in Madrid. Then, Echelman was asked to create a sculpture for display in Portugal. Since the display would be permanent, she searched two years for a material strong enough to survive severe weather conditions. Working with an engineer and an industrial fishnet manufacturer, she created a 50,000-square-foot net. Titled She Changes, it's known as the first fluid public sculpture of its kind.
從珍娜特．艾克曼的作品發現奇蹟 當你看著珍娜特．艾克曼的作品，很容易會沉醉在驚嘆之中。這位美籍藝術家利用織網創造出巨大的雕塑品，有時候跟建築物一樣大，就吊掛在公共空間的上空。這些雕塑品猶如漂浮在天空中色彩鮮艷的雲朵，因應變動的自然風及光線而改變形狀。在這樣的變化中，它們也為所在的空間創造出新的視角。觀看的人在感受這些雕塑時必然會對天氣以及周遭的都市景觀有更深的聯繫感。
艾克曼的作品在發想及製作上也獨樹一格。多年前她行走在印度海灘上時，開始觀察當地的漁民製作魚網。然後，她想到這項工藝傳統不知是否能用來創造大型的現代藝術作品。
她的第一個重要雕塑品是一張用一百五十萬個手工打的結織成的網子，在馬德里展出。之後，艾克曼被要求創作一個在葡萄牙展示的雕塑品。由於這個展示會是永久性的，她花了兩年尋找一種足以抵擋惡劣天氣條件的堅韌材質。她和一位工程師以及一位工業魚網製造商合作，創造出一張五萬平方英尺大的網子。這個稱作《她改變著》的作品被視為是這一類流動公共雕塑品的濫觴。
| | 《 詳細內文請翻閱NO.159 7月號Live互動英語雜誌 》 | | | | | | |  | | Useful Exchanges 討價還價實用對答 | • A: If you buy the sunglasses, I'll throw in a case for free.
如果你買這副太陽眼鏡，我會免費送一個眼鏡盒。
• B: That sounds like a good deal. All right, I'll take it.
聽起來是划算的交易。好吧，我買了。 | | | • A:The vendor wants NT$500 for this shirt.
這件襯衫小販要賣台幣五百元。
• B: That's too much. Offer her NT$300.
太貴了。跟她出價三百元。 | | | • A:How much are these socks?
這些襪子多少錢？
• B: They're NT$40 a pair, but if you take three pairs, I'll give them to you for NT$100.
一雙四十元，但如果你買三雙，我就算你一百元。 | | | • A: Twenty-five dollars is still a bit steep. Can you do any better?
二十五美元還是有點貴。你可以再降價嗎？
• B: I'm afraid not. Anything less, I'd be giving it away.
恐怕不行。再低我就是贈送了。
• A: Hmm . . . You drive a hard bargain. But, I guess it's a deal.
嗯……你很難討價還價。不過我想成交了。
• B: I promise you that you won't regret it.
我保證你不會後悔的。 | | | • A:Can you give me a discount?
你可以給我折扣嗎？
• B: Sorry, that's my final offer . . .
對不起，那是我的底價…… | | | | | | | | |  | | | | 2014/07/28 (一) |  | It's easy to lose yourself in wonder when looking at Janet Echelman's works.
當你看著珍娜特•艾克曼的作品，很容易會沉醉在驚嘆之中。
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| | 2014/07/29 (二) | | Echelman's search for beauty has led her to combine a traditional craft form with modern materials and high-tech engineering.
艾克曼對美的追尋引領她把一種傳統工藝形式與現代材質及高科技工程學結合在一起。
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| 2014/07/30 (三) | | With his sharp wit, humorous observations, and knowledge of food, Bourdain is a delightful guide for such cultural and culinary tours.
由於波登機智風趣、評語幽默和對食物的知識，在這樣的文化及美食之旅中，他是個令人愉悅的導遊。 |
| | 2014/07/31 (四) | | New Mexican cuisine is a combination of Spanish, Mexican, and Mediterranean styles, which are united by spiciness.
新墨西哥的菜餚混合了西班牙、墨西哥和地中海風格，全都靠辣味合而為一。 |
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