問題詳情
第 49 至 52 題為題組 Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004) is one of the most original and influential figures in the history ofphotography. His humane, spontaneous photographs helped establish photojournalism as an art form. Cartier-Bresson’s family was wealthy—his father made a fortune as a textile manufacturer—butCartier-Bresson later joked that due to his parents’ frugal ways, it often seemed as though his family was poor. Educated in Paris, Cartier-Bresson developed an early love for literature and the arts. As a teenager,Cartier-Bresson rebelled against his parents’ formal ways of education. In his early adulthood, he even driftedtoward communism. But it was art that remained at the center of his life. Cartier-Bresson traveled to Africa in 1931 to hunt antelope and boar. And Africa fueled another interestin him: photography. He then wandered around the world with his camera, using a handheld camera to catchimages from fleeting moments of everyday life. Not long after World War II, Cartier-Bresson traveled east, spending considerable time in India, where hemet and photographed Gandhi shortly before his assassination in 1948. Cartier-Bresson’s subsequent work todocument Gandhi’s death and its immediate impact on the country became one of Life Magazine’s most prizedphoto essays. Cartier-Bresson’s approach to photography remained much the same throughout his life. He made clearhis dislike of images that had been improved by artificial light, darkroom effects, and even cropping. Thenaturalist in Cartier-Bresson believed that all editing should be done when the photo is taken. In 1952, his firstbook, The Decisive Moment, a rich collection of his work spanning two decades, was published. “There isnothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment,” he said.In 1968, he began to turn away from photography and returned to his passion for drawing and painting.
【題組】49. Which of the following best describes Cartier-Bresson’s family background?
(A) His family was rich but was very economical.
(B) His father went to Paris to open a textile factory.
(C) His wealthy family went bankrupt and became poor.
(D) His parents were very liberal in their ways of education.
參考答案
答案：A
難度：適中0.55
統計：A(55),B(12),C(18),D(12),E(0)