Class hour - “learn to see the beauty in a person.” Class hour with the presentation “Seeing the beauty in a person” Learning to see the beauty in a person

"See the beauty in a person"

Classroom teacher

8 "A" class

Municipal educational institution "Gymnasium No. 5"

Krivorotova L.N.

The development is designed for 2 class hours (8th grade) or as a separate event.

Tasks : to give an idea of ​​the variety of forms of manifestation of beauty in a person, to show the role of art in revealing the beautiful sides of personality, to develop aesthetic perception, a thoughtful and attentive attitude towards people around them.

Progress of preparation :

1. Search on the Internet for reproductions of paintings on the topic: “Human Beauty” (“Sistine Madonna” by Raphael; “Portrait of an Old Lady” by Rembrandt; “Portrait of Academician, Physiologist I. P. Pavlov” by M. V. Nesterov; “Gorky” by P. D. Korina; “Actress P. A. Strepetova”, “Portrait of M. P. Mussorgsky” by I. E. Repin; “Portrait of L. N. Tolstoy” by N. N. Ge and I. N. Kramskoy; “Portrait of F. M. Dostoevsky" by V. G. Perov; "Master of the Earth", "Ledum has blossomed", portrait of cosmonaut Yu. A. Gagarin, etc.), preparation of an exhibition of reproductions using a PowerPoint presentation.

2. Prepare student performances with expressive reading of poetry.

3. Write posters-slides:

Slide 2

“You don’t need to look somewhere far away for the image of an ideal person who can awaken admiration and amazement: I assure you, it exists in your native village, on the street of your native city, you just need to be able to see ideality in reality.”

V. A. Sukhomlinsky.

Slide 3

“Look at people with the thought that you must paint them... You will soon notice that people turn out to be much more interesting than before, when you looked at them quickly and hastily.”

K. G. Paustovsky.

4. Invite students to prepare short stories about meetings with interesting people.

Lesson outline :

1. Teacher's opening speech (thesis):

In life, external beauty does not always coincide with wonderful human qualities.

Slide 4

An outwardly inconspicuous person can delight us with his courage, kindness, deep spirituality, honesty, and ability to sacrifice himself for the sake of a great idea.

Here is a man - he is crippled,

Scarred face. But look,

And a scared look when meeting

Don't take your eyes off his face.

He walked towards victory, out of breath,

I didn't think about myself on the way,

So that it would be like this:

Take a look and don’t take your eyes off!

Sergey Orlov

How to learn to see all the diversity of human beauty, how to recognize hypocrisy, spiritual callousness, selfishness, sometimes hiding behind the outer beautiful shell? Art will help us with this.

Slide 5

V. G. Belinsky, emphasizing the great power of art, wrote: “A face, unremarkable in itself, receives through art a general meaning that is equally interesting for everyone, and a person who did not pay attention to himself during his life is looked at for centuries, by the grace of the artist, who gave him new life with his brush!”

Slide 6 -7

Exercise 1 . Consider the image of the statue of David by Michelangelo, the Venus de Milo, the sculptural portrait of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti and portraits of elderly people in the paintings of Rembrandt, P. D. Korin, A. M. Shilov and others.

    What is different about the portraits?

    What do artists focus on in their works?

    What do all the portraits have in common?

    What is the beauty of the faces depicted by the artist?

Teacher's explanation: The beauty of the statue of David and Venus de Milo is more accessible to perception. Artists pay attention to the external, physical beauty of a person, catchy and bright, emphasizing the strength and masculinity of a young man and femininity, grace, and harmony of forms in a woman. Portraits of elderly people, at first glance, do not evoke delight and admiration among people who are not prepared to perceive art. However, take a closer look at these portraits! Wrinkled faces, senile, dry hands... But the faces of these people are beautiful with their spirituality and wisdom.

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Task 2 . Here are portraits of F. M. Dostoevsky by V. G. Perov, academician I. P. Pavlov by M. V. Nesterov, A. M. Gorky by P. D. Korin. (You can also use other works by portrait artists).

    What character traits attracted you to those portrayed?

    What personality quality does the artist want to emphasize?

    What does he want to interest us in?

    What should you pay attention to?

    How does the artist himself relate to the person being portrayed?

    By what artistic means does he emphasize the beautiful sides of a person, his characteristic features?

Teacher's explanation: learning to reveal the beautiful features of a person that we sometimes do not notice will help us penetrate into the depth of the artist’s creative process and comprehend the language of fine art.

Recalling his work on the portrait of the Soviet physiologist, academician I. P. Pavlov, the artist M. V. Nesterov wrote: “The face of Leo Tolstoy is explained to me by the magnificent portraits of Kramskoy and Ge. I knew D.I. Mendeleev: his face was characteristic, unforgettable - it was grateful material for the artist. I couldn’t see anything like that from Pavlov’s portraits, it discouraged me, and I, not considering myself an experienced portrait painter, did not dare to take on something other than my own...” However, after meeting Pavlov, the artist was forever captivated by the “legendary man.” “A whole whirlwind of words and gestures rushed, ahead of each other... I couldn’t imagine a brighter person,” the artist wrote. - He was extremely original and spontaneous. I forgot that I was not a portrait painter, the artist in me woke up, drowning out everything, all that was left was an unquenchable thirst to paint this wonderful old man...”

Passionate dynamics, inner pressure, clarity of thought, conviction, creative concentration - we can see all these qualities of a great scientist in the person being portrayed. Hands play a big role in revealing the strong-willed character of I.P. Pavlov. They are stretched forward, clenched into fists - this was a characteristic gesture for the scientist. The image of I.P. Pavlov is complemented by lyricism, thanks to the soft, light coloring, which evokes a feeling of the inner spiritual softness, purity, and kindness of the great scientist.

V. G. Perov painted a portrait of the writer F. M. Dostoevsky in a more stingy, restrained coloring. The vague greenish-brown color of the costume, the dark background, the absence of objects - all this was necessary for the artist in order to penetrate deeper into the essence of man, into the world of his feelings and experiences.

In characterizing the person being portrayed, an important role is played by both visual means (gesture, posture of a person, his eyes, hands, face, features of clothing) and expressive means, which help convey the essence of the person portrayed (tonality, composition, drawing technique: forms, lines, their rhythm, color contrast).

Slide 9

The poet N. Zabolotsky wrote wonderful poems about the portrait of A. P. Struyskaya by F. S. Rokotov.

Love painting, poets!

Only she, the only one, is given

Souls of changeable signs

Transfer to canvas...

Her eyes are like two fogs,

Half smile, half cry,

Her eyes are like two deceptions,

Failures covered in darkness...

Slide 10

Task 3. Compare the portraits of L. N. Tolstoy, painted by N. N. Ge, I. N. Kramskoy, I. E. Repin; portraits of the great Russian actress P. A. Strepetova, painted by I. E. Repin and N. Ya. Yaroshenko.

    How is the creative originality of artists manifested in revealing the character of those portrayed?

    What is the difference between the artistic solutions of the paintings?

    Why did the artist choose this particular interpretation of the image out of many possible ones?

    What do you think could have prompted the artist to take on the portrait?

    What did the artist want to say with his work?

Teacher's explanation: the artist, working on a portrait, tries not only to convey an external resemblance to the model, but also to reveal the inner life of a person, and to highlight what, in his opinion, is the most important, essential thing in him. Each artist has his own approach to characterizing the same person. In the portrait, the talented artist reflects the face of his contemporaries, affirms the high spiritual principles of human beauty and, to some extent, expresses his thoughts about the world, about human destiny.

Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy was painted by many artists. I. N. Kramskoy focuses our attention on the wisdom and insight of the great writer, thinker, psychologist, who had the ability to capture “the most mysterious movements of mental life.” The artist talentedly conveyed a particularly expressive feature of his appearance: a steady, piercing gaze, from which, it seems, nothing can hide.

In the picture, painted in 1887, I. E. Repin conveys the intense inner life of the writer, the work of thought, and difficult thoughts about the fate of ordinary people.

Slide 11

Before starting work, artists look closely at a person for a long time, talk with him, try to penetrate into the world of his feelings and thoughts, to capture the most characteristic, typical and truthful in the appearance of the person being portrayed. N. Ya. Yaroshenko portrayed the great tragic actress P. A. Strepetova as modest, restrained, lyrical, more like a student. This is how she could have been in life. I. E. Repin depicted the actress in a homely environment, in a simple dress, with unkempt hair. The artist managed to convey the great tragic talent of the actress, in whose work for the first time the images of ordinary Russian women with a difficult, powerless fate were vividly reflected.

2. A story about how writers, artists, sculptors, etc. develop their powers of observation, perception, and creative memory.

Slide 12

K.I. Chukovsky recalls I.E. Repin this way: “You travel with him in a carriage, on a tram, and you see: with the curiosity of a traveler who has come to our country for the first time, he peers at every person sitting in front of him and mentally paints them with an imaginary brush ... . There was creative joy in this viewing for him.”

Slide 13

In the article “My Creativity” A. N. Tolstoy wrote: “In my youth I was not observant, at least less than usual. I struggled with this shortcoming, forcing myself to always observe - myself, people, nature. Then it became a habit."

3. Students' stories about meetings with interesting people. You can ask the guys questions: why do these people seem interesting to you? How are moral and aesthetic qualities manifested in their appearance?

Slide 14

Teacher's explanation: a person’s character, psychological state, spiritual culture are reflected in a person’s appearance. Sometimes eyes, gestures, facial expressions, hands can say a lot about what a person is like.

Tajik poet Mirzo Tursun-zade believes that the main thing in a person is his eyes:

Eyes are different. Alone

Full of villainous spells, like traps,

Others are always clear and pure,

Bright as the pre-dawn star...

Slide 15

In Nikolai Zabolotsky’s poems “The Ugly Girl” and “On the Beauty of Human Faces” there is a hymn to the spiritual beauty of man

UGLY GIRL

Among other children playing

She resembles a frog.

A thin shirt tucked into panties,

Rings of reddish curls

Scattered, long mouth, crooked teeth,

Facial features are sharp and ugly.

To two boys, her peers,

The fathers each bought a bicycle.

Today the boys, in no hurry for lunch,

They drive around the yard, forgetting about her,

She runs after them.

Someone else's joy is just like your own,

It torments her and breaks out of her heart,

And the girl rejoices and laughs,

Captivated by the happiness of existence.

No shadow of envy, no evil intent

This creature doesn't know yet.

Everything in the world is so immensely new to her,

Everything is so alive that for others is dead!

And I don’t want to think while watching,

What will be the day when she, sobbing,

She will see with horror that among her friends

She's just a poor ugly girl!

I want to believe that the heart is not a toy,

It is hardly possible to break it suddenly!

I want to believe that this flame is pure,

Which burns in its depths,

He will overcome all his pain alone

And will melt the heaviest stone!

And even if her features are not good

And there is nothing to seduce her imagination, -

Infant grace of the soul

It already shows through in any of her movements.

And if this is so, then what is beauty?

And why do people deify her?

She is a vessel in which there is emptiness,

Or a fire flickering in a vessel?

ABOUT the beauty of human faces

There are faces like lush portals,
Where everywhere the great can be seen in the small.
There are faces - like miserable shacks,
Where the liver is cooked and the rennet is soaked.

Other cold, dead faces
Closed with bars, like a dungeon.
Others are like towers in which for a long time
Nobody lives and looks out the window.

But I once knew a small hut,
She was unprepossessing, not rich,
But from the window she looks at me
The breath of a spring day flowed.

Truly the world is both great and wonderful!
There are faces - similarities to jubilant songs.
From these notes, like the sun, shining
A song of heavenly heights has been composed.

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Conclusion: Studying the work of portrait artists and masters of artistic expression will allow you to expand your understanding of human beauty and become spiritually richer.

Literature:

    Gippius S. Gymnastics of feelings: Training of creative psychotechnics. M. - L.: Art, 1967. 295 p.

    Sukhomlinsky V. A. Human need for a person / Comp. T. V. Samsonova. Ed. 2nd. M.: Sov. Russia, 1981. 96 p.

Class hour ON THE TOPIC:

“LEARN TO SEE THE BEAUTIFUL IN PERSON”

(For students 13 - 14 years old)

Objectives: to give an idea of ​​the variety of forms of manifestation of beauty in a person, to show the role of art in revealing the beautiful sides of personality, to develop aesthetic perception, a thoughtful and attentive attitude towards people around them.

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Class hour ON THE TOPIC:

“LEARN TO SEE THE BEAUTIFUL IN PERSON”

(For students 13 - 14 years old)

Compiled by: teacher of Russian language and literature MKOU "Borisov Secondary School"

Khafizova Yamilya Rizvanovna

Tasks: to give an idea of ​​the variety of forms of manifestation of beauty in a person, to show the role of art in revealing the beautiful sides of personality, to develop aesthetic perception, a thoughtful and attentive attitude towards other people.

Progress of preparation:

1. Organize an exhibition of reproductions of paintings on the theme: “The Beauty of Man” (“Sistine Madonna” by Raphael; “Portrait of an Old Lady” by Rembrandt; “Portrait of Academician, Physiologist I. P. Pavlov” by M. V. Nesterov; “Gorky” by P. D. Korina; “Actress P. A. Strepetova”, “Portrait of M. P. Mussorgsky” by I. E. Repin; “Portrait of L. N. Tolstoy” by N. N. Ge and I. N. Kramskoy; “Portrait of F. M. Dostoevsky" by V. G. Perov; "Master of the Earth", "Ledum has bloomed", portraits of cosmonauts A. M. Shilov, etc.).

2. Prepare student presentations with stories about how writers, artists and other representatives of art developed their powers of observation, perception, and creative memory.

3. Write posters:

“You don’t need to look somewhere far away for the image of an ideal person who can awaken admiration and amazement: I assure you, it exists in your native village, on the street of your native city, you just need to be able to see ideality in reality.”

V. A. Sukhomlinsky.

“Look at people with the thought that you must paint them... You will soon notice that people turn out to be much more interesting than before, when you looked at them quickly and hastily.”

K. G. Paustovsky.

4. Invite students to prepare short stories about meetings with interesting people.

Lesson outline:

1. Teacher’s opening speech (thesis):

In life, external beauty does not always coincide with wonderful human qualities. “Beauty, grace, appearance, a pleasant voice make life easier,” wrote the famous Polish teacher Janusz Korczak. “But beauty should not be overestimated: if not supported by other advantages, it can cause harm.”

An outwardly inconspicuous person can delight us with his courage, kindness, deep spirituality, honesty, and ability to sacrifice himself for the sake of a great idea.

Here is a man - he is crippled,

Scarred face. But look,

And a scared look when meeting

Don't take your eyes off his face.

He walked towards victory, out of breath,

I didn't think about myself on the way,

So that it would be like this:

Take a look and don’t take your eyes off!

Sergey Orlov

How to learn to see all the diversity of human beauty, how to recognize hypocrisy, spiritual callousness, selfishness, sometimes hiding behind the outer beautiful shell? Art will help us with this. V. G. Belinsky, emphasizing the great power of art, wrote: “A face, unremarkable in itself, receives through art a general meaning that is equally interesting for everyone, and a person who did not pay attention to himself during his life is looked at for centuries, by the grace of the artist, who gave him new life with his brush!”

Exercise 1. Consider the image of the statue of David by Michelangelo, the Venus de Milo, the sculptural portrait of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti and the portraits of elderly people in the paintings of Rembrandt, P. D. Korin, A. M. Shilov and others. What is the difference between the portraits? What do artists focus on in their works? What do all the portraits have in common? What is the beauty of the faces depicted by the artist?

Teacher's explanation: The beauty of the statue of David and Venus de Milo is more accessible to perception. Artists pay attention to the external, physical beauty of a person, catchy and bright, emphasizing the strength and masculinity of a young man and femininity, grace, and harmony of forms in a woman. Portraits of elderly people, at first glance, do not evoke delight and admiration among people who are not prepared to perceive art. However, take a closer look at these portraits! Wrinkled faces, senile, dry hands... But the faces of these people are beautiful with their spirituality and wisdom.

Task 2. Here are portraits of F. M. Dostoevsky by V. G. Perov, academician I. P. Pavlov by M. V. Nesterov, A. M. Gorky by P. D. Korin. (You can also use other works by portrait artists). What character traits attracted you to those portrayed? What personality quality does the artist want to emphasize? What does he want to interest us in? What should you pay attention to? How does the artist himself relate to the person being portrayed? By what artistic means does he emphasize the beautiful sides of a person, his characteristic features?

Teacher's explanation: learning to reveal the beautiful features of a person that we sometimes do not notice will help us penetrate into the depth of the artist's creative process and comprehend the language of fine art.

Recalling his work on the portrait of the Soviet physiologist, academician I. P. Pavlov, the artist M. V. Nesterov wrote: “The face of Leo Tolstoy is explained to me by the magnificent portraits of Kramskoy and Ge. I knew D.I. Mendeleev: his face was characteristic, unforgettable - it was grateful material for the artist. I couldn’t see anything like that from Pavlov’s portraits, it discouraged me, and I, not considering myself an experienced portrait painter, did not dare to take on something other than my own...” However, after meeting Pavlov, the artist was forever captivated by the “legendary man.” “A whole whirlwind of words and gestures rushed, ahead of each other... I couldn’t imagine a brighter person,” the artist wrote. - He was extremely original and spontaneous. I forgot that I was not a portrait painter, the artist in me woke up, drowning out everything, all that was left was an unquenchable thirst to paint this wonderful old man...”

Passionate dynamics, inner pressure, clarity of thought, conviction, creative concentration - we can see all these qualities of a great scientist in the person being portrayed. Hands play a big role in revealing the strong-willed character of I.P. Pavlov. They are stretched forward, clenched into fists - this was a characteristic gesture for the scientist. The image of I.P. Pavlov is complemented by lyricism, thanks to the soft, light coloring, which evokes a feeling of the inner spiritual softness, purity, and kindness of the great scientist.

V. G. Perov painted a portrait of the writer F. M. Dostoevsky in a more stingy, restrained coloring. The vague greenish-brown color of the costume, the dark background, the absence of objects - all this was necessary for the artist in order to penetrate deeper into the essence of man, into the world of his feelings and experiences.

In characterizing the person being portrayed, an important role is played by both visual means (gesture, posture of a person, his eyes, hands, face, features of clothing) and expressive means, which help convey the essence of the person portrayed (tonality, composition, drawing technique: forms, lines, their rhythm, color contrast).

The poet N. Zabolotsky wrote wonderful poems about the portrait of A. P. Struyskaya by F. S. Rokotov.

Love painting, poets!

Only she, the only one, is given

Souls of changeable signs

Transfer to canvas...

Her eyes are like two fogs,

Half smile, half cry,

Her eyes are like two deceptions,

Failures covered in darkness...

Task 3. Compare the portraits of L. N. Tolstoy, painted by N. N. Ge, I. N. Kramskoy, I. E. Repin; portraits of the great Russian actress P. A. Strepetova, painted by I. E. Repin and N. Ya. Yaroshenko. How is the creative originality of artists manifested in revealing the character of those portrayed? What is the difference between the artistic solutions of the paintings? Why did the artist choose this particular interpretation of the image out of many possible ones? What do you think could have prompted the artist to take on the portrait? What did the artist want to say with his work?

Teacher's explanation: the artist, working on a portrait, tries not only to convey an external resemblance to the model, but also to reveal the inner life of a person, and to highlight what, in his opinion, is the most important, essential thing in him. Each artist has his own approach to characterizing the same person. In the portrait, the talented artist reflects the face of his contemporaries, affirms the high spiritual principles of human beauty and, to some extent, expresses his thoughts about the world, about human destiny.

Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy was painted by many artists. I. N. Kramskoy focuses our attention on the wisdom and insight of the great writer, thinker, psychologist, who had the ability to capture “the most mysterious movements of mental life.” The artist talentedly conveyed a particularly expressive feature of his appearance: a steady, piercing gaze, from which, it seems, nothing can hide.

In the picture, painted in 1887, I. E. Repin conveys the intense inner life of the writer, the work of thought, and difficult thoughts about the fate of ordinary people.

Before starting work, artists look closely at a person for a long time, talk with him, try to penetrate into the world of his feelings and thoughts, to capture the most characteristic, typical and truthful in the appearance of the person being portrayed. N. Ya. Yaroshenko portrayed the great tragic actress P. A. Strepetova as modest, restrained, lyrical, more like a student. This is how she could have been in life. I. E. Repin depicted the actress in a homely environment, in a simple dress, with unkempt hair. The artist managed to convey the great tragic talent of the actress, in whose work for the first time the images of ordinary Russian women with a difficult, powerless fate were vividly reflected.

2. Students’ stories about how writers, artists, sculptors, etc. develop their powers of observation, perception, and creative memory (give examples).

K.I. Chukovsky recalls I.E. Repin this way: “You travel with him in a carriage, on a tram, and you see: with the curiosity of a traveler who has come to our country for the first time, he peers at every person sitting in front of him and mentally paints them with an imaginary brush ... . There was creative joy in this viewing for him.”

In the article “My Creativity” A. N. Tolstoy wrote: “In my youth I was not observant, at least less than usual. I struggled with this shortcoming, forcing myself to always observe - myself, people, nature. Then it became a habit."

3. Students' stories about meetings with interesting people. You can ask the guys questions: why do these people seem interesting to you? How are moral and aesthetic qualities manifested in their appearance?

Teacher's explanations: a person's character, psychological state, spiritual culture are reflected in a person's appearance. Sometimes eyes, gestures, facial expressions, hands can say a lot about what a person is like.

Tajik poet Mirzo Tursun-zade believes that the main thing in a person is his eyes:

Eyes are different. Alone

Full of villainous spells, like traps,

Others are always clear and pure,

Bright as the pre-dawn star...

In Nikolai Zabolotsky’s poems “The Ugly Girl” and, in particular, “On the Beauty of Human Faces” there is a hymn to the spiritual beauty of a person (see: Selected. M., 1972, pp. 291 - 292, 297).

Studying the work of portrait artists and masters of artistic expression will allow you to expand your understanding of human beauty and become spiritually richer.

Future work plan:

1. Conduct conversations on the topics: “The art of portraiture”, “Learn to look and see”, “The theme of motherhood in painting”, “Cultivating a culture of feelings” (see: Culture of feelings. M., 1968; Orlovsky G.I. Learn to look and see. M., 1969; Ehrengross B. A. The amazing science of aesthetics! M., 1977, pp. 58 - 67).

2. Conduct a debate on the topic: “What is the beauty of a person?”

3. Conduct a practical lesson on the topic: “Aesthetic appreciation of human beauty and love” (see: Sukhomlinsky V.A. Book about love. M., 1983).


Objectives: to give an idea of ​​the variety of forms of manifestation of beauty in a person, to show the role of art in revealing the beautiful sides of personality, to develop aesthetic perception, a thoughtful and attentive attitude towards people around them.

Progress of preparation:

1. Organize an exhibition of reproductions of paintings on the theme: “The Beauty of Man” (“Sistine Madonna” by Raphael; “Portrait of an Old Lady” by Rembrandt; “Portrait of Academician, Physiologist I. P. Pavlov” by M. V. Nesterov; “Gorky” by P. D. Korina; “Actress P. A. Strepetova”, “Portrait of M. P. Mussorgsky” by I. E. Repin; “Portrait of L. N. Tolstoy” by N. N. Ge and I. N. Kramskoy; “Portrait of F. M. Dostoevsky" by V. G. Perov; "Master of the Earth", "Ledum has bloomed", portraits of cosmonauts A. M. Shilov, etc.).

2. Prepare student presentations with stories about how writers, artists and other representatives of art developed their powers of observation, perception, and creative memory.

3. Write posters:

“You don’t need to look somewhere far away for the image of an ideal person who can awaken admiration and amazement: I assure you, it exists in your native village, on the street of your native city, you just need to be able to see ideality in reality.”

V. A. Sukhomlinsky.

“Look at people with the thought that you must paint them... You will soon notice that people turn out to be much more interesting than before, when you looked at them quickly and hastily.”

K. G. Paustovsky.

4. Invite students to prepare short stories about meetings with interesting people.

Lesson outline:

1. Teacher’s opening speech (thesis):

In life, external beauty does not always coincide with wonderful human qualities. “Beauty, grace, appearance, a pleasant voice make life easier,” wrote the famous Polish teacher Janusz Korczak. “But beauty should not be overestimated: if not supported by other advantages, it can cause harm.”

An outwardly inconspicuous person can delight us with his courage, kindness, deep spirituality, honesty, and ability to sacrifice himself for the sake of a great idea.

Here is a man - he is crippled,

Scarred face. But look,

And a scared look when meeting

Don't take your eyes off his face.

He walked towards victory, out of breath,

I didn't think about myself on the way,

So that it would be like this:

Take a look and don’t take your eyes off!

Sergey Orlov

How to learn to see all the diversity of human beauty, how to recognize hypocrisy, spiritual callousness, selfishness, sometimes hiding behind the outer beautiful shell? Art will help us with this. V. G. Belinsky, emphasizing the great power of art, wrote: “A face, unremarkable in itself, receives through art a general meaning that is equally interesting for everyone, and a person who did not pay attention to himself during his life is looked at for centuries, by the grace of the artist, who gave him new life with his brush!”

Task 1. Consider the image of the statue of David by Michelangelo, the Venus de Milo, the sculptural portrait of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti and the portraits of elderly people in the paintings of Rembrandt, P. D. Korin, A. M. Shilov and others. What is the difference between the portraits? What do artists focus on in their works? What do all the portraits have in common? What is the beauty of the faces depicted by the artist?

Teacher's explanation: The beauty of the statue of David and Venus de Milo is more accessible to perception. Artists pay attention to the external, physical beauty of a person, catchy and bright, emphasizing the strength and masculinity of a young man and femininity, grace, and harmony of forms in a woman. Portraits of elderly people, at first glance, do not evoke delight and admiration among people who are not prepared to perceive art. However, take a closer look at these portraits! Wrinkled faces, senile, dry hands... But the faces of these people are beautiful with their spirituality and wisdom.

Task 2. Here are portraits of F. M. Dostoevsky by V. G. Perov, academician I. P. Pavlov by M. V. Nesterov, A. M. Gorky by P. D. Korin. (You can also use other works by portrait artists). What character traits attracted you to those portrayed? What personality quality does the artist want to emphasize? What does he want to interest us in? What should you pay attention to? How does the artist himself relate to the person being portrayed? By what artistic means does he emphasize the beautiful sides of a person, his characteristic features?

Teacher's explanation: learning to reveal the beautiful features of a person that we sometimes do not notice will help us penetrate into the depth of the artist's creative process and comprehend the language of fine art.

Recalling his work on the portrait of the Soviet physiologist, academician I. P. Pavlov, the artist M. V. Nesterov wrote: “The face of Leo Tolstoy is explained to me by the magnificent portraits of Kramskoy and Ge. I knew D.I. Mendeleev: his face was characteristic, unforgettable - it was grateful material for the artist. I couldn’t see anything like that from Pavlov’s portraits, it discouraged me, and I, not considering myself an experienced portrait painter, did not dare to take on something other than my own...” However, after meeting Pavlov, the artist was forever captivated by the “legendary man.” “A whole whirlwind of words and gestures rushed, ahead of each other... I couldn’t imagine a brighter person,” the artist wrote. - He was extremely original and spontaneous. I forgot that I was not a portrait painter, the artist in me woke up, drowning out everything, all that was left was an unquenchable thirst to paint this wonderful old man...”

Passionate dynamics, inner pressure, clarity of thought, conviction, creative concentration - we can see all these qualities of a great scientist in the person being portrayed. Hands play a big role in revealing the strong-willed character of I.P. Pavlov. They are stretched forward, clenched into fists - this was a characteristic gesture for the scientist. The image of I.P. Pavlov is complemented by lyricism, thanks to the soft, light coloring, which evokes a feeling of the inner spiritual softness, purity, and kindness of the great scientist.

V. G. Perov painted a portrait of the writer F. M. Dostoevsky in a more stingy, restrained coloring. The vague greenish-brown color of the costume, the dark background, the absence of objects - all this was necessary for the artist in order to penetrate deeper into the essence of man, into the world of his feelings and experiences.

In characterizing the person being portrayed, an important role is played by both visual means (gesture, posture of a person, his eyes, hands, face, features of clothing) and expressive means, which help convey the essence of the person portrayed (tonality, composition, drawing technique: forms, lines, their rhythm, color contrast).

The poet N. Zabolotsky wrote wonderful poems about the portrait of A. P. Struyskaya by F. S. Rokotov.

Love painting, poets!

Only she, the only one, is given

Souls of changeable signs

Transfer to canvas...

Her eyes are like two fogs,

Half smile, half cry,

Her eyes are like two deceptions,

Failures covered in darkness...

Task 3. Compare the portraits of L. N. Tolstoy, written by N. N. Ge, I. N. Kramskoy, I. E. Repin; portraits of the great Russian actress P. A. Strepetova, painted by I. E. Repin and N. Ya. Yaroshenko. How is the creative originality of artists manifested in revealing the character of those portrayed? What is the difference between the artistic solutions of the paintings? Why did the artist choose this particular interpretation of the image out of many possible ones? What do you think could have prompted the artist to take on the portrait? What did the artist want to say with his work?

Teacher's explanation: the artist, working on a portrait, tries not only to convey an external resemblance to the model, but also to reveal the inner life of a person, and to highlight what, in his opinion, is the most important, essential thing in him. Each artist has his own approach to characterizing the same person. In the portrait, the talented artist reflects the face of his contemporaries, affirms the high spiritual principles of human beauty and, to some extent, expresses his thoughts about the world, about human destiny.

Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy was painted by many artists. I. N. Kramskoy focuses our attention on the wisdom and insight of the great writer, thinker, psychologist, who had the ability to capture “the most mysterious movements of mental life.” The artist talentedly conveyed a particularly expressive feature of his appearance: a steady, piercing gaze, from which, it seems, nothing can hide.

In the picture, painted in 1887, I. E. Repin conveys the intense inner life of the writer, the work of thought, and difficult thoughts about the fate of ordinary people.

Before starting work, artists look closely at a person for a long time, talk with him, try to penetrate into the world of his feelings and thoughts, to capture the most characteristic, typical and truthful in the appearance of the person being portrayed. N. Ya. Yaroshenko portrayed the great tragic actress P. A. Strepetova as modest, restrained, lyrical, more like a student. This is how she could have been in life. I. E. Repin depicted the actress in a homely environment, in a simple dress, with unkempt hair. The artist managed to convey the great tragic talent of the actress, in whose work for the first time the images of ordinary Russian women with a difficult, powerless fate were vividly reflected.

2. Students’ stories about how writers, artists, sculptors, etc. develop their powers of observation, perception, and creative memory (give examples).

K.I. Chukovsky recalls I.E. Repin this way: “You travel with him in a carriage, on a tram, and you see: with the curiosity of a traveler who has come to our country for the first time, he peers at every person sitting in front of him and mentally paints them with an imaginary brush ... . There was creative joy in this viewing for him.”

In the article “My Creativity” A. N. Tolstoy wrote: “In my youth I was not observant, at least less than usual. I struggled with this shortcoming, forcing myself to always observe - myself, people, nature. Then it became a habit."

3. Students' stories about meetings with interesting people. You can ask the guys questions: why do these people seem interesting to you? How are moral and aesthetic qualities manifested in their appearance?

Teacher's explanations: a person's character, psychological state, spiritual culture are reflected in a person's appearance. Sometimes eyes, gestures, facial expressions, hands can say a lot about what a person is like.

Tajik poet Mirzo Tursun-zade believes that the main thing in a person is his eyes:

Eyes are different. Alone

Full of villainous spells, like traps,

Others are always clear and pure,

Bright as the pre-dawn star...

In Nikolai Zabolotsky’s poems “The Ugly Girl” and, in particular, “On the Beauty of Human Faces” there is a hymn to the spiritual beauty of a person (see: Selected. M., 1972, pp. 291 - 292, 297).

Studying the work of portrait artists and masters of artistic expression will allow you to expand your understanding of human beauty and become spiritually richer.

Future work plan:

1. Conduct conversations on the topics: “The art of portraiture”, “Learn to look and see”, “The theme of motherhood in painting”, “Cultivating a culture of feelings” (see: Culture of feelings. M., 1968; Orlovsky G.I. Learn to look and see. M., 1969; Ehrengross B. A. The amazing science of aesthetics! M., 1977, pp. 58 - 67).

2. Conduct a debate on the topic: “What is the beauty of a person?”

3. Conduct a practical lesson on the topic: “Aesthetic appreciation of human beauty and love” (see: Sukhomlinsky V.A. Book about love. M., 1983).

"Learn to see the beauty in a person"

Objectives: to give an idea of ​​the variety of forms of manifestation of beauty in a person, to show the role of art in revealing the beautiful sides of personality, to develop aesthetic perception, a thoughtful and attentive attitude towards people around them.

Progress of preparation:

1. Organize an exhibition of reproductions of paintings on the theme: “The Beauty of Man” (“Sistine Madonna” by Raphael; “Portrait of an Old Lady” by Rembrandt; “Portrait of Academician, Physiologist I. P. Pavlov” by M. V. Nesterov; “Gorky” by P. D. Korina; “Actress P. A. Strepetova”, “Portrait of M. P. Mussorgsky” by I. E. Repin; “Portrait of L. N. Tolstoy” by N. N. Ge and I. N. Kramskoy; “Portrait of F. M. Dostoevsky" by V. G. Perov; "Master of the Earth", "Ledum has bloomed", portraits of cosmonauts A. M. Shilov, etc.).

2. Prepare student presentations with stories about how writers, artists and other representatives of art developed their powers of observation, perception, and creative memory.

3. Write posters:

“You don’t need to look somewhere far away for the image of an ideal person who can awaken admiration and amazement: I assure you, it exists in your native village, on the street of your native city, you just need to be able to see ideality in reality.”

V. A. Sukhomlinsky.

“Look at people with the thought that you must paint them... You will soon notice that people turn out to be much more interesting than before, when you looked at them quickly and hastily.”

K. G. Paustovsky.

4. Invite students to prepare short stories about meetings with interesting people.

Lesson outline:

1. Teacher’s opening speech (thesis):

In life, external beauty does not always coincide with wonderful human qualities. “Beauty, grace, appearance, a pleasant voice make life easier,” wrote the famous Polish teacher Janusz Korczak. “But beauty should not be overestimated: if not supported by other advantages, it can cause harm.”

An outwardly inconspicuous person can delight us with his courage, kindness, deep spirituality, honesty, and ability to sacrifice himself for the sake of a great idea.


Here is a man - he is crippled,

Scarred face. But look,

And a scared look when meeting

Don't take your eyes off his face.

He walked towards victory, out of breath,

I didn't think about myself on the way,

So that it would be like this:

Take a look and don’t take your eyes off!

Sergey Orlov


How to learn to see all the diversity of human beauty, how to recognize hypocrisy, spiritual callousness, selfishness, sometimes hiding behind the outer beautiful shell? Art will help us with this. V. G. Belinsky, emphasizing the great power of art, wrote: “A face, unremarkable in itself, receives through art a general meaning that is equally interesting for everyone, and a person who did not pay attention to himself during his life is looked at for centuries, by the grace of the artist, who gave him new life with his brush!” (Next, the teacher asks students to complete a number of tasks).



Task 1. Consider the image of the statue of David by Michelangelo, the Venus de Milo, the sculptural portrait of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti and the portraits of elderly people in the paintings of Rembrandt, P. D. Korin, A. M. Shilov and others. What is the difference between the portraits? What do artists focus on in their works? What do all the portraits have in common? What is the beauty of the faces depicted by the artist?

Teacher's explanation: The beauty of the statue of David and Venus de Milo is more accessible to perception. Artists pay attention to the external, physical beauty of a person, catchy and bright, emphasizing the strength and masculinity of a young man and femininity, grace, and harmony of forms in a woman. Portraits of elderly people, at first glance, do not evoke delight and admiration among people who are not prepared to perceive art. However, take a closer look at these portraits! Wrinkled faces, senile, dry hands... But the faces of these people are beautiful with their spirituality and wisdom.

Task 2. Here are portraits of F. M. Dostoevsky by V. G. Perov, academician I. P. Pavlov by M. V. Nesterov, A. M. Gorky by P. D. Korin. (You can also use other works by portrait artists). What character traits attracted you to those portrayed? What personality quality does the artist want to emphasize? What does he want to interest us in? What should you pay attention to? How does the artist himself relate to the person being portrayed? By what artistic means does he emphasize the beautiful sides of a person, his characteristic features?



Teacher's explanation: learning to reveal the beautiful features of a person that we sometimes do not notice will help us penetrate into the depth of the artist's creative process and comprehend the language of fine art.

Recalling his work on the portrait of the Soviet physiologist, academician I. P. Pavlov, the artist M. V. Nesterov wrote: “The face of Leo Tolstoy is explained to me by the magnificent portraits of Kramskoy and Ge. I knew D.I. Mendeleev: his face was characteristic, unforgettable - it was grateful material for the artist. I couldn’t see anything like that from Pavlov’s portraits, it discouraged me, and I, not considering myself an experienced portrait painter, did not dare to take on something other than my own...” However, after meeting Pavlov, the artist was forever captivated by the “legendary man.” “A whole whirlwind of words and gestures rushed, ahead of each other... I couldn’t imagine a brighter person,” the artist wrote. - He was extremely original and spontaneous. I forgot that I was not a portrait painter, the artist in me woke up, drowning out everything, all that was left was an unquenchable thirst to paint this wonderful old man...”

Passionate dynamics, inner pressure, clarity of thought, conviction, creative concentration - we can see all these qualities of a great scientist in the person being portrayed. Hands play a big role in revealing the strong-willed character of I.P. Pavlov. They are stretched forward, clenched into fists - this was a characteristic gesture for the scientist. The image of I.P. Pavlov is complemented by lyricism, thanks to the soft, light coloring, which evokes a feeling of the inner spiritual softness, purity, and kindness of the great scientist.

V. G. Perov painted a portrait of the writer F. M. Dostoevsky in a more stingy, restrained coloring. The vague greenish-brown color of the costume, the dark background, the absence of objects - all this was necessary for the artist in order to penetrate deeper into the essence of man, into the world of his feelings and experiences.

In characterizing the person being portrayed, an important role is played by both visual means (gesture, posture of a person, his eyes, hands, face, features of clothing) and expressive means, which help convey the essence of the person portrayed (tonality, composition, drawing technique: forms, lines, their rhythm, color contrast).

The poet N. Zabolotsky wrote wonderful poems about the portrait of A. P. Struyskaya by F. S. Rokotov.


Love painting, poets!

Only she, the only one, is given

Souls of changeable signs

Transfer to canvas...

Her eyes are like two fogs,

Half smile, half cry,

Her eyes are like two deceptions,

Failures covered in darkness...


Task 3. Compare the portraits of L. N. Tolstoy, written by N. N. Ge, I. N. Kramskoy, I. E. Repin; portraits of the great Russian actress P. A. Strepetova, painted by I. E. Repin and N. Ya. Yaroshenko. How is the creative originality of artists manifested in revealing the character of those portrayed? What is the difference between the artistic solutions of the paintings? Why did the artist choose this particular interpretation of the image out of many possible ones? What do you think could have prompted the artist to take on the portrait? What did the artist want to say with his work?

Teacher's explanation: the artist, working on a portrait, tries not only to convey an external resemblance to the model, but also to reveal the inner life of a person, and to highlight what, in his opinion, is the most important, essential thing in him. Each artist has his own approach to characterizing the same person. In the portrait, the talented artist reflects the face of his contemporaries, affirms the high spiritual principles of human beauty and, to some extent, expresses his thoughts about the world, about human destiny.

Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy was painted by many artists. I. N. Kramskoy focuses our attention on the wisdom and insight of the great writer, thinker, psychologist, who had the ability to capture “the most mysterious movements of mental life.” The artist talentedly conveyed a particularly expressive feature of his appearance: a steady, piercing gaze, from which, it seems, nothing can hide.

In the picture, painted in 1887, I. E. Repin conveys the intense inner life of the writer, the work of thought, and difficult thoughts about the fate of ordinary people.

Before starting work, artists look closely at a person for a long time, talk with him, try to penetrate into the world of his feelings and thoughts, to capture the most characteristic, typical and truthful in the appearance of the person being portrayed. N. Ya. Yaroshenko portrayed the great tragic actress P. A. Strepetova as modest, restrained, lyrical, more like a student. This is how she could have been in life. I. E. Repin depicted the actress in a homely environment, in a simple dress, with unkempt hair. The artist managed to convey the great tragic talent of the actress, in whose work for the first time the images of ordinary Russian women with a difficult, powerless fate were vividly reflected.

2. Students’ stories about how writers, artists, sculptors, etc. develop their powers of observation, perception, and creative memory (give examples).

K.I. Chukovsky recalls I.E. Repin this way: “You travel with him in a carriage, on a tram, and you see: with the curiosity of a traveler who has come to our country for the first time, he peers at every person sitting in front of him and mentally paints them with an imaginary brush ... . There was creative joy in this viewing for him.”

In the article “My Creativity” A. N. Tolstoy wrote: “In my youth I was not observant, at least less than usual. I struggled with this shortcoming, forcing myself to always observe - myself, people, nature. Then it became a habit."

3. Students' stories about meetings with interesting people. You can ask the guys questions: why do these people seem interesting to you? How are moral and aesthetic qualities manifested in their appearance?

Teacher's explanations: a person's character, psychological state, spiritual culture are reflected in a person's appearance. Sometimes eyes, gestures, facial expressions, hands can say a lot about what a person is like.

Tajik poet Mirzo Tursun-zade believes that the main thing in a person is his eyes:

Eyes are different. Alone

Full of villainous spells, like traps,

Others are always clear and pure,

Bright as the pre-dawn star...

In Nikolai Zabolotsky’s poems “The Ugly Girl” and, in particular, “On the Beauty of Human Faces” there is a hymn to the spiritual beauty of a person (see: Selected. M., 1972, pp. 291 - 292, 297).

Studying the work of portrait artists and masters of artistic expression will allow you to expand your understanding of human beauty and become spiritually richer.


Class hour "Family in my life"

Family is not just relatives living nearby. These are close people who are united by feelings, interests, ideals, and attitudes to life. What can a family give a child? What is her psychological strength? Home and parents play a decisive role in the development of the child’s psyche, which is charged with the currents of the highest human motives: the desire to give joy to oneself and loved ones, to share their sorrows, to help in hardships. Therefore, the power of love for your Home illuminates a truly happy childhood with a special light.

The task of the class hour is to develop ideas about the life ideal of a family, family diplomacy skills, and the ability to analyze situations; learn to develop your own decision-making tactics and the ability to see the phenomenon of life behind an individual fact. The very position of the mentor should be philosophical in relation to life as the greatest value. The use of games has one key direction: it forces students to reflect on life and their attitude towards it.

Current questions for discussion with children:

1. What does the concept of Home mean to you?

3. Which family is considered happy?

4. Does family life require a lot of creativity?

5. How to understand people close to you and be understood by them?

Basic concepts:

Conflict - confrontation, clashes, serious disagreement.

Emotions - excitement, reaction to internal and external stimuli. have a pronounced subjective coloring and are associated with experiences and worries.

Preparatory stage:

Props used: sheets of paper, pens, drawings - “bricks”, details of attributes, reward tokens.

1. Design of the board. A poster with the outlines of the House where the “bricks” will be attached. Epigraph: “The family is all together - the soul is in place”

2. The children’s essay “Scenes from family life”, illustrated with photographs (the task is given in advance).

Algorithm of activity:

Listen to the poems of the poetess L. Suslova.

But a house filled with goods is not yet a home.

And even a chandelier over the table is not yet a home.

And on the window with living color - it’s not home yet.

When the evening darkness deepens,

So this truth is clear and simple -

That the house is filled from palms to windows

Your warmth.

What kind of heat are we talking about? What is this Truth that should be simple and understandable?

(Children offer their answers.)

Of course, in your young hearts, the feeling that lies in the depths of everyone’s soul arises in childhood and grows stronger over the years - this is love for one’s Home. The birth of this love is a great mystery requiring reflection. Therefore, you can only touch it and prefer the path of leisurely reflection and questions. It is a great thing when questions are born in the soul. And this is already the work of the Soul.

How to create the Warmth of our Home? Tell us about the warm relationships that have developed in your families.

A group (3 people) of “sociologists” is selected who will process the information received.

A modern song says:

Parental home is the beginning,

You are a reliable pier in my life.

Parents' house! Let it be for many years

There is a kind light burning in your windows.

I think that you will agree with the justice of these words. What could be more important than a cozy Home, where you will always be understood, sympathized, and supported? How to build such a House? Where to begin? I suggest you play “builders”.

* Assignment for the first team: on the “bricks” offered to you, write down as many words as possible that “come to mind” in connection with this word “Home”.

Home is….(fortress, hearth…)

* Assignment for the second team: propose several ethical concepts that constitute the “foundation” of the House (write on the “bricks”).

Mutual understanding...(What else can you offer to strengthen family relationships?)

* Assignment for the third team: create “Safety Techniques” in conflict situations that are inevitable in the family. After all, the more individual people are, the more of them there are. Today's life expects us to make much more effort, much more denying ourselves something, much more attention to every smallest step of the family.

So, what is possible….., what is not…..

And now that our “building material” is ready, let’s build the House. The “foreman” of each team “defends” his project. Additions are allowed. A group of “sociologists” sums up the results. (Interesting ideas and their authors are marked with encouraging statements. Active participants are awarded distinctive tokens.)

2. Our House is built, it’s time to say: “Come visit us!” The success of the celebration depends not only on the food and drinks served, but also on the atmosphere that prevails. pleasant witty conversation, relaxed fun, joyful animation - these are indispensable companions. Of course, a lot depends on the guests, but the main role is still played by the owners of the House.

(“Construction crews” are appointed by the owners). You must draw an invitation card and come up with appropriate text.

3. Unfortunately, the holiday quickly ends and life in the family goes on as usual. To be honest, conflict situations arise in the family, where harshness gives rise to reciprocal harshness. And how necessary it is to strive to curb anger and irritation in a quarrel. It is very important for each family member to understand the position of the other, to take his place, to look at the dispute through his eyes. This is a truly creative, almost acting ability to transform into another person, to see his deepest experiences. Most often, this gives a clear understanding of one’s own and others’ positions and helps to come to an agreement. How to learn this? Now we will play the game “Compact Poll”.

Progress of the game: Roles are assigned (father, mother, grandmother, grandfather, son and eldest daughter). The necessary attributes are distributed: to the father - slippers and a drawn TV, to the mother - curlers and a mirror, to the grandmother - a kitchen towel and an apron, to the grandfather - glasses and a newspaper, to the son a drawn computer, to the older sister - a telephone.

Each of the players must “get used to” their social role, choose the appropriate line of behavior, temperament, gestures, facial expressions, and speech.

Problem situation 1.

An ordinary evening in the family. Each family member is busy with his own affairs:

Dad is lying on the sofa watching TV, mom is at the mirror after taking a bath, grandfather is in a chair with a newspaper in his hands, grandmother is in the kitchen preparing evening tea, son is playing on the computer, sister is on the phone.

Try to compose dialogues and act out the situation in different styles:

a) aggressive, b) insecure, c) confident and worthy.

In the afternoon they brought a receipt for payment for the apartment. Who will go to the savings bank tomorrow?

What can you say, assessing the behavior of each family member, about the conflict that has arisen? And let's together find the correct “Code of Conduct” to relieve tension and restore good relationships, which in no case should be forced.

Feelings of love for each other, unfortunately, last as long as we help them live - we help not artificially, but with our whole way of life, the way of relationships, behavior. (Discussion.)

I advise you to develop the best qualities in yourself for the ability to build relationships, study specifically, rely on scientific knowledge about a person, about relationships between people. Mental comfort is based on trust, simplicity, and openness.

I offer several exercises of psychological introspection and observation.

1. Consider whether you are able to answer the following questions:

“How do I feel now?” and “What do I want?”

(The ability of self-analysis develops)

2. Think about why Action and Desire sometimes contradict each other?

(Develops the ability to understand the reasons for the actions of others)

3. Do you have a person you don't like?

Think about what is the reason for this rejection?

(Analysis by analogy)

4. Develop the habit of observing the emotional state of people around you.

Summarizing.

Training “Formula for Success”

Target: creating conditions for self-development and self-affirmation in the process of joint activities of adolescents.

Tasks:

  • Formation of an emotionally positive self-concept: I can, I am capable, I matter; formation of abilities for active self-display and self-expression in accordance with one’s personal characteristics; develop nonverbal ways of interaction and communication; the ability to give and receive information in an unusual form Through exercises and games to develop tolerance for other people’s opinions and group cohesion













Ugly girl. Among other children playing, She resembles a frog. A thin shirt is tucked into shorts, rings of reddish curls are scattered, the mouth is long, the teeth are crooked, the facial features are sharp and ugly. Their fathers bought two boys her age a bicycle. Today the boys, in no hurry for dinner, are racing around the yard, forgetting about her, and she is running after them. Someone else's joy, just like her own, languishes her and breaks out of her heart, And the girl rejoices and laughs, Captivated by the happiness of being. Among other children playing, She resembles a frog. A thin shirt is tucked into shorts, rings of reddish curls are scattered, the mouth is long, the teeth are crooked, the facial features are sharp and ugly. Their fathers bought two boys her age a bicycle. Today the boys, in no hurry for dinner, are racing around the yard, forgetting about her, and she is running after them. Someone else's joy, just like her own, languishes her and breaks out of her heart, And the girl rejoices and laughs, Captivated by the happiness of being. This creature does not yet know a shadow of envy or evil intent. Everything in the world is so immensely new to her, Everything that is dead to others is so alive! And I don’t want to think, watching, That there will be a day when she, sobbing, Sees with horror that among her friends She is just a poor ugly girl! I want to believe that the heart is not a toy, It’s hardly possible to break it suddenly! I want to believe that this pure flame, which burns in its depths, will overcome all its pain and melt the heaviest stone! And even though her features are not good and she has nothing to seduce the imagination, - the infantile grace of the soul is already visible in any of her movements. And if this is so, then what is beauty and why do people deify it? Is she a vessel in which there is emptiness, Or a fire flickering in the vessel? This creature does not yet know a shadow of envy or evil intent. Everything in the world is so immensely new to her, Everything that is dead to others is so alive! And I don’t want to think, watching, That there will be a day when she, sobbing, Sees with horror that among her friends She is just a poor ugly girl! I want to believe that the heart is not a toy, It’s hardly possible to break it suddenly! I want to believe that this pure flame, which burns in its depths, will overcome all its pain and melt the heaviest stone! And even though her features are not good and she has nothing to seduce the imagination, - the infantile grace of the soul is already visible in any of her movements. And if this is so, then what is beauty and why do people deify it? Is she a vessel in which there is emptiness, Or a fire flickering in the vessel?