This article includes sample answer on the IELTS cue card topic:
Describe a Piece of Art that You Want to Buy
You should say:
- What this part of art is
- How you learn about it
- How you think you would be able to buy it
And explain why you want to have it.
Sample Answer : Band 8+
I enjoy a variety of artworks, but that does not imply that I am an expert in them. Nonetheless, I shall do my best to describe a work of art that I want to buy. Anyway, the piece of art I’m about to describe is titled “Mont Sainte-Victoire.” It is, in fact, a series of oil paintings by the French artist Paul Cézanne, who completed them sometime in 1905.
The artwork displays a lovely view of Aix-en-Provence, the town where Cézanne was born, from a peak in France named “Mont Sainte-Victoire”. I first saw it in an international art gallery in my country a few years ago. I didn’t mind it at the time, but after seeing it again in a famous painting book featuring all the famous artworks from the twentieth century, as well as on the internet, I gradually began to realize how beautiful and articulated this series of artworks truly is, particularly the limestone peak of Mont Sainte-Victoire. In his words, the artist attempted to bring order and clarity to nature by employing basic shapes such as triangles, flat planes, cylinders, rhomboids, and so on.
Furthermore, he is observed to be very conscientious about preserving flawless geometric motifs in this artwork while employing two excellent color schemes in order to produce a natural ambiance around the mountain peak as well as the depth of the mountain. He also employs layers of paint to create a series of horizontal planes that lure the viewer’s gaze in from afar.
Anyway, I enjoy this piece of artwork because, though the mountain peak in the image dominates the area surrounding it and commands our attention, filling our eyes and brains, it may be surprising to learn that such a magnificent natural landmark can be so far away from us. Furthermore, I appreciate it because it is a breathtakingly simple artwork that will catch your attention from the moment you gaze upon it. The painting is rather expensive and I have been saving for it for the last few months. I wish to have it as a birthday present for myself when I turn 30 in August.
Follow-up Questions: Part 3
Paintings are worth a fortune. Why do you think lots of people want to have them anyway?
As a person who enjoys art myself, I can say that one of the reasons why a lot of people want to own most of them is to express the kind of personality we have. Paintings are also masterpieces of great artists, and it feels amazing having such items hanging somewhere at home.
How do you think art forms have changed over the last few decades?
I don’t believe that the most popular creative forms have changed much in the last 20 or 30 years, but I believe that the way younger people express themselves is changing. That is to say, classic art forms are still prevalent today, but they are beginning to give way to more modern art forms. For example, there were few abstract painters 20 years ago, but today I see an increasing number of new artists developing more experimental, modern art pieces to display. Although progress has been modest thus far, I believe that art will alter much more dramatically in the future.
