Listen to the Murmur of Art聆听艺术的呢喃

cntic 2013-04-23

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With art communities booming worldwide, it is hard to take in everything. A lot of art doesn't get seen, so a group of people decided to change this. Seven years ago, they started an art crawl that took people through small galleries located in an industrial part of Oakland, California. Their goal was to draw attention to the arts in the city. Now, more than 20,000 people flock to the streets of Oakland every month to enjoy art, food, and entertainment.

Begun with only a few artists trying to make a living, the Oakland Art Murmur has grown into a popular cultural event. On the first Friday of each month, galleries are especially crowded with art fans and the streets outside take on a festival atmosphere. Street performers, food vendors, and independent artists all add to the excitement. However, don't expect to see just traditional art. One artist creates images with a portable, bicycle-powered sewing machine. Other artists use temporary venues like car dealerships to exhibit their work. If art is what you are into, you will find more variety than you can imagine at the Oakland Art Murmur.

随著各种艺术社群在全世界的蓬勃发展，

使得我们很难将一切尽收眼底。许多艺术都得不到世人的目光，因此有一群人决定改变这个状况。七年前，他们创办了一项艺术欣赏活动，带人们到处参观座落於加州奥克兰一处工业区里的诸多小型艺廊。他们的目标是要让人们关注该城市内的各项艺术。如今，每个月都有两万多人涌进奥克兰的街道，尽情享受艺术、美食及娱乐。

奥克兰艺语呢喃当初只是一些艺术家试图维持生计所设立，但如今已发展成一项热门的文化盛事（编按∶murmur为低语、呢喃之意，这个活动之所以取名为Oakland Art Murmur，是因其展出的作品不一定为主流艺术，所以用较小声的murmur取名；同时也表现出人们口耳相传、谈论这项艺文活动的感觉）。每个月的第一个星期五，艺廊里都会特别挤满艺术爱好者，而外面的街道上也呈现满满的节庆氛围。各种街头艺人、小吃摊贩以及独立艺术家，全都增添了活动兴奋精彩的程度（编按∶独立艺术家是指没有获得官方补助或加入正式组织、自行从事创作的艺术家）。但是，不要以为您只会看到传统艺术。有位艺术家会利用可携式的单车动力缝纫机来创作图像。其他艺术家则会藉助像是汽车经销所的临时场地来展出作品。如果您对艺术感兴趣的话，您会在奥克兰艺语呢喃里找到您想也想不到的各类艺术喔。

draw attention to...使人关注……

The documentary was well-received and drew attention to the problem of illiteracy.

这部深受欢迎的记录片使人们注意到文盲问题。

* illiteracy [ I`lItJtJsI ] n. 文盲

flock to...蜂拥到……

flockvi. 成群地移动；聚集

Many people flocked to the shopping mall for all the holiday sales.

许多人因为所有的节庆折扣而蜂拥到那间购物中心。

make a living维持生计，谋生

Sandy makes a living selling accessories for cellphones.

珊蒂靠贩售手机配件来维持生计。

take on...呈现　开始具有……（某种特徵、意义等）