Some people make art with paint, and others use pencil or clay. However, Jean Shin makes sculptures that change everyday objects into thoughtful and beautiful works of art. Shin makes art from broken umbrellas, old clothing or computer parts. Her show “Common Threads” is currently at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.

One of the first works in the “Common Threads” exhibit looks like glowing orange cave formations coming out of the floor and ceiling. If you move closer to the sculptures, you realize they are made up of thousands of carefully stacked small plastic bottles for storing medicines.

Jean Shin made this work, Chemical Balance, by gathering the bottles from friends, family and retirement communities. Like much of Shin’s art, this work is both about individuals and large groups of people. Each personal object once belonged to an individual. But it takes a large community of such individuals to make Shin’s art possible.

Chance City is made up of more than thirty-two thousand dollars worth of old lottery tickets. People buy tickets in hopes of winning large amounts of money. Shin collected the tickets in New York City and Washington, D.C. over a period of three years. The small pieces of paper are carefully stacked to create buildings. The sculptures were made using no supports, so they could fall over at any time. The work makes a statement about the unsure nature of money and chance.

Jean Shin was born in 1971 in the Republic of Korea. Her parents moved to the United States when she was six years old. Shin studied art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She has chosen to make art that takes a long time to create. She says this is because her parents taught her about the value of hard work.

Other works in “Common Threads” include TEXTile. It is a piece of flowing fabric covered with thousands of old computer keys. Visitors can add to the work by typing their own message.

Shin’s latest work is called Everyday Monuments. It is made of almost 2,000 sports awards called trophies(獎品). The trophies showed people doing sports like baseball, tennis or bowling. Shin changed the human forms on every trophy so that each is doing an everyday act like cleaning, driving or carrying shopping bags. The sculpture was influenced by many large monuments in Washington which honor important heroes. Jean Shin’s smaller monument celebrates the heroism of people in their everyday actions.

1.How many works made by Jean Shin are mentioned in the text?

A. 6. B. 5.

C. 4. D. 7.

2.It can be inferred from the text that Jean Shin’s works is _________.

A. dirty but beautiful

B. made from rubbish

C. environmental and meaningful

D. valuable and natural

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. Jean Shin’s parents took a long time to teach her art.

B. Jean Shin created Chance City in hopes of winning large amounts of money.

C. Everyday Monuments was created to honor important heroes.

D. Visitors can participate in the creation of the work TEXTile.

4.Which of the following could be the best title of the text?

A. The life of Jean Shin

B. Jean Shin Makes Art from Everyday Objects

C. Sculptures Made by Jean Shin

D. Jean Shin’s Latest Work

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