Kandinsky Inspired Paintings
Learning Targets:
I can...
- Create a abstract painting using techniques learning in class
- Use line (diagonal, vertical, horizontal), shape (geometric, organic, free form), and color (primary, secondary, tertiary) to represent an emotion
- Write a Self Reflection explaining and discussing meaning within ones finished artwork
- Define Non-Objective (not representational, containing no recognizable figures or objects)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Visit Sense Stations (listen, touch, smell, taste) Write down Five Non-Objective & Geometric Attributes
2. Read "The Colors & Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art The Noisy Paint Box" by Bard Rosenstock
3. Famous Artist Quote:
1. Use Three Geometric Shapes (circle, square, triangle) to represent One Emotion (sad, happy, mad)
2. Listen to Explosions In The Sky (Instrumental Music) on Pandora Radio to help with choosing Design Principles (composition, arrangement, variation)
Reminder:
- Initials & Home Teacher on Back of Paper
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Abstract Painting for Assigned Table
2. Retrieve Ruler & Sharpie Marker
Lesson Activities:
1. Add Three Lines (diagonal, vertical, horizontal) to help express One Emotion (sad, happy, mad)
2. Listen to Explosions In The Sky (Instrumental Music) on Pandora Radio to help with choosing Design Principles (composition, arrangement, variation)
3. Use a Black Sharpie Marker to trace Three Geometric Shapes & Line Types
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Abstract Painting for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (paintbrushes, water buckets, paper towel)
Lesson Activities:
1. Finish using a Black Sharpie Marker to trace Three Geometric Shapes & Line Types
Add Three Lines (diagonal, vertical, horizontal) to help express One Emotion (sad, happy, mad)
2. Listen to Explosions In The Sky (Instrumental Music) on Pandora Radio to help with choose colors that help express One Emotion (sad, happy, mad)
3. Use Different Watercolor Techniques (layers, wet on wet, salt) to add Design Principle: Variation to their abstract paintings
Artist Examples
Student Examples
