Class 1-202 is on the move because I have the pleasure of seeing them twice a week. All other 1st grade classes will eventually be getting to each of the projects, this class is just moving faster because of their extra class. That being said, 1st graders are now learning about the artist Wassily Kandinsky and his artwork. With our knowledge of now both shape and color, the students will be putting those 2 elements together to create an artwork that is inspired by Kandinsky's artwork by painting 8 different concentric circles like that of the artwork, “Squares With Concentric Circles”. The students were first introduced to the artists life and artworks through a google search. We discussed his use of line, shape and color in Kandinsky's artwork. We reviewed what the word abstract means and spoke about the differences between representational abstract and non-representational abstract. (I'm not so sure our 1st graders will remember these words but they certainly understood that there are 2 types of abstract art.) We looked closely at Kandisnky's artwork, "Concentric Circles". The students noticed that he used and mixed together both primary and secondary colors and that he used only 2 shapes in this artwork, squares and circles. We discussed what the word concentric meant as well. The students were then given a paper that was folded into 8 boxes. They drew a small circle that got bigger and bigger with each ring of circles in every square. They were then given oil pastels to color in each ring a different color, they were encouraged to overlap and mix the colors in between each ring. They then were given watercolors to create the background of square, using only one color just as Kandinsky did. The results were these beautiful pieces of abstract artwork that reviewed some of the most important elements of design: line, shape and color.
Learning Objectives: Exploring 3 elements of art into one project, color, shape, line.
ART WORDS:
Concentric: circles, arcs, or other shapes that share the same center, the larger often completely surrounding the smaller. (a circle that gets larger and larger)
Non-respresentational abstract: artwork that completely consists of only line shapes and colors and resembles nothing of real life.
Representational abstract: We know what the image is but it is distorted or created with colors that are not like real life. (i.e. a portrait of someone with purple skin.)
Here is what we spoke about when google searching Wassily Kandinsky! (click the link below for a .pdf file)
Learning Objectives: Exploring 3 elements of art into one project, color, shape, line.
ART WORDS:
Concentric: circles, arcs, or other shapes that share the same center, the larger often completely surrounding the smaller. (a circle that gets larger and larger)
Non-respresentational abstract: artwork that completely consists of only line shapes and colors and resembles nothing of real life.
Representational abstract: We know what the image is but it is distorted or created with colors that are not like real life. (i.e. a portrait of someone with purple skin.)
Here is what we spoke about when google searching Wassily Kandinsky! (click the link below for a .pdf file)
| wassily_kandinsky.pdf |
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