There are so many concepts packed into this project. I love teaching expressionism, music, and color theory which is incorporated throughout the unit. On the first day the class is introduced to Mr. Kandinsky and expressionism. Students are also introduced and learn about his contemporary Sergei Prokofiev and his symphony Peter and the Wolf. We read a story of Peter and the Wolf illustrated in an expressionist style and listen to the Introduction to the symphony hear the different instruments represented by different animals. While we do sketchbook practice I demonstrate line variations, children brainstorm a list. During the first class we paint up to 4 line paintings in black tempera, while listening to the symphony giving the students "inspiration". The second day of class we talk about expressionism and color we talk about Warm colors vs. Cool colors. We talk about which those colors might represent. Students are given a limited analogous palette of warm colors, and cool so their paintings do not mix. They fill in the line paintings with the color tempera. On the third day students paint in the line with Rainbow. We discuss the order in which the color spectrum occurs. They emulate the rainbow in watercolor on their line painting. The results are really neat, with so much variety. There is so much depth and learning going in this lesson unit that I can see many variations in the future. Materials Peter and the Wolf, Illustrated Book Peter and the Wolf Symphony, Prokofiev, Andre Previn Sketchbook Paper Tempera paint Watercolor Brushes Water cup Inspiration
Wassily Kandinsky 1866-1944 Kandinsky was a Russian born artist who made his name working in Germany in an art style called Expressionism. Expressionists wanted to use art to express their feelings and emotions, usually through bold use of line and color. Kandinsky studied law and economics in school, and was very successful in his career, but he also loved art, and eventually decided to do art full time, even becoming an art teacher. As a child he was also interested in music, learning to play both the piano and the cello, and this was an interest that inspired a lot of his art. In fact, many of his paintings were titled as if they were songs or musical works, like "Composition" and "Improvisation." Kandinsky was inspired by was COLOR. He felt that color could convey emotion even without showing any particular object or figure. Color on its own could tell the story of his art. Kandinsky was one of the first artists who painted purely ABSTRACT works of art, meaning he abandoned any reference to recognizable reality in his work.
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