Wassily Kandinsky was born in Russia in 1866. In his early years as an artist, he explored a variety of media but stayed with a traditional, realistic style. Upon traveling through Europe and viewing art by artists such as Matisse and Gauguin, Kandinsky was influenced to bring vibrant colors into his art. When he became a professor a the Bauhaus School in Germany, his art became less objective and contained lines, circles and other geometric shapes.
Kandinsky has been called a "pioneer of modern art." He believed that art should reach the audience though sight, sound and emotion or spiritual connection. He wanted to create art that let the audience decide on the meaning, much like music brings images into the listener's head.
One of Kandinsky's most well known paintings is "Squares with Concentric Circle" (1913).
Kandinsky loved including circles in his work. Here are some other pieces comprised of circles.
- What do you notice about Kandinsky's work?
- What guesses can you make about the artist?
- What do you like?
- What don't you like?
- Is there anything that you can take from Kandinsky's artwork to inspire your own work?
- How is looking at artwork like listening to music? How is it different?
First and second grade artists competed two piece inspired by the work of Wassily Kandinsky.
For the first project, each student created on square with concentric circles, inspired by Kandinsky's famous painting. We used oil pastels, then observed the watercolor resist technique by painting over our circles with liquid watercolors. We will put these squares together to form a collaborative display.
For the second project, students worked collaboratively to paint a mural inspired by Kandinsky's use of shape, line and color. We started with black paint, then added warm colors, then cool colors.
Click here to explore the connection between art and music with this interactive online game from the Tate Gallery.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FINISHED MURALS!
LEARNING TARGETS:
- I can use art vocabulary to describe Kandinsky's work.
- I can identify and explain similarities between Kandinsky's work and my own art work.
- I can work collaboratively with my classmates on our mural.
- I can identify and use warm and cool colors.
VOCABULARY
- Warm/Cool Colors
- Concentric Circles
- Geometric Shapes
- Abstract Art
- Collaborative
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