Abstract Kandinsky

Hello!

Today we talked about abstract art.

We started off with blind contour drawings. We talked about how these drawings may not look like the object but have an abstract look about it. We then discussed what the word abstract means and how we can draw shapes or objects that may not necessarily look like the object but may "represent" the object. There can also be lines or colors that are non-representational as well.

I then showed them different kinds of Kandinsky art. We talked about the differences between them and how some used more symbols and how some did not.










I then had them to close their eyes and listen to a song and think about what adjectives or descriptive words they would use to describe the song while a student wrote the words on the board. After discussing these adjectives we did the same process but proceeded to make some abstract art.

We started with an individual abstract art piece and one song. This was an exercise for the big class project.

Next I pulled out a large sheet of paper where students could choose a square and draw what they were feeling about the song. We did this three times. We ended up with extra squares so the teacher, Doug (Arts Bridge coordinator), and I did one of our own to contribute.

The things that we noticed that could have gone better is the choice of materials. I thought it would be easier to use color pencils and crayons so that it wouldn't get messy but the drawing ended up being not very bright or easy to see. Another thing I would change would be to have bigger squares for the children to create a response on. If I couldn't create bigger squares I would maybe have less students at a time working on the paper at a time. I also put tape on the paper to mask out the areas but they ripped the paper when trying to take it off. Next time I would use all the same tape, no tape or different taped off areas for more interesting compositions.

Overall it was quite fun seeing what the children came up with! They are such an enjoyable class!