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A Little Kandinsky for All Art History Lesson - Art History - KinderArt
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Lesson Image(s):

Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944)
Transverse Line, 1923
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen Dusseldorf
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A LITTLE KANDINSKY
Written by: Charlotte E. Broxon [Charlotte is an art educator at Stone-Robinson E.S in Charlottesville, Virginia. ]
Grade: K-2 (adaptable for other grades)
Age: 4-6
Activity Summary:
Students will expore the expressive qualities of line and color through the study of Wassily Kandinsky. They will also become more familiar with the painting process, as well as different kinds of colors and lines.
Objectives:
Students Will:
- Learn about lines, primary colors, and Kandinsky
- Learn about the expressive qualities of line and
color.
- Create primary colored composition, then add black and
white lines.
- Expore the expressive qualities of line and color through the study of Wassily Kandinsky. They will also become more familiar with the painting process, as well as different kinds of colors and lines.
- Understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
History: Kandinsky
Criticism: none
Studio: create abstract painting
Aesthetics: personal, thoughtful artistic choices will be made
Concept:
Kandinsky used lines as well as shape and color in his art work.
Vocabulary:
Line- (poster with different kinds of lines on it.), Primary colors, Kandinsky
Visual Aids:
- a later, highly abstract work by Kandinsky
- demo materials,
- world map (to show where Kandinsky was from, Russia)
- line poster.
What You Need:
- brushes
- red, blue, and yellow tempera paint
- black & white tempera paint
- heavy paper (at least 11x17)
- It's a nice touch to play music while the children are painting, especially since Kandinsky was a
musician.
What You Do:
Day one Students will create an abstract composition based on
the later works of Wassily Kandinsky using the primary colors.
Day two Students will add a variety of lines (with small
brushes) to the compositions created the class before.
Motivation:
- Discuss Kandinsky visual
- Discuss primary colors in visual
- Discuss different lines in visual
- Remind students that Kandinsky did not paint THINGS so much as
shapes, areas, and lines.
Demonstration:
- Model correct painting procedure. (How to handle the
brush, etc.)
Closure:
- What does your painting make you think of?
- What kinds of lines did you use?
- How were they different?
- Tell me about the painting we looked at by Kandinsky?
A Few Rules Are:
- Follow your classroom rules.
- Don’t get too loud.
- Treat your art tools with respect.
Recommended Products:
Recommended Books:
Wassily Kandinsky: 1866-1944 a Revolution in Painting
by: Hajo Duchting
Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian-born painter, became one of the founders of 20th-century abstract art, ultimately moving toward the geometric forms for which he is best known. Some of the more beautiful works included in this title are Several Circles (1926), Hard But Soft (1927), and Graceful Ascent (1934). Readers looking for a good introduction to the works of Kandinsky will be delighted with this volume.

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