Kandinsky First Grade Art Project Northwood Elementary Art

Kandinsky First Grade Art Project Northwood Elementary Art Enrichment Program

Wassily Kandinsky • Painted abstract pictures • He was a musician as well as a painter and thought of colors as music. • Believed pictures were like melodies and symphonies • Called many of his paintings improvisations – made up on the spot (1866 -1944)

Composition VII

Composition VII Storm • How does this art make you feel? • What do you notice about the shapes and colors?

Improvisation 35

• What shapes do you notice? • How does this art make you feel? • What kind of music does it make you think of? White Dot

Today’s Project You will paint your own symphony! We will listen to three different kinds of music and you will paint an improvisational piece of abstract art for each of the three music selections.

Step 1 - Prepare your Paper • Fold the paper into three equal parts and then flatten it back down. • You will be making three improvisational pieces of art. Each piece will go in a section of the paper. • Write your name on the back of your paper

Step 2 - Imagine the Art • I will play the first piece of music. • We will close our eyes and listen to the music selection for 2 or 5 minutes without doing anything else. • Stretch out on the floor if desired or put head down on desk. Try to imagine what colors, lines and shapes can be used to show the feelings that the music creates.

Step 3 - Paint the Music • Now listen to the same music again while painting a picture of the sounds. (eyes open) • Use lines shapes and colors without trying to draw any particular object. • Create an abstract design that is made up on the spot- an improvisation created without planning or sketching ahead of time.

Step 4 - Paint More Music • Now listen to the next piece of music and paint again. • Use lines shapes and colors without trying to draw any particular object. • Create an abstract design that is made up on the spot- an improvisation. • Listen to the third music selection and paint again. • Look at the different results to different kinds of music. Note: You may need to play the song many times over again to let the students have enough time to fill the paper.