Mondrian and Primary Colors Kindergarten Art Project West

Mondrian and Primary Colors Kindergarten Art Project West Mercer Elementary Art Enrichment Program

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Piet Mondrian He was a Dutch painter His art is non-representational. What do you think that means? He only used primary colors and white and black. • What are the primary colors? • •

Mondrian Examples 1 What colors do you see?

Mondrian Examples 2 What shapes do you see?

Mondrian is Everywhere!

Today’s Project • Make a Mondrian using primary colors – Rectangles and squares in • • Red Blue Yellow And white – Black lines

Step 1 – Select your pieces • Look at the colored shapes: – Some big, some small – Some squares, some rectangles – Black lines around each shape • 1 big white paper • 6 black strips • Colored rectangles- pick different sizes – 2 red – 2 blue – 2 yellow

Step 2 – White paper • Write your name on the back • Fold it in half – Short end to short end so it looks like a book • This will be a guideline for your shapes fold

Step 3 – Biggest shape • Look at the shapes: – Mostly white space – Only a few shapes in primary colors • What were they again? – Some big, some small • Yellow rectangle is half of red square • White rectangles half of yellow rectangle – Colors spread out • Arrange YOUR colors – Start with biggest shape – Put one edge of it on center fold • Glue it down

Step 4 – Black strips • Look at the strips- how are they arranged? – Parallel to the edges – Perpendicular to each other • Arrange YOUR black strips around your first shape – – – Each colored shape needs black around all 4 sides 1 st strip along the center edge (vertical) Should touch the edge of the colored shape Glue it down Then glue top and bottom sides (horizontal) Then the left side (vertical)

Step 5 - Trim the edges • Scissors • Trim any extra hanging over the edge of the white paper • Put clippings on paper plate – You might need these later

Step 5 – Which shape fits next? • Which of these shapes will fit in the space between the black lines? • Pick a shape that fits in one of your spaces • glue

Step 6 – Black strip edges • Use black strip for missing edge – Can go from edge to edge of the white paper -or– Just the edge of the shape • Trim to size • Glue

Step 7 – Other shapes • Find a place for your other colored shapes within the white spaces – Can go off the edge of the paper – Glue • Fit black strips around the edges – Trim – Glue

Step 8 – Finish edges • Make sure all your colored shapes have black strips on all sides • Turn paper over and trim extra • Put extra bits on paper plate

Step 9 - Mondrian Masterpiece! You’ve created a Mondrian using primary colors!