Jamestown Elementary: 4th Grade Abstract Kandinsky Murals

4th grade artists studied the abstract art of Wassily Kandinsky. The learned about his life and artwork. They even learned about a strange condition that he had called synesthesia cognate. This condition is one that a person's senses get mixed up and he/she can hear colors and see sounds. Because of this, he would always paint while listening to music. We worked individually to create our own personal abstract artworks while listening to music. We then as a group, worked together to choose a color scheme and combine our smaller works into collaborative large abstract murals!

Georgetown Elementary: Mondrian + Kandinsky = ABSTRACT ART!

Georgetown fourth grade artists have really been flexing their art muscles this month!  Their latest creations combine their understanding of the abstract art of Mondrian and Kandinsky, plus their recent study of color families, AND our school goal of improving number sense and fractions.  Whew!

After viewing work by Mondrian and Kandinsky, students discussed how both artists might have divided up their picture space as they created “Broadway Boogie Woogie” and “Several Circles No. 323″.

  

Students folded their paper into halves, thirds, and quarters and carefully planned where to place their lines and shapes to create a strong abstract composition.  Color was added after considering color families, and a printed border pulled their pieces together.  The final result?  Stunning!

       

Learning Goals - I CAN:

• Recognize the abstract work of Kandinsky and Mondrian
• Understand that artists create abstract art to show emotion and feeling through color, line, and shape
• Use understanding of fractions to divide picture space into a visually pleasing composition
• Add color using color family combinations

See more of these abstract pieces at our ARTSONIA on-line art museum!