THIRD GRADE. . . Painting like Kandinsky

Concentric Shapes by Sydney Z.

Kandinsky

Third graders learned about Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), a Russian born artist who made his name working in an art style called Expressionism. Kandinsky was very much inspired by music. His paintings often reflected the sounds and repetitive rhythms of a musical composition. He also felt that color could express emotion and tell a story, even though the composition was pure abstract art. In Kandinsky's "Squares with Concentric Circles," he experimented by combining shapes with different colors simply to see which ones felt right to him.

To begin our project, third graders had a lesson on how to use a ruler. We divided our papers into six squares, measuring and ruling out the lines of our squares. In each square we drew a simple shape. Some students drew all circles, just like Kandinsky. In Sydney's example above, there is a different shape for each box. We then painted in each shape and added rings of color around each shape.

Here are other examples of our third grade abstract paintings. To see all of our work, follow this link to our exhibit page on artsonia.com.   http://www.artsonia.com/schools/school.asp?id=114839

Concentric Shapes by Connor G.

Concentric Shapes by Mia G.

Concentric Shapes by Sloane P.

Concentric Shapes by Ansh P.

Concentric Shapes by Lyla G.