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This painting project involved art & geometry. The goal was to create a non-objective painting using a grid system. The students were to choose their own color palettes that would display harmony in their work. The students were introduced to the artist, Piet Modrian, who began producing grid paintings in late 1919.
Each student began by planning their design on paper with a reduced-scale grid of the final dotted pattern. The students painted on peg board that Mrs. Fennelly had originally found discarded in a dumpster, and then cut to 18" x 18" squares. The students were able to choose from nearly 30 different color sample jars of house paint that Mrs. Fennelly collected during the past few years that had been discounted to 50 cents each. The students enjoyed the variety of unusual colors and freedom of composition.
Mondrian, Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow, 1921
Student Process:
1. Transferring the drawing to the peg board. 2. Using masking tape to reserve negative space.
1. Touching up after taking off the tape. 2 &3. These students engaged in some serious detail.
When Brianna's painting was done, it was framed and back lit with clear Christmas lights.
Brianna won an Honorable Mention for her piece called, Circuit Board, at the 2016 Scholastics Art Awards. Congratulations Brianna!
More Final Results:
Visual Arts Standards:
Observe and Learn to Comprehend
1. Students can investigate and debate quality in art and design such as symmetry and balance, rhythm, and scale and proportion.
2. Students can employ appropriate vocabulary for art categories such as realistic, abstract, non-objective, conceptual, and other genres.
Invent and Discover to Create
1. Students can generate works of art based on selected themes or anticipated goals.
Inquiry Question: How do artists plan for or anticipate outcomes?
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