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Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter. He was a major figure in modern art and painted some of the first modern abstract works. He was the first painter to stop painting pictures of things and instead paint just using colours and shapes. He believed that this let him paint honestly about his feelings.
All About Wassily Kandinsky
All About Wassily Kandinsky
Watch this video to find out more information about Wassily Kandinsky's artwork!
Examining Wassily Kandinsky's Artwork
Examining Wassily Kandinsky's Artwork
T-AD-028-Wassily-Kandinsky-Photo-Pack_ver_1.pdfExamine these pictures of Wassily Kandinsky's artwork.
Blether Station Posters.pdfYou can use these prompt cards to help you respond to his artwork.
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Colour Study: Squares with Concentric Circles
'Colour Study: Squares with Concentric Circles' was created in the year 1913 by Wassily Kandinsky in abstract art style. It is perhaps one of his most famous paintings.
Don't worry if you don't have paints at home. You can use Kandinsky's painting as inspiration but feel free to create your own artwork with the resources that you do have at home.
Kandinsky artwork created with pastels. These pictures could also be created with crayons, pencils, markers or any other colours.
Kandinsky artwork created with torn paper.
Be creative!
Be creative!
Be creative with your Kandinsky circle artwork. Here are some examples of how people used Kandinsky's artwork to inspire their own artwork.
Abstract Art
Abstract Art
Kandinsky thought that painting didn't need a particular subject, but that shapes and colours alone could be art. He would start to paint what would become known as Abstract Art.
Kandinsky felt that he could express feelings and music through colours and shapes in his paintings. For example, he thought that yellow had the crisp sound of a brass trumpet and that certain colours placed together could harmonize like chords on a piano. The shapes he was most interested in were the circle, triangle, and the square. He thought the triangle would cause aggressive feelings, the square calm feelings, and the circle spiritual feelings.
Examples of Kandinsky's Abstract Art
Examples of Kandinsky's Abstract Art
If you are using a laptop hover the mouse over the picture and then press the arrows at the side of the picture to see more examples.
If you are using a tablet/phone tap the picture and then press the arrows at the side of the picture to see more examples.
Create Your Own Wassily Kandinsky Abstract Art
Create Your Own Wassily Kandinsky Abstract Art
Watch these videos of creating abstract art. They may inspire you to come up with some abstract art ideas of your own.
You can colour in these Wassily Kandinsky inspired shapes.
T-AD-029-Wassily-Kandinsky-Colouring-Sheet.pdfYou could create abstract art by using fabric and fibre that you have available around your house.
Kandinsky and Music
Kandinsky and Music
Wassily Kandinsky would often listen to music while he painted and try to paint what he heard.
You could try that this week. Choose one of your favourite songs and try to draw what you hear as the song is playing.
Vote
Vote
Click on the link below to vote for your favourite Wassily Kandinsky painting.
You can vote here.
You can view the results of the vote here.
Art Gallery
Art Gallery
If you have created some artwork after being inspired by Wassily Kandinsky, we would love to see it. All fifth class students can email their artwork to Ms. O'Shea's email address, ooshea@ursulineps.ie and next week we will display those pictures on the main art page.
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