We are learning to:
• see how different artists respond to colour and their environment in different ways
• identify warm, cool, complimentary and harmonious colours
• come up with some reasons for painting abstractly
• think about using shape, line, tone and texture in painting
The first part forms a bridge between realist and abstract painting, using the work of local painters (Co. Longford) to connect life with art and expands into a discussion of abstract artists: Kandinsky, Klee, Riley, Miro, Malevich etc. and the reasons for painting abstractly. Have a look at these video clips:
The second part is a practical application of this, looking closely at your surroundings and responding through paint and colour, while experimenting with a range of paints. Here we are learning to:
• record colours from our environment
• think about how your environment shapes who you are
• think about how colours react to each other
Along with all this you can introduce the basics of the colour wheel, point out the relationship between colour and place, explore warm and cool colours, complementary and harmonious colours, tone and texture and challenge notions of what a painting is. The journal can then be used to observe and record colour in your personal spaces and environments later.
We had great fun creating our own abstract paintings and experimenting with watercolour and acrylic and comparing the different techniques and results.We didn't really stick to the idea of observing colours around us although we did a lot of talking about the colours in the abstract paintings, where they remind us of and how they make us feel. Here's some of our paintings from today:
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