Kandisnky Line Paintings

Students are being introduced to famous artist, Kandinsky (Wassily Kandinsky) and learning about the types of line he used in his paintings.


Kandinsky is a Russian Painter (1866 - 1944) who was famous for his abstract paintings.





I am showing students a picture of his painting, Composition II, and we are discussing what we see. It's amazing so far to hear so many different responses to what the children see when they look at his painting. This is how I introduce abstract art to the children. I tell them that everyone might see something different in the painting, but everyone has a right answer; that's the cool thing about abstract art.





I am asking the children,
"What color are the lines Kandinsky painted?" (black)
"What did he paint around the lines?" (rainbows of colors or they can name the colors they see)


Children are creating their own Kandinsky inspired paintings; drawing black lines and painting rainbows of colors around the lines.
The lines taught are: up-and-down, side-to-side, dotted, zigzag, curvy, bumpy, and loopy.


This project will take us two art classes to complete.