Josey’s Art School: Wassily Kandinsky “Farbstudie Quadrate”| Josey’s Art School Presents Studying Art with the Masters By: Robin Norgren M.A. This Lesson: Wassily Kandinsky “Farbstudie Quadrate” Josey’s Art School http://www.joseysartschool.com Studying Art with Preschoolers 1 Josey’s Art School: Wassily Kandinsky “Farbstudie Quadrate”| Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles Wassily Kandinsky Original Title: Farbstudie: Quadrate mit konzentrischen Ringen Date: 1913 Style: Abstract Art Genre: abstract Media: mixed technique, paper Location: Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, German Explanation of Common Core ELA Standards There are two underpinnings/Habits Developed in Common Core: Josey’s Art School http://www.joseysartschool.com Studying Art with Preschoolers 2 Josey’s Art School: Wassily Kandinsky “Farbstudie Quadrate”| 1. Close Reading (What it says, How it Says it, What does it Mean) 2. Text Dependent Questions and Responses HABIT #1: CLOSE READING Close reading underpins so many of the Common Core state standards. For the RI, the Reading Informational text standards, and the RL, the Reading Literature standards: 1st Read: What it says? (Covers Standards 1,2,3) 2nd Read: How it say it? (Covers Standards 4, 5, 6) 3rd Read: What does it mean? (Covers Standards 7,8,9) “When you understand how the standards are organized, and then you marry that with close reading, you realize, “Oh, close reading is the vehicle for teaching the standards.” – Jill Jackson, Literacy Specialist, Jackson Consulting CLOSE READING DOES NOT HAVE TO WRITTEN DOWN/IN TEXT FORM IN ORDER TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARDS. Therefore, when you change the phrase “1st Read” for example to “1st Look” you can now see how the art lesson conforms to ELA Common Core Standards. So the ‘new’ questions would look like this when applying the standards to Art lessons: 1st Look: What is it? (Covers Standards 1, 2, 3) 2nd Look: How was it created? (Covers Standards 4, 5, 6) 3rd Look: What does it mean? (Covers Standards 7, 8, 9) HABIT #2: TEXT DEPENDENT QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES Josey’s Art School http://www.joseysartschool.com Studying Art with Preschoolers 3 Josey’s Art School: Wassily Kandinsky “Farbstudie Quadrate”| The following are questions which can be used as examples of ways to conform art lessons so that they are in line with this habit: 1. Do you enjoy looking at this piece 2. If so, talk about what’s enjoyable. 3. Give examples of what you like about this piece. “In order for a question to be text dependent it requires the student to have looked at the piece of artwork or read the piece of text or listened to the piece of music – i.e. there’s no way that they could answer it completely and correctly or get a 100 percent on it had they not seen the piece.” - Jill Jackson In my lessons, I will give you a full size copy of the art piece you are studying, a biography which you can use as an option if you want to have your students write about the artist and questions to ask about the art which align with the questions you should incorporate in an art lesson for it to be in compliance with Common Core. SOURCE: https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/ccss-and-integrated-art-lessons-getty Questions to ask your students before you begin the Discussion: 1. What do you see? Josey’s Art School http://www.joseysartschool.com Studying Art with Preschoolers 4 Josey’s Art School: Wassily Kandinsky “Farbstudie Quadrate”| 2. What kinds of materials do you think the artist used to make this? 3. What else do you see? 4. What is going on in this picture? 5. What else do you see? 6. Is there any book or song that you think of when you look at this picture? 7. What is your favorite thing about this picture? 8. What else do you see? 9. How does this picture make you feel? 10. What do you think the picture means? 11. What do you like the most about this piece? 12. What one thing don’t you like about the piece? Discussion Wassily Kandinsky (1886 - 1944) is considered to be the originator of abstract art, and believed that art could visually express musical compositions. Kandinsky, who was also an accomplished musician, saw color when he heard music, and associated a color’s tone with musical timbre, hue with pitch, and saturation with the volume of sound. Music influenced his art to such a degree that Kandinsky named his works after musical terms. Originally a lawyer in his native Russia, he was inspired to study art at age 30, after seeing Monet’s “Haystacks.” Kandinsky was gripped by a compulsion to relentlessly create, and believed that if this drive were pure, it would evoke a correspondingly powerful response in viewers of his work. Picasso and Matisse have their 20th Century peer in Wassily Kandinsky (1886-1944). Kandinsky believed that art could visually express music, and is credited for painting the first modern Josey’s Art School http://www.joseysartschool.com Studying Art with Preschoolers 5 Josey’s Art School: Wassily Kandinsky “Farbstudie Quadrate”| abstractions. He was inspired by the radiantly colorful churches and homes of his native Russia. In “Farbstudie Quadrate,” color and rhythm make beautiful music together. Source: http://www.art.com/products/p10288056-sa-i809916/wassily-kandinsky-colorstudies.htm?sorig=cat&sorigid=0&dimvals=5000026&ui=475bcc70299a4673abe388c390e79d25&rfid=054402&domain =com&kwid=866132448&gclid=cpbqiooo_k8cfq2fhwodqgpsta&ctid=1585886945 http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Farbstudie-Quadrate-c-1913-Posters_i335877_.htm Materials needed Josey’s Art School http://www.joseysartschool.com Studying Art with Preschoolers 6 Josey’s Art School: Wassily Kandinsky “Farbstudie Quadrate”| Pencil (to write the child’s name on the back of the work) 8.5x11 or 9x12 white cardstock/precut poster board/140lb watercolor paper – something with a bit more stability to it than copy paper in order to withstand the amount of paint and glue your students will be using. You will need enough for each participant to use as the base for his/her artwork This is a lesson that can be adapted in many ways depending on the age and skill level of your classroom. Option: For younger children, you may want to draw wavy lines as guides for where to paint with watercolors. Older children may also opt to draw the lines in the background for where they want to alternate the colors in an even fashion. Large Paintbrushes and water bowls Watercolor paints Construction paper in various colors Option: you may want to cut the circles in advance for students to save time. Glue Optional: dixie cups and Styrofoam cups to use as stencils Josey’s Art School http://www.joseysartschool.com Studying Art with Preschoolers 7 Josey’s Art School: Wassily Kandinsky “Farbstudie Quadrate”| Baby wipes Aprons Length of Time/Duration of project: 30 minutes Prep work: - Drawing lines on the white paper which serves as the background Cutting various sizes of circles This should take no more than about 20 -30 minutes Instructions You have a few options for how you want to proceed with developing the main thrust of the project. I work with 3-5 year olds in a Montessori setting. This means that you are met with a gamut of skill levels. Some children will have no problem handling more of the details of this project which means less time needed to prep and more of the experience for the way the artistic process works is offered to the child. I have attempted to give you two ends of the spectrum but please feel free to modify as needed. Josey’s Art School http://www.joseysartschool.com Studying Art with Preschoolers 8 Josey’s Art School: Wassily Kandinsky “Farbstudie Quadrate”| 1. Take your piece of white paper that you are using as the base for the project and write the child’s name on the back of the paper or let them write their names on their own. 2. (Older children) Draw vertical lines on the page evenly spaced with a pencil Josey’s Art School http://www.joseysartschool.com Studying Art with Preschoolers 9 Josey’s Art School: Wassily Kandinsky “Farbstudie Quadrate”| 3. Paint the background various colors/shades with watercolor paint 4. Move to another location to Let Dry (This could be the time that you talk more about the artist) Josey’s Art School http://www.joseysartschool.com Studying Art with Preschoolers 10 Josey’s Art School: Wassily Kandinsky “Farbstudie Quadrate”| 5. (Older children) Use varying colors of construction paper to cut out various sizes of circles. Option: use circle stencils of varying sizes: dixie cups, Styrofoam cups, etc 6. (Younger and older children): Place your LARGEST sized circles in three even rows of three (totaling nine) on your painted paper Josey’s Art School http://www.joseysartschool.com Studying Art with Preschoolers 11 Josey’s Art School: Wassily Kandinsky “Farbstudie Quadrate”| 7. Glue the next largest size of circle in the middle of each of those circles Robin Norgren’s Bio Josey’s Art School http://www.joseysartschool.com Studying Art with Preschoolers 12 Josey’s Art School: Wassily Kandinsky “Farbstudie Quadrate”| My name is Robin Norgren, M.A., and I am passionate about creativity. I believe that building a business is the ULTIMATE creative act. I am a Creativity Facilitator in Virginia. I hold a Masters Degree in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary and B.S. in Management from Arizona State University. I received a business coaching certification through Southwest Institute of Healing Arts. My mission is to ignite the joy of creativity in children and adults. Here’s a bit of the work I have done: – written books on joy, soulful living and how to become more creative so that you can explore and deepen YOUR creative life. – created a facilitator guide offering STEP BY STEP instructions on how to start a creative community – created an online class filled with art projects for you to create – created a YouTube channel called “Well of Creations” with videos on how to create an art journal I also work with developing creativity in children as well. I am a Montessori trained teacher and an art teacher. I write regularly on my blog called Children Need Art about the value of creativity in a child’s life. I teach art classes all over Arizona and Virginia under the name Josey’s Art School. I offer art lessons that you can download from a website called Teachers Pay Teachers. AND… I create beginner sewing kits and Sewing kits for teens at Http://www.kidssewingkits.com Ready to start a business? I have a program that teaches you how to become an art teacher and provides you with THREE different art modules to begin teaching right away. Contact me if you would like some business coaching. My rates are $80.00 per hour. Education: AMI Montessori Primary Teacher Certification, 2016 Transformational Life Coach Certification, Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, 2012 Masters of Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, 2007 Bachelor of Science, Business Arizona State University, 2000 Certifications: Certified Drum Circle Facilitator, Upbeat Drum Circles, 2015 Certified Hula Hooper for Kids, 2015 Certified Women's Circle Facilitator, Dirty Footprints Studio, 2015 Kids Yoga Training, Mini Yogis, 2015 C-YT 200 Hour, Holy Yoga, 2008 Facilitator, Mending the Soul, 2009 Find my videos on Youtube under “WELL OF CREATIONS” Josey’s Art School http://www.joseysartschool.com Studying Art with Preschoolers 13
