Wassily Kandinsky
Kandinsky was a Russian painter who was famous for creating
abstract pictures with lots of colors and shapes.
He was the first famous abstract artist!
He wanted people to enjoy the
colors and the shapes in his
paintings. An he said that good
art does not have to look like
something in a photo. Abstract
art can be beautiful too!
What do you think?
Chuck Close
Chuck Close is an artist that paints in a very different style.
His artwork looks very real.
Chuck Close
In 1988 Chuck Close became paralyzed and he is now in a wheel
chair. He did not have control of his arms and hands to paint the
perfect photos that he did before…
Chuck Close
Instead of giving up on painting he decided to try a new style! He
started painting with a grid. Up close his paintings look like
squares and blobs, but far away they look like portraits!
Kandinsky & Chuck Close
Some people think that
Chuck Close might have gotten
the idea to do circles from the
famous painter named
Wassily Kandinsky.
What do you think?
Wassily Kandinsky
Kandinsky was a Russian painter who was famous for creating
abstract pictures with lots of colors and shapes.
He was the first famous abstract artist!
If we put all of our drawings
together they will look like a
giant Kandinsky painting!!!
1.
Fold your 9”x9” paper in half
two times.
2.
In pencil, write your name on
the back, and trace your fold
lines with pencil to make
them darker.
3.
Use oil pastels. Start in the
middle with a small colored
circle. Keep making bigger
and bigger circles until each
square is filled.
4.
Color them in nice and dark!