Chenille Stem Mesh Kandinsky Art

DISCUSSION: Line, Shape, Color.

Line: go over each and talk about how they might make us feel

Angled or curved

Shape: go over several geometric shapes again and talk about how it makes them feel? circle vs. square

Organic shapes: more free, of nature not so regimented.

Color: go over colors again and talk about how they make us feel. Red vs. blue etc.

Expressionist artwork: Expressionism was a cultural movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the start of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world in an utterly subjective perspective, radically distorting it for emotional effect, to evoke moods or ideas. Expressionist artists sought to express the meaning of "being alive" and emotional experience rather than physical reality.

for additional information please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expressionism

ARTIST:

Wassily Kandinsky 

1866-1944

Russian Painter

Taught art in Munich Germany for ten years

Moved to Paris in 1933 became a citizen in 1939

He was excited by COLOR as a child

He related painting to playing music

Credited with painting the first modern abstract

for additional information please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassily_Kandinsky

PROJECT: Create chenille stem “paintings” with plastic mesh canvas

Step1: using black stems add in a strong (angles or curves) line somewhere on your canvas

Step2: now add two geometric shapes in different colors

step3: add one organic shape in a third color

Step4: think about your color choices as you begin to fill in the remainder as you see fit

add more shapes, lines, color, pattern etc.

Step5: the canvas must be filled in all the way

MATERIALS:

chenille stems in every color and black

dick blick mesh canvas

The end result is a large mesh quilt. All student art is quilted together for the art show. 

I adapted this cool project from a dick blick lesson plan: 

http://cdn.dickblick.com/lessonplans/chenille-stem-stitchery/chenille-stem-stitchery-chenille-stem-stitchery.pdf