When is a circle more than a circle? Our students studied Wassily Kandinsky's paintings to find out this winter, and the order packets for our art fundraiser are going home this week! Learn more about the artist after the break, or if you have questions about the fundraiser please contact me at Alan.Adams@ridgefieldsd.org.
Students from first grade to sixth grade studied Kandinsky artwork when they came back from winter break. He is known as the father of abstract art, meaning he was the first painter to make works that did not imitate the real world at all. Instead, he to his inspiration from music and spirituality - he often compared colors and shapes to the notes and chords used by musicians.
Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles, by Wassily Kandinsky
We used this painting as our model. To get the kids' imaginations going, I shared a text from one of Kandinsky's books explaining his view that a circle could represent the human soul. We discussed how different color combinations could represent different parts of someone's personality. Perhaps these circles are portraits using color to show what someone is like on the inside, rather than lines and shapes to show what they look like on the outside? If you'd like to explore more of Kandinsky's artwork, you can find a large collection organized by date here.
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