“Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes
us see.” Paul Klee
The fourth graders started with a big round head, divided it up
and used craypas to make patterns in warm or cool color combinations
transposing facial features for vibrant results.
Paul
Klee
was a Swiss artist of German Nationality (1879-1940). His highly
individual style was influenced by movements in art that included
Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism. His works reflect his humor and
sometimes child-like perspective, his personal moods and beliefs. He
was a highly trained musician and instructed his students in a series of
musical operations for pattern development using rotation, inversion,
mirroring
or transposition of colors.
The third graders painted a quilt in honor of the wonderful author and illustrator Patricia Polacco's visit to our school. The students divided a square and painted each section. Then they added patterns and stitch work with craypas. These were all mounted together and hung behind our special guest.
