11-15-2010 What is “Non-objective” art?

1. 11-15-2010What is “Non-objective” art? Quickly answer in your sketchbooks

2. Non-Objective Art • Art that does not look like anything else • It doesn’t represent anything that we can recognize • Doesn’t look like anything • Looks like something we know

3. What do you see Have you ever looked up at the clouds and thought they looked like something, but your friend didn’t see it? Non-objective art is similar, it can look like a lot of different things to different people

4. Wassily Kandinsky • Russian artist • Didn’t paint from life, but from emotion • Color and shape important

6. What is a geometric shape? Answer quickly in your sketchbook

7. Geometric shapes Can you think of any more?

8. What to do Draw as many geometric shapes as you can in 10 minutes Trace (outline) each shape with the crayons at your desk Makes sure you share!! Makes sure your name and grade are on the back.

9. What are organic shapes? Answer quickly in your sketchbook

10. Organic shapes

11. The dot went on a walk As I tell you the story of a dot that went on a walk, draw the path that the dot took using pencil on the back of your painting. We are going to make a large organic shape!

12. Why would we make non-objective art? Quickly answer in your sketchbooks!

13. Finishing up! • Carefully cut out the organic shape drew • Pick a piece of colored paper and glue it down on the paper, make sure the side you painted is facing up and the side that we drew the shape on is facing down (if you are worried, ask me!) • Write your name and grade on the back of the colored paper now, before it gets glue-y! • Use liquid glue to glue it to the colored paper • Use the liquid glue to make designs on the whole paper. When finished raise your hand and I will come over with glitter!! • Put your finished artwork on the drying rack for the glue to dry 