Surrealism began as a philosophical movement that said the way to find truth in the world was through the subconscious mind and dreams, rather than through logical thought.
The movement included many artists, poets, and writers who expressed their theories in their work. The movement began in the mid-1920s in France and reached its peak in the 1930s.
The artist we focused on, Paul Klee (December 18, 1879– June 29, 1940), was a Swiss-German painter.
Klee was a natural draftsman who experimented with and eventually deeply explored and wrote about the color theory.
The color theory is a body of practical guidance to color mixing and the visual effects of a specific color combination.
We also revisited our Monday's lesson on colors.
We looked at a few of his paintings; Red/Green Architecture, Fright of a Girl, and
used Senecio, 1921 as inspiration. {pronounced here (sin-ee-chee-o) }
To begin our paintings, the students drew a human, dog, or cat face and then traced with a Sharpie.
Next, the students painted each shape a different color using warm colors since Klee focused on the warm colors in his paintings. I challenged the students to avoid painting shapes that are touching (sharing sides) with the same color. It was a fun challenge!
during after school, before it got too hot and we had to come in for popsicles, we had fun with bubbles! :)
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