The last abstract artist we looked at in grade 2 was Joan Miro. Miro was interested in the idea of automatic drawing and liked to draw his shapes without thinking about what he was drawing. He believed that everything we see is made up of shapes and so when you look at his images you cannot help but make them Read full article »

This week Grade 2 have been continuing their investigation into abstract art by focusing on shape. We studies the work of Henri Matisse and discussed how he uses the element of shape and color in his decoupage artworks.   Can you see how Matisse goes through the creative process in this short Video? He is thinking carefully about his choices of Read full article »

Grade 2 continue to experiment with the elements of line and colour. This week they looked at the techniques of the artist Jackson Pollock. Can he control his lines? The children really enjoyed watching Jackson Pollock work and made some great observations: " It is like he is dancing" Johanna "He never even touches the page" Maya "He uses his whole body to paint" Read full article »

Grade 2 have been finding out about line, shape and colour in abstract art. In this lesson we used ink to try and make lines. Sounds easy right? How can it be hard to control a line in order to make a shape? http://www.flickr.com/photos/ismanilaes/sets/72157625371880998/ Read full article »