Pass out a stack of the blue or black 8”x11” construction paper, one sheet per student.Students will use the elements of shape & color and the principles of pattern, emphasis and rhythm to create unity and variety to make an interesting composition. Students will observe art by Paul Klee that supports this lesson and create a similar abstract castle landscape as a collage. Reflection Point (Assessment of Learning Objectives) And while the shapes are the same he builds different sized castles.ĭuring the lesson, remind students about what a pattern is, and encourage students to create an alternating color pattern in at least one of their towers.ĭiscuss cool and warm colors and encourage students to use a combination of both to create a more interesting composition.īring to their attention that although the heights of their towers are all different, the shape of each of their towers is being repeated. Draw an example of a firework on the board for students to follow.ĭiscuss how Klee used rhythm: repeating colors and shapes but not in a true pattern.Suggest that students who are not able to draw out stars, to instead draw in white dots in their sky to represent stars.Draw examples of differently shaped windows on the board that will give students ideas.Remind students that they can leave space between their castle towers.Once they like their composition, they can start gluing down the shapes. It will be easier for students to create their towers on their paper without gluing them down first.Remind students that they will choose 15-20 squares. Group precut colored squares by color in separate containers to be passed around the class to make it easy for students to choose their colors.Precut an approximate 2-inch by 2-inch yellow square, one for each student to use for the moon.įind multiple images of Klee's work which support this lesson (specifically "The Castle in the Sun," but others such as "Nocturnal Festivity" and "Red/Green Architecture are also relevant). Precut 1.5-inch squares of at least 5-6 different colored construction paper (enough for 15-20 squares for each student). His 1928 painting “The Castle and the Sun” is the inspiration for this project. Klee often used colorful geometric shapes in making playful, fantastic and childlike abstract paintings. He used many methods and techniques in making his art, combining different materials to make one piece. Paul Klee (1879-1940), was a Swiss born, German artist who explored ideas in color and design. Variation (Variety): using a range of different qualities or instances of an art element to create interest. This lesson uses variations in color and shapes which can add to a more interesting composition. Rhythm can create a sense of movement and establish pattern and texture. In this lesson we will use the different heights of the castle towers as well as the alternating shapes and color to establish rhythm. Rhythm: visual movement created by repeating elements of art in a non-uniform but organized way. Repetition: One object, shape, or line repeated. Pattern: a combination of elements or shapes repeated in a recurring and regular arrangement. We will be building the colorful castle towers which will make up positive space while paying close attention leaving enough negative space for the sky (background). Space: the area within, around, above, or below an object. In this lesson, we will be using triangles to make squares and rectangles and using a circle for the moon. Shape: a two-dimensional closed line, it can be geometric or organic. Value (the lightness or darkness of a color). Intensity (the strength or vividness of a color) In this lesson, we will use bright colored shapes to build our castle in the foreground and use a darker color background for contrast. Color: the element in art that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected to the eye.
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