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Schools: Kandinsky Inspires Art at Middle School

Painting by Cassy Suarez
Painting by Cassy Suarez
Painting by Chase Huestis
Painting by Chase Huestis
Painting by Erin Milsom
Painting by Erin Milsom
Painting by Marc Gomez
Painting by Marc Gomez
Painting by Nick Cassimatis
Painting by Nick Cassimatis
Painting by Ryan Donovan
Painting by Ryan Donovan
April 20, 2007

Destroyed Earth
By Chase Huestis

As the blue stream flows
And the tall green grass grows
It happens.
Humans come to the untouched land
Rivers become purple with pollution.
Orange factories, yellow stores
Destroy the land with red roads
The once clean shore is no more.

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The Colors of Life

By Cassy Suarez

Orange brightens the day,
And makes you say hey.
With sharp and pointy tips,
You must keep them away from your baby’s lips.
The color purple is soothing.
It is also relaxing and moving.
It says come lay on the hill,
While you pick flowers, but stay still.
Yellow is bright,
But not in the night.

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Snakes

By Nick Cassimatis

Snakes so large and small
Bendy and radiant
They may stand out
Or be dull and invisible
Striped, patterned
I’m so very dazzled
They may be phenomenal and blue
Dangerous and multicolored
Dull and harmless
Green and calm
Or red and angry
Loopy and strait they are so great
Oh how I wish I could be a snake.
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A Painting

By Erin Milsom

Lines are twirling, shapes are swirling
Swirls, zigzags, and waves galore.

Straight lines, curved lines, slanted lines,
And more.

Your picture can be
Oh so grand.

All you need is a brush, paint
And your hand.
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Cheery Colors

By Marc Gomez

Look at the colors all around
blue, red, yellow to brighten up your day
Colors exploding with emotion
each with its own attitude.
Gloomy purple, radiant red,
and energetic yellow
Each one important
each has a purpose
Without colors all would be
dull, neutral, black and white
Colors have passion, pride
and such purpose
Peaceful, flickering
dazzling colors
Each with never ending joy,
brightening the day!
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Kandinsky
By Ryan Donovan

Pink is bold,
It is not cold.
Pink is square,
It can show that you care.

He lives in the dark,
He is a small pet shark.
His name is Mark,
Who never makes it to the park.
Its shape is in a dark place,
Makes you feel like outer space.

He’s very mad,
Yet quite sad.
He is friendless,
And very careless.
He has no shape,
And feels out of place.

While he is not crazy,
Sometimes he’s lazy.
His shape has stripes,
But tow different types.

It is the color, red,
It doesn’t give you dread.
It is like the sun,
And is lots of fun.
But it might be your turn,
To get a burn.

His color is very deep,
Something you’d like to keep.
He is very tearful,
And also very fearful.
And though he seems confused,
Most of the time he’s just amused.

There are different kinds of shapes
My favorite is the shape of grapes.
There are many different colors, red, yellow, blue
Just to name a few.
Put shapes and colors together,
And pretend to be anywhere, whenever.


Vasily Kandinsky
Russian Artist, Father of Abstract Art
By Gina Dianis, Art teacher

Vasily Kandinsky was considered the inventor and theorist of Abstract Art in the 20th Century. He grew up in a creative and musical household, learning how to play the piano and the cello at an early age. He trained and practiced as a lawyer but at the age of 30 he discovered that his true calling was in artistic expression. He left Moscow and the field of law to study Art in Germany, becoming one of the most respected artists of his time.

Kandinsky wrote extensively about the connections between art, music and spirituality. He developed ideas concerning the power of pure color and non-representational painting. His use of pure line, shape and color to form an arrangement brings to his art work a connection with feeling and mood, rather than interpretations of people and objects. The Guggenheim Museum of Art in New York City displays numerous works by Kandinsky in their Solomon R. Guggenheim collection.

In the Cornwall Central Middle School 5th grade Art Studio, young artists created their interpretations of Vasily Kandinsky’s art style. Students arranged lines, shapes and color in a composition inspired by music.

In English class, students were given the opportunity to express their personal connection to their art work through the form of poetry. As they viewed their artwork, students correlated words that described the mood, feeling and/or imagery they connected to. A special thank you to Ms. Stahl and Mrs. Derian for connecting student’s writing experience to their creativity.


Comments:

The poems and artwork of these students, was exceptional! The teachers who inspired this interpretive work, deserve recognition, for developing the minds of our students, and inspiring them to be creative.


posted by coop1 on 08/28/07 at 12:00 AM

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