ART Looking at Wassily Kandinsky. Kandinsky was born on December 16 th 1866 in Russia. Music helped...

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ART Looking at Wassily Kandinsky

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Page 1: ART Looking at Wassily Kandinsky. Kandinsky was born on December 16 th 1866 in Russia. Music helped him create his paintings. He especially loved opera.

ART

Looking at Wassily

Kandinsky

Page 2: ART Looking at Wassily Kandinsky. Kandinsky was born on December 16 th 1866 in Russia. Music helped him create his paintings. He especially loved opera.

Kandinsky was born on December 16th 1866 in Russia.

Music helped him create his paintings. He especially loved opera.

He produced some very famous abstract art work.

Does anybody know what abstract means?

Page 3: ART Looking at Wassily Kandinsky. Kandinsky was born on December 16 th 1866 in Russia. Music helped him create his paintings. He especially loved opera.

Here is what his work looks like.

Composition VIII, 1923

Yellow, Red, Blue, 1925

What shapes can you see?

What colours can you see?

Page 4: ART Looking at Wassily Kandinsky. Kandinsky was born on December 16 th 1866 in Russia. Music helped him create his paintings. He especially loved opera.
Page 5: ART Looking at Wassily Kandinsky. Kandinsky was born on December 16 th 1866 in Russia. Music helped him create his paintings. He especially loved opera.
Page 6: ART Looking at Wassily Kandinsky. Kandinsky was born on December 16 th 1866 in Russia. Music helped him create his paintings. He especially loved opera.
Page 7: ART Looking at Wassily Kandinsky. Kandinsky was born on December 16 th 1866 in Russia. Music helped him create his paintings. He especially loved opera.
Page 8: ART Looking at Wassily Kandinsky. Kandinsky was born on December 16 th 1866 in Russia. Music helped him create his paintings. He especially loved opera.

Kandinsky’s favourite music was by a man called Richard Wagner.

He used to listen to his music while he painted.

Close your eyes and listen to Wagner’s music.

What Shapes did you see?

What colours did you see?