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Kandinsky used color in a highly sophisticated way associating hue with pitch and saturation with volume of sound. He even claimed that when he saw color he heard music. This mural is based on his painting titled “Heavy Red”.My mural has 36 pages to color and measures 45" by 55" when complete. I’ve shaded the area that is to be colored red, and the other smaller shapes may be colored as desired.
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Hi Kathy, I am a new art teacher. Your murals are really going to give me a head start at school this year. I work at a private school. I can not wait to beautify the school with the murals. I plan on having the students use paints, oils and other mixed medians. thanks again.
i absoulutely love this artwork it really gets you thinking
Just a question about the murals. How do they bring out creativity in kids? I can see the value of group work, the affordability for tight budget art debts, the styles artist were known for, but how do you differentiate murals from "coloring books" as a teacher? This is not a criticism, it's just a question for me as a teacher before I buy. I need to know there's some creativity for kids involved.
Hi Zoanna,
Thanks for your question, I actually had a heated debate in a chatroom over this very topic. I personally feel that the murals offer a fun group activity, but they should not replace any regular art class. They are a great team project and help reinforce some art history, but shouldn't ultimately replace any personal expression time that the students all desperately need these days. Thank you so much for asking about this as it gives me a chance to state my position for anyone else who was wondering about this. And good luck with your teaching, I'm sure you'll be great!
Hi Kathy!
GREAT blog filled with inspired ideas....thank you!
I have a question about the murals. Do you suggest colors on each page? If not, how does the finished mural look cohesive?
Hi,
Good question – I've only chosen to list colors on the Gauguin mural because it was the "loosest" drawing of all the murals. I thought it might not be recognizable if the colors were really random too. If you wanted to control the colors, you could use the one blank letter-size version I include with each mural, write the colors in each shape, and xerox for each student. They would need to find their page and follow the colors indicated, which might be good practice for them too.
How do we use these Murals.Do we do it on walls or in a book only.
Hi Kathy,
I teach a Mathematics Course for Elementary Ed. Majors at a local State University. The course has a heavy emphasis on Geometry. After seeing Kandinsky paintings at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC this summer, I wanted to include a small artwork project with a Kandinsky approach! I have NO artistic ability and no art background, so I was excited to see your site. I don't know that I want to ask them to invest in paints or much in the way of art supplies. Do you have any suggestions? We did an Escher project last semester and they used crayons or colored pencils! I like to use these projects as a way to show them how they can involve art in their math lessons and vice versa!
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