Artist
of the Month
Paul Klee
Log on
to the server as yourself. Username is your student ID; password is
your last name (up to 8 letters) all lower case.
Locate your folder on
the server.
Right click > New >
Folder
Rename the folder: Art
Open Word.
File > Save As >
Klee inspired painting
Minimize your word
document.
Open
the Internet (Explorer icon on desktop)
Use the Guggenheim
website http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/artist_bio_75.html
to answer the following questions:
1. Paul Klee was born
in ______________________(what country) in 1879. He is /
is not still alive. (circle one)
2. His childhood love
of ____________was always to remain profoundly important in his life
and work.
3. When he visited
Paris for the second time, what three artists influenced him?
____________________,
__________________________, and ____________________
4. ______________
became central to his art after a trip to Tunisia in 1914.
5. In 1924 the
________________ (the Blue Four), consisting of Lyonel Feininger,
Alexej Jawlensky, Vasily Kandinsky, and Paul Klee, was founded.
Browse through some of
Klee’s artwork from the Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/node/1989
to answer the following:
Name two paintings
you find interesting:
________
________________________ and _________________________________
What kind of music
do you think influenced his choice of color in these paintings?
How did Klee use
abstract images to convey his ideas?
When
you are finished, go to the interactive art website:
http://bomomo.com/
or
http://www.sumo.fi/products/sumopaint/
Explore the tools and
try making a piece of artwork in the style of Paul Klee. Color is
important and so are abstract objects in the composition.
When
you have completed your picture, save it to your art folder on the
server:
Ctrl / Print
Screen (it will seem like nothing happened except a blip on your
monitor)
Maximize your word
doc.
Right click >
Paste (Your internet screen shot of your masterpiece will paste
into the word doc. )
Save again.
Thank you guest artist, Megan Heil, for inspiration and guidance.
