Circles
SEe think wonder
What do you see in the picture? What do you think is happening and what was the artist trying to tell you with this picture? What does this picture make you wonder about?
“Circles in a Circle” is a compact and closed composition. Kandinsky began a thoughtful study of the circle as an artistic unit starting from this painting. In his letter to Galka Scheyer he wrote, “it is the first picture of mine to bring the theme of circles to the foreground.” The outer black circle, as if the second frame for a picture, encourages us to focus on the interaction between the inside circles, and two intersecting diagonal stripes enhance the effect, adding a perspective to the composition.
Circles Inside A Circle
1923. Geometric abstraction Oil on canvas 38.9 × 37.6" (98.7 × 95.6 cm)
Philadelphia. Philadelphia Museum of Art
Storytime
Position of circles
concentric: Concentric circles are circles with a common center. The region between two concentric circles of different radii is called an annulus.
touching: circles were the edges connect but do not overlap
floating: a object that does not touch the sides of the picture plane or any other object
off edge: where an object is placed on the edge of the picter plane so that only part of the whold shape is visible givng the inpression that it is moving on or off the plane
overlapping: when an shape or objects extends over so as to cover partly.
Orientation: above, below, inside, outside, next to,
Several Circles Wassily Kandinsky 1926
Why This Lesson
In this lesson we explore the relationship of objects in the picture plane. We will will learn how to use the whole picture plane and the vocabulary theat describes how things are oriented. Additionally we will focus on brush handling skills, color theory, amd making creative choices,
Maryland State Standards
Artistic Process: Creating
Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
Indicators: I:P-2:2: Experiment with design elements/principles such as; colors, line, and shapes.
Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
Expectations : E:P-2:1: Experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design.