Tuesday, October 11, 2016

October 2016 - Hundertwasser Landscapes

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Project Title: Hundertwasser Landscapes


Samples of Fredensreich Hundertwasser's art:

Irinaland Over the Balkans (1969)










Green Town (1978)



























Description:
  • Students were given a brief introduction to Hundertwasser's life and to his paintings.  His goal was to live in harmony with nature.  He was fascinated by spirals and he used "dunkelbunt" colors; bright colors found on a rainy day.  Students crafted oversized flowers to create happiness in our SES courtyard in the style of Hundertwasser.

Vocabulary: 
  • landscape
  • horizon line
  • organic shapes/lines
  • nature
  • “dunkelbunt” colors= (bright colors on a rainy day)
  • spiral lines

Resources:


  • Harvesting Dreams: Hundertwasser for Kids by Barbara Stieff
  • PowerPoint presentation

Materials:
  • graphite pencil
  • water
  • water color crayons

Examples of Student Artwork: