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Imagination Unit Webquest
Kandinsky Biography |
You have been reading about the unlimited potential of the human imagination. You have also studied the artist Pablo Picasso. Now learn about another famous artist, Wassily Kandinsky.
Directions: Download the Imagination Answer Sheet and save it to your folder on the server or your computer. Click in the boxes to record each answer. Print it out when you have completed it.
Wassily Kandinsky was an artist that lived about the same time as Pablo Picasso. He was born in Russia and was a very famous and controversial artist (lots of people talked about him). Learn more about him in the links below.
1. Before Kandinsky started painting, he loved a different form of art. What was it? 2. Kandinsky is said to be the "founder" (the first person to do it) of what type of art? 3. What inspired many of his paintings? |
4. Why do you think Kandinsky named this painting Black Violet? |
5. What does this painting remind you of? |
6. What geometric shapes do you see in this painting? |
7. Check out some of his paintings in these two websites. Which one is your favorite (tell the name) and why? |
Read about all the Elements of Art on this website. Check out each element and look at the examples. 8. What two elements of art does Kandinsky use the most in his paintings. If you need to go back and look at his paintings again, scroll up or click His Art. |
When you finish your WebQuest, you may go to the websites below.
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Learn new and fun techniques to use with crayons. |
Make a "monitor museum", recreate your favorite paintings with a visual glossary. |
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Create your own Picasso masterpiece! Really neat site! |
Read about one of Kandinsky's contemporaries that you will study in your unit. |
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Read about the winners of an inventor's contest and about their very clever inventions. |
See how kids can turn junk into art! And check out the Trashasaurus Rex made all out of old trash. |
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Great links about everyday inventions, the Inventor's Hall of Fame and how to get a patent. |
Games, puzzles and learn how to search for patents. |
