PAINTING LIKE MONDRIAN!

Students will design and construct Mondrian-inspired art that reflects the student’s creative expression.

LET'S USE DIGITAL TOOLS TO CREATE MONDRIAN PATTERNS!

Activity 1

Show the kids the following digital video by Oren Rubin. The video will introduce kids to the possibilities of creative expression through digital technology.

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Students will use the MS Word program to create  Mondrian patterns to document learning.

Teachers invite students to use a basic Word program to create Mondrian-inspired art. Using shapes students can construct the basic design and color the shapes with the 3 primary colors. Students will create some amazing designs, that they will post in a collaborative PADLET

Directions for Students:

• Open Word
• Click on Insert 
• Click on Shapes (use the square/rectangle shapes only)
• Use the arrow on the corners to resize/reposition the shapes
• Click on Drawing Tools and then Shape Fill to color the shapes as desired
• Save the file 

STUDENTS WORKING ON THIS ACTIVITY:

Activity 2

Materials needed:

• Black, Blue, Yellow, and Red colored straws
• Scissors
• White heavy paper (to create the Mondrian art example)

Print the Piet Mondrian PDF file, invite the students to use colored straws  to construct the Mondrian art example on the printable. Open discussion by showing the kids a picture of Piet Mondrian’s Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue and asking the following questions: Why do you think Piet Mondrian left white spaces in his artwork? Do you like the painting and why? Remind students they do not have to like an artist’s work, but they must always show respect for the artist in their responses.

ITALIAN ARTWORKS

SPANISH ARTWORK

Due to the lack of time because in Spain we had to apply for Quality Label before May 9th, Spanish students have created only one collaborative artwork designed on Mondrian's style using straws. As it was so difficult to find coloured straws, they brought black and white ones and they coloured them using the pattern.

All Spanish students have collaborated in this artwork and they have designed everithing from the beginning until the end.

Good job, boys and girls!!