Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter and art theorist. Many of Kandinsky's paintings can be viewed as a perfect exercise in abstract painting. He focused all his attention on aspects such as colors and masses and their relative position on the canvas which determine the composition. Kandinsky’s paintings used color to show emotions rather than painting an object to look real. He believed each color has its own language and soul. Introducing young children to Kandinsky’s abstract artwork encourages them to see that art is created in many ways. 

After reading stories about Kandinsky throughout the week, and looking at the actual image of his art we invited the children to create their own collaborative renditions of his art in three different ways. 

Squares with Concentric Circles: We provided coffee filters in small, medium, and large sizes. Gave them Learning Resources twisty droppers to draw Colorations Liquid Watercolors in order to paint the coffee filters. After everything dried we layered the circles just like Kandinsky.  

Abstract Light Table Art with Loose Parts: We provided lots of acrylic loose parts in different shapes, sizes, and colors. The children were invited to create on the light table. 

Several Circles Collaborative Collage: We provided recycled bottle caps, stickers, glue, and thick black poster paper. The children were invited to create and collage together. 

 "Colour is the keyboard, the eyes are the hammers, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand which plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul" -Wassily Kandinsky