ANDAMENTO LEVEL 6 - LESSON 2
LESSON OUTLINE
In lesson two we depart from the muted palette of Cubism and their observational multiple perspectives. We look to De Blaue Reiter and in particular the artists Kandinsky, Franz Marc and Gabriel Munter.
Whilst working during a similar time these works are completely different in composition, palette and inspiration. This exemplifies the extreme differences between movements working almost simultaneously and in neighbouring lands with Kandinsky in Munich and the Cubist in Paris. We learn about the ideas that underpin these works and the methods the artists used to gain inspiration. We also take a further look at colour in particular Advancing and receding colour and its effects LESSON 2 HOMEWORK1. Select a piece of music that evokes a mood for you. It can be any genre. I will collate these into a class playlist.
2. Whilst listening to the music, list 5 adjectives that describe the feeling it evokes. 3. Whilst listening to the music, identify what colours you imagine correspond to various phrases that may change with the progression of sound. (I suggest a starting point of 3 different hues) 4. Whilst listening to the music, notate a variety of marks that correspond to the sounds you can hear. (I suggest a starting point of 3 different marks) 5. Create a composition that includes the gestures or marks you identified above. 6. Create a mosaic sample of the above composition using the palette of colours you identified. Student responses to musical pieces of their choice.
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MUSIC FOR ABSTRACTIONI have put together a playlist of the works that inspire your abstraction investigations. You can scroll through and preview the songs below or listen on Spotify.
Caitlin's response to the Impressionist Composition
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Caitlin's SamplePrelude to the afternoon of the Faun, by Claude Debussy.
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Short video of Kandinsky PaintingSpontaneous, gestural, confident mark making in ink.
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LISTEN
ABC Listen: RN Breakfast Megan Fontanella curator of modern art and provenance at the Guggenheim - 7 minutes
ABC Listen: The Visionary Artists Brought back down to earth. Megan Fontanella. - 54 Minutes
ABC Listen: The Visionary Artists Brought back down to earth. Megan Fontanella. - 54 Minutes
READ
Abstracted Reality: Article by NZ Photographer Jane Trotter, Music is the Ultimate Teacher, Wassily Kandinsky ( 3 minute read)
Guggenheim: Franz Marc - Yellow Cow ( 1 minute read)
Guggenheim: Franz Marc - Stables ( 1 minute read)
Guggenheim: Franz Marc - Yellow Cow ( 1 minute read)
Guggenheim: Franz Marc - Stables ( 1 minute read)
VISIT
For those students in Sydney..
AGNSW Exhibition: Kandinsky
4 November 2023 – 10 March 2024
WATCH LIST
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TED Talk: The Curious World of Synaesthesia, Jamie Ward
Discussion of Kandinsky at approx 3.44 Total playing time: 13 Minutes |
TED Talk: Synaesthesia: My Life in Living Colour, Cloudia Vardon
Interesting personal account. Total playing time: 13 minutes |
TED Talk: How Synaesthesia Can Change Our Thinking | Annie Dickinson.
Representation of a song in colour - 6.44 Total playing time: 13 Minutes |
The Links below relate to the piece 'The Colour Wheel' by Jim Moginie ( Midnight Oil).
The piece is composed for 12 guitars and is a composition that came from a residency at Campeltown Arts Centre ( about 1 hour from Sydney).
This piece reverses the idea of painting responding to music, with music responding to colour. This may lose some of you.. but I know others will just love this!
The piece is composed for 12 guitars and is a composition that came from a residency at Campeltown Arts Centre ( about 1 hour from Sydney).
This piece reverses the idea of painting responding to music, with music responding to colour. This may lose some of you.. but I know others will just love this!
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Teaser - Start here - 5.40 minutes
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Full interview for the music nuts ;) - 25 minutes
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And if you want to read more about how other composers have bridged music and the art of 'visually scoring sound' read on.
Art and music collide in these 20 stunning graphic scores
1.00pm - 2.00pm:
- Reviewing Lesson 1 practical exercises
- Sharing student examples
- Theory Presentation on feature artists
- What is synaesthesia?
- Munsell - Advancing and Receding Colour and Vibrating Boundaries
2.00pm - 3.00pm:
- Practical activities
- Interpreting music in drawing
- Interpreting dynamics in colour
Materials needed for practical exercises
- Paper and pencil
- Coloured pencils
- Watercolour paints or watercolour pencils and brush
- Black waterbased felt tip pen and small brush
- an open mind and creative spirit :)
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