Art and living math make a fantastic duo. Anytime you combine the creativity of art with the logical side of nature, you’ve got a powerful activity connecting both sides of the brain for meaningful learning.
This particular lesson brings art and math together through a fun project inspired by the famous abstract artist, Wassily Kandinsky.
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Who was Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky is known as a pioneer of abstract art. Abstract art doesn’t look like real life. Instead, the style uses bold lines, shapes, and colors to sometimes oddly portray real images – or no image at all.
Abstract artists often paint in ways to try to express their feelings or emotions. The painting of feelings and emotions is known as expressionism. Kandinsky often attempted to paint his emotions. The resulting artwork was both abstract and expressive, which meant it would fit into a special category called abstract expressionism.
Kandinsky was born in Russia in 1866 and died in France in 1944. He didn’t actually begin a serious study of art until he was 30! Before that, he attended law school and then became a professor of law.
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