Paul Klee was born in Switzerland in 1879. His father was a music teacher and his mother was a singer. As a child, Paul Klee was a talented violin player.
When
he was 17 he decided he wanted to be an artist. But he was worried that he
wasn’t good enough at painting because he couldn’t make his pictures look
realistic.
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| Woman in a Peasant Dress |
Eventually Paul Klee realised that if he painted in a more abstract style he could express complicated feelings through simple shapes and colours.
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| Castle and Sun |
Paul Klee’s brightly coloured abstract paintings inspired a very well-known children’s story character… Who do you think it is?
Watch this video to hear more about him and to see some of his paintings in the Tate Modern Art Gallery in London a few years ago.
The
children in Year 2 painted some Paul Klee inspired shape pictures while
learning about geometry in maths. They experimented with watercolours or used
felt tips and learned about tessellation
which is when shapes fit together without any gaps or overlaps.
Remember
to send them into the office at school via email or share with your teacher on
Seesaw so I can add them to the Lockdown Gallery.
PS.
Did you work out which children’s story character was inspired by Paul Klee?
It
was Elmer of course!
Have
fun art fans!
Mrs
Hadley
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