ART MASTERPIECE
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
“Composition” – 1946
In Art Masterpiece today, your child learned about Pollock, the American painter and commanding figure of the Abstract
Expressionist movement. He liked to call his work ‘Action Painting’. Pollock wanted people to see and feel the energy he
used when he painted. His goal was to fill his paintings with movement, color and energy. The class did an abstract mural in
his style and was encouraged to paint with emotion like Pollock - drip, spatter, squirt, splatter, etc. Keywords used in
today’s lesson were: abstract expressionism, action painting, color, and line and rhythm. The class also listened to some
excerpts from the American composer and pianist, George Gershwin (1898 – 1937). His best-known works are “Rhapsody in Blue” and “Porgy and Bess”, which Gershwin called “folk opera”, and it is considered his most complex work and among the most important American musical compositions of the 20th century. CONNECTION: Same country and time.
NAME_____________________________________TEACHER____________________________GRADE__________
ART MASTERPIECE
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
“Composition” – 1946
In Art Masterpiece today, your child learned about Pollock, the American painter and commanding figure of the Abstract
Expressionist movement. He liked to call his work ‘Action Painting’. Pollock wanted people to see and feel the energy he used when he painted. His goal was to fill his paintings with movement, color and energy. The class did an abstract mural in
his style and was encouraged to paint with emotion like Pollock - drip, spatter, squirt, splatter, etc. Keywords used in
today’s lesson were: abstract expressionism, action painting, color, and line and rhythm. The class also listened to some excerpts from the American composer and pianist, George Gershwin (1898 – 1937). His best-known works are “Rhapsody in Blue” and “Porgy and Bess”, which Gershwin called “folk opera”, and it is considered his most complex work and among the most important American musical compositions of the 20th century. CONNECTION: Same country and time.
NAME_____________________________________TEACHER____________________________GRADE__________
ART MASTERPIECE
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
“Composition” – 1946
In Art Masterpiece today, your child learned about Pollock, the American painter and commanding figure of the Abstract
Expressionist movement. He liked to call his work ‘Action Painting’. Pollock wanted people to see and feel the energy he used when he painted. His goal was to fill his paintings with movement, color and energy. The class did an abstract mural in
his style and was encouraged to paint with emotion like Pollock - drip, spatter, squirt, splatter, etc. Keywords used in
today’s lesson were: abstract expressionism, action painting, color, and line and rhythm. The class also listened to some excerpts from the American composer and pianist, George Gershwin (1898 – 1937). His best-known works are “Rhapsody in Blue” and “Porgy and Bess”, which Gershwin called “folk opera”, and it is considered his most complex work and among the most important American musical compositions of the 20th century. CONNECTION: Same country and time.
NAME_____________________________________TEACHER____________________________GRADE__________