Abstract Expressionism
What is Abstract Expressionism?
Abstract Expressionism is an abstract art movement and style where artists show feelings/emotions only using colors, lines, shapes, and textures. The idea is to show the viewer how the artist was feeling without using anything realistic or representational.
Learn more about it in this video:
Your task:
Create an artwork in the abstract expressionist style showing either happy feelings (joyful, fun, playful, free, excited) or negative emotions (anger, sadness, frustration, depression, etc)
Steps:
1. Click this list & choose one specific emotion
2. On the back of your paper, plan out your artwork by:
- Write your emotion
- Write 3 colors that represent that emotion
- Draw 2 lines that match that emotion
- Draw 2 shapes that match that emotion
3. Now, on the front of your paper, create your emotion using only the colors, shapes, and lines that you planned - do not create anything realistic
*Be sure your name and class code is on the back of your paper in pencil
*If you are working digitally, be sure to save your work to the camera roll (even if it is not finished)
2. On the back of your paper, plan out your artwork by:
- Write your emotion
- Write 3 colors that represent that emotion
- Draw 2 lines that match that emotion
- Draw 2 shapes that match that emotion
3. Now, on the front of your paper, create your emotion using only the colors, shapes, and lines that you planned - do not create anything realistic
*Be sure your name and class code is on the back of your paper in pencil
*If you are working digitally, be sure to save your work to the camera roll (even if it is not finished)
Material Options:
Recommended: Watercolor paint or Acrylic paint
Also available: Digital, Collage, or Drawing
Also available: Digital, Collage, or Drawing
