1885 - 1979Sonia Delaunay

Color,

Emotion

and the move toward abstract art

1885 - 1905

5 years in Ukraine

10 years in St. Petersburg

Paris, France – 1905

(About 5,400 miles between Phoenix and Paris)

Paris

Early 1900s

Paris

Early 1900s

Studied Art In Paris & Germany

Rembrandt

da Vinci

Old Masters / Realism

DARK & DETAILED

New Century, New Art

Paul Gauguin Paul Cezanne

Vincent van Gogh

Impressionism/Expressionism/

Abstract

BRIGHT & SKETCHY

The Vision After the Sermon, Paul Gauguin - 1888

The Mind’s EyeColor should express how you feel inside,

not what you see outside.

Monet

The Move Toward Abstract

Chinese Fish,Henri Matisse

You can still see something of the “visual” world represented

in these paintings…

But painting was becoming more about “inner reality” than

outer reality…

Orphism

Overlapping planes of bright, contrasting colors. It was generally both more abstract and more colorful than other forms of Cubism. The name, chosen by the poet Guillaume Apollinaire (French, 1880-1918) in 1913, harkened back to Orpheus, the singer and poet of Greek mythology. Painter Robert Delaunay (French, 1885-1941) and his wife Sonia Delaunay-Terk (French,

1885-1979) were its chief exponents, beginning in 1912.

Color Preeminent

•Focused more on color and how it makes one feel.

•Less focus on “realism” and detail.

•Played with creating impact through color.

Light frequencies are separated by a prism. Raindrops act like prisms!

More Punch!

Color Wheel

Sir Isaac Newton developed the first circular diagram of colors in 1666.

•Primary

•Secondary

•Complementary

Warm Colors

Cool Colors

Note the placement of warm colors

against cool to create more

punch?

Note the placement of

complimentary colors beside each other to create more

punch?

Realism

Or

Abstract?

Rhythm, 1938

Textiles

Other Stuff

Our Masterpiece

Electric Prisms, 1914

So what am I going to ask you to do?

•Write your name on your paper•Flip it over

Kyle Durham

Use a pencil, compass & ruler to draw a few overlapping shapes.KEEP IT SIMPLE!

Label each space lightly.

Use “R” for red, “B” for blue, “Y” for yellow,

“P” for purple, “G” for green, “O” for orange.

R

O

B

Y

O

G

P

RG

BP

G

B

Think about complimentary colors next to each other for more PUNCH!

Paint all your Yellow first.

We’ll go from lightest to darkest.

R

O

B

O

G

P

RG

BP

G

B

Now paint all your Orange.

R

B

G

P

RG

BP

G

B

B

G

P

BP

G

B

Now paint all your Red.

G

BP

G

B

Now paint all your Green.

BP

P

G

Now paint all your Blue.

P

Now paint all your Purple.

I’m Finished. Now what?

1. One of the volunteers will pick up your painting.

Do not try to carry a wet painting yourself.

2. Throw away your styrofoam paint tray.

3. Place paint brush in the container located in the sink.

4. Fold desk covers – painted sides together – 2 times.

5. Wash your hands (if there’s paint on them).

I have a word search for you when you are finished.

You may pick one up and work quietly at your desk.