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SeeingShapesandColorsHomagetotheSquare

JosefAlberscreatedmorethanathousandpain5ngsinhis“HomagetotheSquare”seriesovera25yearperiod.Alberspaintedthesameformatofconcentricsquares,butexperimentedwithendlessvaria5onstoseehowthecolorsinteractedwithoneanother.Ac2vity:Havechildrenuseanycoloredmaterialsyouhaveathome(think:markers,crayons,chalk,coloredpaper)tocreateasetoffourconcentricsquaresofdifferentcolors.SuggestedDiscussionQues2ons:•  Whydidyoupickthecolorsyoudid?•  Howdothecolorsrelatetoeachother?•  Howdoallofthecolorsworkasa

wholeimage?

Nowhavethemtrycrea2nganotherversionwithadifferentsetofcolors.Ask:•  Howdothecolorscomparewiththe

firstversion?

JosefAlbers,HomagetotheSquare:WetandDry,1960

SeeingShapesandColorsColorFieldStripes

GeneDavisusedbandsofcolorinhispain5ngstoexploretheinterac5onsbetweencolors.Ac2vity:Havechildrenarrangestripsofcoloredpaperormul5-coloredtapeonalargewhitepieceofpaperinanyorder.Encouragethemtoexperimentwithdifferentcolorcombina5ons.SuggestedDiscussionQues2ons:•  Stepbackandhavealookasyougo.

Howdoyoudecidewhentheimageisdone?

•  Howdodifferentcolorsinteractwithoneanother?Aretheresomecolorsthatget“louder”andothersthatget“quieter,”whenplacedsidebyside?

GeneDavis,Un;tled,1969