This half term, we completed our Art unit on Synaesthesia. We looked at works by the artist Kandinsky and learned how he could experience one sense through another. We looked briefly at some of his most well-known works – in which he generated shape and colour based on sounds.

We then had a go at creating some fantastic tunes on our chromebooks. Have a go by following the links below!

Music lab: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Kandinsky/ 
Play a Kandinsky: https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/play-a-kandinsky/sgF5ivv105ukhA 

Next, we listened to a range of music and used the different pitch and rhythms to inspire us. We drew a range of our own shapes and textures in our Art books.

We have enjoyed producing prints using our mixed media creations and a linoleum roller. The results were layered over an oil-pastel impression of one of Kandinsky’s art works.

We found the mixed medium challenging to print with, given the varied thicknesses of the different mediums. However, we enjoyed experimenting with the new technique.