Second Grade Art

Color, Textures and Meaning in Art

The work of Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Second grade met a new artist! We were presented with the life and work of a very colorful man. A nature man. Mr. Hundertwasser was born in Austria and had to leave his country because of the war.  He went on to study Art and Architecture. During his later life he settled in New Zealand where he bough land to reforest and make into a nature sanctuary. His connection with nature is evident in his work. We saw how a curved line -a spiral- can be land, water and also air. All of these elements are present in his work. He communicates his commitment to greener cities, cleaner air and a no waste way of life through his art and architecture.

The sketches that came out of our inquiry are in the process of being made into acrylic on canvas art pieces. Here is the process of exploring space, color and textures to communicate ideas and emotions.