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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
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SeeingShapesandColorsColorFieldStripes
GeneDavisusedbandsofcolorinhispain5ngstoexploretheinterac5onsbetweencolors.Ac2vity:Havechildrenarrangestripsofcoloredpaperormul5-coloredtapeonalargewhitepieceofpaperinanyorder.Encouragethemtoexperimentwithdifferentcolorcombina5ons.SuggestedDiscussionQues2ons:• Stepbackandhavealookasyougo.
Howdoyoudecidewhentheimageisdone?
• Howdodifferentcolorsinteractwithoneanother?Aretheresomecolorsthatget“louder”andothersthatget“quieter,”whenplacedsidebyside?
GeneDavis,Un;tled,1969