1st- 5th Grade Abstract Expressionism- Drawing to Music

Last year we studied art from around the world and this year we are learning about artistic styles. For our first project we learned about Jackson Pollock and Abstract Expressionism. We practiced drawing to slow music and fast music, then compared the differences between our color and line choices. We noticed that our slow drawings had less lines and they were curvier, also our colors were softer and duller. Our fast drawings had many more bright colors, sharper edges, and a larger amount of lines all together. Next, we added our paint layer and kept the things we learned in mind. Lastly, we looked again at Pollocks work and wondered what kind of music he might have been listening to while painting.