Grade 4 Abstract Chalk Art

If you could title this piece of art what would you call it? 

That same question was posed to fourth grade students. After discussing some title ideas they learned that the artist called this work Beasts of the Sea, and it is on the bottom right of the canvas in French. This paper cut-out by Henri Matisse makes use of GEOMETRIC and ORGANIC SHAPES. After learning the difference, students folded a piece of paper into quarters and cut out a shape of their choosing. They traced their shape many times with chalk, turning and overlapping as they went. Chalk was also pushed outwards of the shape to add more color to the paper. These works are ABSTRACT and just like Matisse they had to think of what they would call their art once it was finished.

                           Ducks in the Pond by Brianna

                                                              Beautiful Galaxy by Kayleigh