Urban Animals - Art Gallery of Alberta
Urban Animals - Art Gallery of Alberta
Urban Animals - Art Gallery of Alberta
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The <strong>Alberta</strong> Foundation for the <strong>Art</strong>s Travelling Exhibition Program<br />
Experiments in Colour - Grades 3-9<br />
When artists create a composition, they plan their colour combinations very carefully.<br />
Colour can serve many functions in a work <strong>of</strong> art. It can be used to create the illusion <strong>of</strong><br />
space; it can be used to provide focus and emphasis; it can be used to create<br />
movement; and it can be used to create a certain mood. In his paintings, as seen in the<br />
exhibition <strong>Urban</strong> <strong>Animals</strong> and in the following examples, Jason Carter uses bold colours<br />
to serve all <strong>of</strong> these functions. In the following project students will examine the use <strong>of</strong><br />
complementary colour relationships to create the illusion <strong>of</strong> space and mood within a<br />
painting.<br />
Materials:<br />
Colour Wheel Chart<br />
Paper<br />
Paints and brushes<br />
Mixing trays<br />
Water container<br />
Paper towels<br />
Pencils/erasers<br />
Still life items or landscape drawings<br />
Magazines/ photographic references<br />
AFA Travelling Exhibition Program, Edmonton, AB. Ph: 780.428.3830 Fax: 780.421.0479<br />
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