Monday, April 12, 2021

Jackson Pollack in Waitī

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Above are paintings by Jackson Pollack. 

On Friday - itching for a bit of spontaneity and creativity - we looked at the painter - Jackson Pollack. We looked at a number of his paintings. Then we listened to a story about this artist.


Then we set up a tarp on the floor - and just like the artist - created some paintings. Sometimes using brushes - sometimes flicking paint. Lots of physical movement - a different approach to painting that the tamariki really enjoyed. 















 

1 comment:

  1. Kia ora Waitī, this is Whaea Keriana from Te Whiri. We think that your art pieces are amazing. What a creative way to put paint on a peice of paper. We may give his a go to see what we can create and then we could compare our paintings to yours. Keep up the creative work!!

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