Lesson 71 of 100 · Famous Artists

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Paint Like Kandinsky: Circles (Part 36)

🎨Studio Brief #71

Wassily Kandinsky believed that shapes and colors could express feelings like music.

🎯 Your mission

Steal one trick. Use it your own way.

⚡ The twist

Copy a master, then change ONE thing on purpose.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 The Sistine Chapel ceiling took Michelangelo 4 years — and he hated every minute.

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Artist Spotlight

🎨 Artemisia Gentileschi was painting masterpieces at 17 — in 1610.

Practice concentric shapes in this art lesson: paint like kandinsky: circles (part 36).

What You'll Learn

Wassily Kandinsky believed that shapes and colors could express feelings like music. His famous 'Squares with Concentric Circles' uses nested circles in vibrant colors.

Techniques You'll Practice

concentric shapescolor expressionabstract art

Materials Needed

Construction paperGlue stickWashable markersCrayons

Step-by-Step Guide

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Where you see this in real life

The next time you visit a museum (or look one up online), you'll see things others miss.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Visit (or virtually tour) one museum this week.

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For the dinner table

“What's the most interesting piece of art you've seen this year?”

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