Art Reflection - Lesson 2

In this art lesson we were listening to different pieces of abstract music in the class that the teacher played and there were four different tables. For each different table there were different materials to draw our pieces of art and for each different table there were different pieces of music. So, in the end we had to have four different pieces of art with different mediums to suit the music we heard. I feel like the pieces of art that I did were quite abstract and I was able to use the different  well to put it together and make it look good with using the elements and principles of art. The elements that I used were having different lines and shapes and different colors as well to match the music and the principles that I used were Rhythm, patterns and movement. By having different shapes and colors the viewer is able to move around the art and some of the colors and lines were related to make patterns so the viewer can recognize things and not get confused by seeing different things all the time. The first table had colored papers, glue and scissors and we had to cut the paper out into different shapes to make a piece of art either 3-D or 2-D and I chose to mix it up and in the end it looked quite good and quite abstract. The second table had crayons which I was able to us very well to create many different shapes and contrasts and use a mixture of colors to make the final piece of art full of different things to make it look good and attractive to the eye. The third table which was the table I did best at was with paint and I was able to use different marks and strokes and different pressure to creat a smooth and full of movement piece of art which looked really good in the end and was one of the best. The last table was with color pencils and that was not as easy as I expected and especially because of the song having words and a completely different rhythm it made me confused but in the end it was full of different lines and patterns which stood out along with different layers darker and lighter which made it better. For this activity, from the teacher I received a substantial which is 5-6 going to excellent 7-8 and I found the activity quite fun and with more practice and more experimenting I could do much better in this timed activity to be better at abstract art as well as time management.