Paul Klee (pronounced: clay) Flora on Sand, 1927

Artist of the Month – Paul Klee Paul Klee (pronounced "clay"). Born in Switzerland, 1879. His father was a German music teacher and his mother was a Swiss singer. As a child he played the violin and became inspired by visual art as a teenager. Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. He then traveled all through Italy. Traveled to Paris and was inspired by Cubism and use of color. Klee started to experiment with color and define his own style. In the Style of Kairouan, 1914 One of Klee’s first Abstract Expressionism pieces

Paul Klee’s Style He borrows his style from Cubism, Surrealism and Expressionism Cubism consist of paintings that were made up of cubes, spheres, cylinders, cones, and other geometric shapes. The paintings looked like someone had cut them up and glued them back together. Example: Pablo Picasso Factory, Horta de Ebbo', 1909 Surrealism is a kind of modern art for with images that are based on the world of dreams and fantasy. Example: Salvador Dali  The Persistence of Memory, 1931 Expressionism artists expressed their emotions in their art. In order to express emotion, the art work is often distorted or exaggerated. At the same time colors are often vivid and shocking. Example: Vincent van Gogh Starry Night, 1889

He would paint the sounds of the music and rhythmic pattern Klee was a musician for most of his life, often practicing the violin as a warm-up for painting He would paint the sounds of the music and rhythmic pattern using shapes and colors. Fugue in Rot (Red), c. 1921

Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see. Paul Klee Paul Klee loved bright colors. Most of his works are filled with vibrant and exciting colors. Park near Lucerne, c. 1938 Flowers in Stone, c. 1939 Castle and Sun, c, 1928 Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see. Paul Klee

Paul Klee loved the innocence of children’s art. Often, he would use children’s art to inspire his own works. Blue Night, c. 1937 Face of a Face He liked to use warm, cool and neutral colors You can sometimes see things his paintings like numbers, letters, primitive symbols and familiar objects. Rising Sun, c.1919

This month’s artwork, by Paul Klee: Senecio: Head of a Man Key Points about the Painting: • Painted in 1922 • Senecio is a latin word that means old man. It is not known if this is a painting of an old man though. • The colors in this painting are warm, bright and happy and create a harmony. • Paul Klee has used many simple shapes to create this painting. What shapes can you see in this painting?