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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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?