The document discusses abstract and representational art, distinguishing between the two, with emphasis on artists like Wassily Kandinsky and Frank Stella. It highlights Stella's influences from Pollock and Kline, and describes his work's focus on basic elements of art and shaped canvases. Additionally, the document provides an art activity guide for creating artwork using various shapes and coloring techniques.

1. Color
Line
Symmetry
Pattern
Shape

2. A B S T R A C T
R E P R E S E N T A T I O N
A L
Abstract art does not depict a person, place or thing that way it really appears.
The subject of the work is based on what you see: color, shapes, brushstrokes,
size and scale. and, in some cases, the process.
Representational art
is when images are
clearly recognizable
for what they are
supposed to be.

3. Which one is abstract and which one is representational art?

4. Abstract art
began in 1911
with such works
as Picture with a
Circle (1911) by
the Russian artist
Wassily
Kandinsky 1866-
1944.
WASSILY KANDINSKY

5. Frank Stella is an American
painter and printmaker.
He is one of the most well-
regarded postwar American
painters still working today.
His work was influenced by
the abstract artists Jackson
Pollock and Franz Kline.
FRANK STELLA

6. ARTISTIC INFLUENCES
Jackson Pollock
Frank Stella was greatly influenced by Jackson Pollock’s work.

7. JACKSON POLLOCK

8. Frank Stella was also greatly
influenced by the work of
Franz Kline.

9. FRANK STELLA’S ART WORK
Stella worked on line, plane, volume, and point, within space.
He focused on some of the basic elements of art which are
color, shape, and composition. His shaped canvases
revolutionized the abstract painting in the 1960’s.

10. Frank Stella’s Most Important work
Harran II, 1967

14. Art Activity

15. ART ACTIVITY
SUPPLIES
1. Shapes – Ruler, triangles,
protractors, compass
2. Square and Circle handouts
3. Thick paper, card stock or
thin cardboard
4. Your choice of pastels,
crayons, pencil crayons or
markers

16. To Do
1. Choose the shapes you want to use
2. Color on the back of the circle or square handout with the side of a pencil
(above)
3. Make sure you color the whole area where the shape is (check occasionally)
4. Turn handout right side up and place it on top of cardstock
5. Trace over the circles or squares on the handout pressing hard
6. Lift up paper, to see a faint outline of the shapes on the cardstock
7. Cut out the shapes
8. Position shapes on your paper in a way that you like
9. Decide on your color pattern
10.Trace around shapes
11. Color in according to your pattern using 4 or 5 colors max
12. Choose warm, cool or complementary colours
13.Outline shapes with a black marker
14.Cut them out
15.Glue on a black background

18. GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Color
Line
Symmetry
Pattern
Shape

19. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Representational Art
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/representational-art.htm
Frank Stella: American Painter and Printmaker
http://www.theartstory.org/artist-stella-frank.htm