Who is Paul Klee?
Paul Klee is a Swiss artist known for his innovations in modern art painting. He taught at the famous Bauhaus school and was friends with Wassily Kandinsky. Paul Klee’s experimental style went beyond any particular art movement and his explorations in color and line are well remembered. Paul Klee was born 18 December 1879 close to Bern, Switzerland. He was a German citizen who lived in Munich, Germany for 35 years. Paul Klee’s art education began at a private school in Munich and then he attended the Munich Academy to study art in the early 1900s. Although he was an accomplished violinist, Klee decided to become a visual artist rather than a musical one. After marrying pianist Lili Stumpt in 1906, Paul Klee joined Munich’s expressionist art group, Der Blaue Reiter, or The Blue Rider. In the early 1900s, Klee did many etchings in black and white. The etching used symbols such as letters of the alphabet and numbers. He also experimented with many different artistic techniques ranging fro
• Why is my art like the art of Paul Klee? • What images are in my art? Why? • What color schemes did you use in your art? Describe them to show your knowledge of color. Here is the answers to them. First: Paul Klee was a Swiss-born painter and graphic artist. Today we see many of his paintings. The two best-known paintings are, Virgin in a Tree and Two Men Meet, Each Believing the Other to Be of Higher Rank. Most of Paul Klee’s early works were mostly etchings and pen-and-ink drawings. Paul Klee came from a musical family so he also knew how to play the violin. Second: My art is like Paul Klee’s art, because he used grid lines. In each row or column he had different color scheme. Also his colors don’t touch if they were in different boxes. Third: In my painting I had put a cricket bat on it to show that I love to play cricket. I also put a flower on to show that I love nature. I also put a light bulb up there to show that I get a lot of ideas. I also have a talking sign to show that I
