2. Elements of Art: Line, Shape, Space, Form, Texture, Value, Color By: Martha Zimmerman

3. Video

4. Wolf Kahn Born: October 4, 1927 A German-born American Painter who uses lines, shapes and color.

5. Biography Born in Stuttgart, Germany on Oct. 4, 1927. At 12 years old he fled Germany and went to England. In 1940 he moved to the USA. He studied under Hans Hofmann (Abstract Expressionist painter) at the Hans Hofmann school in Chicago and became his studio assistant. Known for his combination of realism and color field. Works in pastel and oil paint. His wife, Emily Mason is also a painter. They have two daughters, Cecily and Melany.

6. The Painter in his studio.

7. A Blue Summer’s Day 1990-1999

8. Barn Behind a Thicket, 2003

9. Below Joe’s Marlboro, Maine 1999-2001

10. Cattails Crowding out the Rest, 2007

11. Emerging From Orange, 2006

12. Fall Across the Pond, 2007

13. Horizontal Study for Vertical, 2007

14. One Fat Tree Among Others, 2004

15. Strip of Yellow Pasture in West Brattleboro, 2005

16. Magenta Fog, 2002

17. You may be an artist like Wolf Kahn! Now let’s draw horizontal and vertical lines to paint a picture like Wolf.

18. Video 1

19. Video 2

20. Can you repeat the Elements of Art? Line Shape Space Form Texture Value Color

21. Wolf Kahn At 81 years of age, he remains one of this country’s best –loved contemporary artists. Mr. Kahn resides in New York City during the summer, and West Brattleboro, Vermont during the autumn. He still continues to create fantastic works of art.

22. Resources: Video from YouTube: The Elements of Art (by Grade K) at the Yokohama International School. Two Videos created by Martha Zimmerman. Slides taken from Web of the artwork of Wolf Kahn: http://thomassegalgallery.com/artists/wolf_ kahn/oils/wolf_kahn_oils.html http://thomassegalgallery.com/artists/wolf_ kahn/oils/wolf_kahn_oils.html Photo taken by Martha Zimmerman.

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