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Shapes & Colors

Color, shapes, and patterns. Watch as artists sculpt with fire and ink with mops-- from bamboo to paper to glow-in-the-dark paint (and one "alphabetical engineer"), learn the ways visual artists use non-traditional media.

Lesson
Creating AB Patterns
Teach students about patterns in poetry, art, and the world around them
Interactive
Fireworks
Fireworks: Art of the Explosion
The Art of the Explosion follows artist Cai Guo-Qiang and pyrotechnician Phil Grucci through the preparation for the performance art piece “Tornado: Explosion Project for the Kennedy Center.”
Interactive
Shadow Puppets
Playing with Shadows: An Introduction to Shadow Puppets
Learn about the ancient art of Shadow Puppetry and find out how to create your own shadow plays!
Video Series
Galumpha
Galumpha, The Human Jungle Gym
"The Human Jungle Gym" brings to life a world of imagination, beauty, muscle, and merriment
Video Series
Tornado, by Cai Guo-Qiang
Tornado, by Cai Guo-Qiang
This excerpt from Cai's Tornado: Explosion Project for the Kennedy Center includes both the dancing boats and the tornado itself.
Video
Dan-One
Dan-One: Alphabetical Engineer
Graffiti artist Danny ‘Dan-One’ Polonco, a self-described “Alphabetical Engineer,” talks about graffiti art form as a means for self-expression.
Video
Koji
Koji Kakinuma: Otsukimi
A festive Otsukimi (Japanese moon-viewing) by shodo performing artist Koji Kakinuma
Video
Koji
Koji Kakinuma: Trancework
Calligraphy artist Koji Kakinuma presents one of his trademark innovations, Trancework
Video
Kawashima
Shigeo Kawashima: Wa
Shigeo Kawashima's sculptures take bamboo as an artistic medium to a new level
Video
Shin Tanaka
Shin Tanaka: Paper Toys
Shin Tanaka is a Japanese artist, graffiti writer, paper toy creator, and designer
Lesson
Sculpture
Alexander Calder: Master of Balance
Viewing mobiles created by sculptor Alexander Calder, students learn about the function and form of levers. They build mobiles, experiment with balancing levers, and equilibrium.
Lesson
Sand Mandala
Mandalas, Polygons, and Symmetry
Students will explore the mathematics behind mandalas, including but not limited to shapes and symmetry.
Lesson
The Solar System
Planets in Balance
Students explore the solar system through experimentation of mobile design in the style of Alexander Calder.
Lesson
Fibonacci 3-D by Jeremy Bennett
Patterns Across Cultures: The Fibonacci Sequence in Visual Art
The Fibonacci Sequence manifests in nature and visual arts.
Website
Sculpture by Richard Serra
Sculpture With Richard Serra
Get behind the work of the art world's Man of Steel
Interactive
Rangoli Designer
India: Rangoli Maker
Create Indian-inspired patterns with our online tool
This Day in the Arts
Cave Painting of a Horse
The Writing on the Wall
September 12, 1940: Cave painting are discovered in Lascaux, France
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