Modern Art for Modern Kids
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Use these online tools to explore ways of making art using the internet!
.pollack
jacksonpollock.org
Make your own Abstract Expressionist painting with this awesome online tool. The site was created by Greek artist Miltos Manetas who founded an art movement called Neen that encompasses the experimental use of computers, the Internet and other technologies.


bomomo.com This is a simple but fun online art making tool, the brushes float lazily around the canvas, click and find a new way of looking at The modern art theories of line, color and repetition interactivity. You can save and share your creations in a gallery.

Hans Hoffman
pbs.org/hanshofmann/push_and_pull.html
See the color theories of teacher Hans Hoffman in action. Compare colors and see how one color affects another, just by where you put them.

Web Canvas
Collaborative Painting Project
Anyone with a modern web-browser can move around an 'infinite' canvas. Using available painting tools is its also possible to draw and upload images. Learn about collaboration by working with someone who could be next door, or far, far away.

detail DetctiveDetail Detective
http://www.sfmoma.org/projects/detaildetective/index.html
Look closely at the paintings and sculptures on this site. Do you have the sharp eye it takes to find the clues to identify what you are looking at?. This exercise makes scrutinizing great works of art fun.

http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/basquiat/street-to-studio/english/home.phphttp://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/basquiat/street-to-studio/english/home.php
Jean-Michel Basquiat's playful paintings hid big meanings. He was considered an art superstar. Explore his paintings and discover why he made the splash he did.

Keith Haring
http://haringkids.com/

Keith Haring was a funky, downtown street artist from New York. His childlike drawings captivated the art scene. This is a collection of his kid friendly drawings and a list of fun and thought provoking games like "What's the Story?" Where you use your own creativity to complete the picture.

 

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