Master Kitz teaches a Simple Lesson in Composition

Composition in art is the plan, placement or arrangement of the elements of art in a work.  Something that can be hard for a young child to understand (and even a lot of adults).  Composition is what makes a piece of art feel balanced, gives it structure or gives the point of view.  Many artists will work days even years figuring out a composition of their painting before they even begin painting.

Kidzaw developed a Master Kitz® that was inspired by the artist, Paul Klee.  The name of the painting is "Flower Myth".  The tool that helps children begin to think about composition is something very simple that they can easily move around.  We have pre-cut shapes that were inspired by the composition of "Flower Myth" and the children are able to move the shapes around to make their own composition and keep moving the pieces around to see how each shape's placement effects the entire picture.  The shapes have a sticky back so all they do is peel it off like a sticker and place it down into place.

Look at our gallery to see how some children composed their paintings from these shapes.
How would you compose your painting?