Third Grade Jackson Pollock Inspired Instruments

Third graders learned about the techniques Jackson Pollock became famous for. His style of painting was called "Action Painting" because he felt his action and involvement with the canvas was an important part of his work. Here is a video clip I showed students to help explain Jackson Pollock's painting style. We then created our own action paintings using string and paint.

After we painted our black paper, we then drew different instruments and cut them out. We used multiple layers of paper, string, and beads to create a unique design. Here are some results below!