Nick Schleicher and Martin Kahnle at Houska Gallery
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: New July 2022! Explore the similarities and differences in paintings by Missouri-based artist Nick Schleicher and Georgia-based artist Martin Kahnle in this exhibition. Schleicher’s unique color field paintings change depending on the environment and lighting it’s viewed within. Kahlne explores the impact of composition on narrative in his bold and colorful landscape paintings.
Type of Video: Tour*
Unique Video ID: Visual Arts-356**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- The gallery representative says, “the abstract nature of color, texture and shape, give us a sense of calmness in the constant flux of life.” Have students journal about what they think that statement means.
*Tours take students to laboratories, studios, workspaces, museums and other diverse “in the field” and community locations related to the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
