Abstract Expressionism-Splatter Paintings Redefined

Each month in the art room, I put up a new set of images of a particular artistic style from history on our 'Ism' board. One of the periods of art styles we've talked about in the art room is Abstract Expressionism. In the spirit of Jackson Pollock, the 7th and 8th graders expressed themselves through watercolor splatter paint. But, they didn't stop there; after the paintings had dried, they embellished, enhanced and emphasized their paintings with pen, pencil, crayon, colored pencil and/or markers. After that, they measured and cut their embellished paintings into one inch squares and rearranged them, therefore, redefining them.