Henri Matisse1869-1954

French Artist

Fauves Movement (Wild Beasts)

Use of Bold Colors

Strong Design Elements

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Photographs of Matisse

Then one day, Henri became sick. He had to

stay in bed for a long time.

His mother gave him paints and brushes to

give him something to do.

That was it for Henri! He knew he wanted to be an

artist.

Woman With A Hat

Matisse was a painter for most of his life. His paintings were colorful. His bold use of the elements of art were used to express the emotions that he was feeling.

In a sense, color becomes the “subject” of the picture.

Henri Matisse

Matisse was not a healthy person. Later in life, he became ill and was bedridden for the last 20 years of his life. He would tie a piece of charcoal on the end of a fishing rod and would draw his ideas on pieces of paper mounted to the wall. It was now that Matisse created his famous paper-cutouts.

Here ’s how Henri made his cutouts:

1.First his assistants painted sheets of paper.

2.Then Henri cut out shapes.

3.Henri would change the way they were arranged on the paper.

4.The last step was to paste the cutouts down on paper.

Matisse working from bed

When Henri was 73 he made 20 cutout pictures for a book called

“Jazz.” Here are some pictures from “Jazz.”

Abstraction

These forms are simplified to the essential parts of the subject until all recognizable reference to the subject is eliminated.

When Henri was 83 he made this paper cutout picture.

Do you know what it is supposed to be?

A Snail!

The Knife Thrower

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The Creole Dancer

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The Toboggan