Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse

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Index

1. Artist

4. Fauvism

2. Pointillism

5. Collage

3. Shape

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The Artist

France, 1869-1954 Henri Émile Benoît Matisse was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draftmanship. He was one of the main painters in the Fauvism movement, that uses colour to express feelings and emotions. He loved nature, animals, music and dance.

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Pointillism

Pointillism is a style of painting that involves using dots in different colours to create an illusion or form. In many ways, Fauvism was an extension of pointillism, as the movement was defined by vivid colors and rough, short brush strokes.

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shape

An artist that loved to explore the possibilities of mixing geometric and biomorphic shapes was Henri Matisse.

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shapes

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Geometric shapes

Biomorphic shapes

Biomorphic shapes are found in nature. These shaoes may look like leaves, flowers, clouds -thinfs that grow, flow and move. Biomorpohic shapes are often rounded and irregular.

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Geometric shapes are precise and regular, like squares, rectangles and triangles. They are often found in human-made things, like buildings and machines.

Fauvism

Fauvism is the name given to an art movement that took place in the early 20th century. It is known for its strong colours and brushwork. Matisse and other Parisian artist began to use flat areas or patches of colours instead of three-dimensional sapce. Fauvist artists were derogatorily named Les Fauves. It means 'wild beasts'.

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fauvist portraits

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Portrait of Andre Derain

Woman with a Hat

Woman at the window

Branch of flowers

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fauvist still lifes

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Les Coucous, Tapis Bleu Et Rose

Still Life with Aubergines

Corner of the Artis's Studio

Goldfish

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Collage

As Matisse became older, he began to work with brightly coloured paper and would ‘paint with scissors’ to cut out shapes, animals, leaves, dancers and flowers and then arrange them.

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ALBUM COVER

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Create your own album cover cutting multiple organic shapes in colour paper. Stick them together on a white surface.

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Task 2

Paint the background using one or more colors. Draw different geometric and biomorphic shapes.

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Task 1

Draw a landscape and colour it using coloured dots.

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Task 3

Draw a portrait of a person and colour it using wax crayons in a fauvist style. Remembres to use patches of strong colors.

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Create your own colour collage including at least one human figure.

Task 4

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Henri's Scissors

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Task 4

Draw a corner of your house and colour it using gouache in a fauvist style. Remembres to use patches of strong colors.

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