MiniCompositions in Collage LTC 4240 Art for Children Spring Semester 2015 Henri Matisse was born in Northern France in 1869 His formal education was in law but was introduced to painting ID: 244277
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Unit 1: Henri Matisse
Mini-Compositions in Collage
LTC 4240: Art for Children
Spring Semester
2015Slide2
Henri Matisse was born in NorthernFrance in 1869.His formal education was in law, but was introduced to painting
by hismother in 1889 while recovering from appendicitis.“From the moment I held the box of colors
in my hands, I knew this was my
life!” Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse: Lawyer to Artist
Matisse with his mother, 1889Slide3
Henri Matisse: “Wild Beast”
After a summer in St. Tropez in 1904, Matisse’s use of color became more daring, imaginative, and expressive. Matisse became a leader among a group of like-minded painters called the “fauves,” or “wild beasts,” by art critics.One critic stated, "A pot of paint has been flung in the face of the
public!”
(Tynes, 2010, para. 2)When exhibited in 1905, “Lady With a Hat” received particularly sharp criticism.
Henri Matisse,
“Lady With a Hat,” 1905Slide4
A cancer diagnosis and related surgery in 1941, confined artist Matisse to a wheelchair. He could no longer stand at an easel. This represented a creative turning point in the life of the artist
For the next 14 years of his life, Matisse would express his phenomenal creativity and artistic abilities through an art process he called “painting with scissors.”
Henri Matisse: Triumph from Tragedy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlnBcaZEGb0Slide5
Mattise
, the French artist once identified as a
fauvist painter
. . .Slide6
. . . developed a new
ARTIST IDENTITY with the art of collage. In the last 14 years of his life, Matisse “developed his final artistic triumph by cutting into color." (National Gallery of Art, 2013)Slide7
Matisse’s Process
Matisse’s paintings and paper cuts appear spontaneous and easily executed, but they were not.He constantly worked to reduce a figure, object, or scene to its essence.
Henri Matisse, “La
Danse
I, 1909”Henri Matisse, “La Danse II, 1910”Slide8
STUDIO ACTIVITY:
IDENTITY COMPOSITIONS IN COLLAGEDesign Problem: Create a series of 3 small cut-paper collages
that capture the essence of your
identity through the use of simple lines, shapes, colors, and space. Consider layering as a way to “hide” or allow characteristics to be seen. Slide9
Brainstorm 3
qualities that you have (big or small) from your personal history.Create 3 supports from colored paper
Make
shapes that have the essence of that quality.
Reconsider your
shapes and cuts:Can they be simplified even more?
Does it need to be a different color/size?
Experiment
with
arrangements
of these shapes on a background piece of paper. Overlap, rotate, and change them until you are satisfied. Then, glue them in place.
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Self-Assess this first composition and get feedback from a peer:
What works visually? What can you change for the second composition?Slide11
Repeat this process for Composition #2 and Composition #3.
Post one photograph showing your most successful composition on your Weebly site.Slide12Slide13
References:National Gallery of Art (2013). Matisse Cutouts. Retrieved from http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/matisseinfo.shtm
Smith, K. S. (n.d.). Pure essence: What makes Matisse great. The National Catholic Review. Retrieved from http://americamagazine.org/issue/pure-essenceTynes, T. (2010, July 19). Matisse at MoMA. [Web log]. Walking off the Big Apple. Retrieved from http://www.walkingoffthebigapple.com/2010/07/matisse-at
-moma.html Welton, J. (2002). Artists in their time: Henri Matisse. New York, NY: Scholastic Books.