collage. “…colours sing without paying attention to rules and regulations.” - henri matisse

COLLAGE

“…Colours sing without paying attention

to rules and regulations.”

- Henri Matisse

The Codomas (Les Codomas); Plate XI from Jazz, 1947. Color pochoir, lithographed text. Artist’s book, 16”x12”.

Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse

• Born in France on Dec. 31, 1869

• General store clerk or lawyer

• Appendicitis & a box of paints

• Age 20… found he loved to paint!

• Died in 1954 at age 84

Woman Reading1894, oil on canvas

The Dinner Table, 1897, oil on canvas

Les Fauves – The Wild Beasts

Portrait of Madame Matisse (TheGreen Line)

1905, oil on canvas

Open Window1905, oil on canvas

Woman with a Hat1905, oil on canvas

Self-Portrait in a Striped T-Shirt1906

oil on canvas

Harmony in Red (The Tablecloth), 1908, oil on canvas

Chapelle du Rosairein Vence, France; 1951

Matisse’s Cutouts

Icare (Icarus) 1947; Gouache cutout from the illustrated

book Jazz

Le Cirque (The Circus)1947; Gouache cutout from the illustrated book Jazz

The Sorrows of the King1952; Gouache and Paper on Canvas

Beasts of the Sea1950; Paper collage on canvas

Black Leaf on Green Background1950; Gouache Découpée

Le Bateau1953; Paper-Cut

The Snail; 1953; Gouache on paper, cut and pasted on white paper

The Codomas (Les Codomas); Plate XI from Jazz, 1947. Color pochoir, lithographed text. Artist’s book, 16”x12”.

COLLAGE!

-from “What’s the Big Idea? Activities and Adventures in Abstract Art by Joyce Raimondo

-from “What’s the Big Idea? Activities and Adventures in Abstract Art by Joyce Raimondo

-from “What’s the Big Idea? Activities and Adventures in Abstract Art by Joyce Raimondo

“Drawing with Scissors”• Choose a subject (What makes you happy?)• Start with a background (large, colourful sheets/shapes)• Theme - your ‘happy place’ (can start with ideas… list,

sketch, brainstorm, plan…)• Draw with scissors - Make it abstract; do not draw with pencil• Can use leftover scraps/paper too• Use patterns and create designs (repeat the same shape

more that once to create patterns)• Experiment with colours so they “…sing without paying

attention to rules and regulations.”) • Arrange first, then glue the shapes• Give your work a title