FRENCH ARTIST

PAINTERPAINTER

PAPER CUT OUTSPAPER CUT OUTS

HENRY MATISSE1869-1954

•PAINTED BIRGHT PAINTINGS WITH PATTERNS

•BECAME VERY ILL AND BEDRIDDEN

•CREATED PICTURES CUT IN SIMPLE SHAPES OF BRIGHTLY COLORED PAPER

PAINTINGS BY MATISSE

Harmony In Red

Goldfish

BEAST OF THE SEALOOK FOR:• LIFE UNDER THE SEA• SPIRAL LINE• GEOMETRIC SHAPES• ORGANIC SHAPES• PRIMARY COLORS• SECONDARY COLORS• REPETITION

LA TRISTESSE DU RUI

• A musical instrument

• A figure• Complementary

colors• Geometric

shapes

•LOOK FOR:

THE SNAIL

•LOOK FOR:•GEOMETRIC SHAPES

•COMPLIMENTARY COLORS

•SPIRAL LINE

THE CIRCUS

•LOOK FOR:

•A FIGURE

•MOVEMENT

•PRIMARY COLORS

ICARUS•LOOK FOR:

•PRIMARY COLORS

•A FIGURE

•YELLOW SHAPES REPRESENT?

•RED DOT REPRESENTS.

•WINGS

"The sea glitters in many colours and the seaweed slowly sinks towards the seabed. Between the, azure-blue fruit is floating around and, for a moment a beautiful

mermaid appears, dancing gracefully around the plants"

"At last, night falls on Tahiti. The water of the sea turns a deep dark blue. A black

seaweed shape, strange and beautiful,

appears for a moment, only to sink slowly down into the

endless depths."

CHOOSE A THEME

1. Introduce geometric and organic shapes.2. Demonstrate cutting free form shapes3. Introduce primary, secondary, and complementary colors (P=red, yellow, blue; S=green, orange, violet; C=red and green, blue and orange, yellow and violet)4. When gluing emphasize less is better5. Emphasize filling the page with shapes rather than grouping them. (Younger tend to group shapes)6. Encourage running shapes off the page7. Trade shapes or look for scrapes that will work

ELEMENTARY STUDENT ART

MORE MATISSE CUT OUTS