Henri Matisse inspired Paper Cut-outs

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Henri Matisse inspired Paper Cut-outs was such a great lesson. What fun it was to cut, paste, and create using colored construction paper.

Henri Matisse (1869 – 1954), was considered to be the 20th century’s most important French painter. He communicated art with expressive colors and compelling bold patterns. Influenced by Impressionism and Japanese art, Matisse made color a crucial element of his work, and also experimented with abstract art. Following illness Matisse explored with cut-outs for 14 years. Here is a fantastic link with detailed information on his cut-outs and images of his work.
http://www.henri-matisse.net/cut_outs.html

After discussing some of Matisse's work, we took a look at some of his paper cut-outs. One of the books that I referenced was



You can purchase it here or go to your local library to find it. You can also refer to the above link and find all of the info you need there.


Below are some of images of the work in progress and one of my students final project!

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