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Henri Matisse
A Brief History
* Henri Emile Benoît matisse
* Born 31st December, 1869.
* Born in the town of Le Cateau-Cambrésis, North France.
* He classed himself as a dreamer, "frail and not outstandingly bright." ("Biography of Henri Matisse", 2011)
* In 1887, Matisse went to Paris and studied law
* Worked as a court administrator in Le Cateau-Cambrésis after completing his studies.
Beginning of Art
* Matisse discovered his love for art after he had appendicitis.
* He began painting in 1889.
* He said later on “From the moment I held the box of colours in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the thing it loves.”
* In 1891, Matisse returned to Paris to study art at Académie Julian, but left in disgust over the perfectionism from his teacher.
* Matisse began as a painter.
* He then moved to painting still-life and landscape art
* Matisse's style change once he was introduced to the artist, Van Gogh;
Collage
* In 1941, Matisse was diagnosed with cancer.
* His creativity was not crushed though.
* He called the last 14 Years of his life "Une seconde vie' - A Second Life" ("Paper Cuts Outs (gouaches découpés) of Henri Matisse", 2011)
* Matisse's cut outs were always "vast in scale (though not always in size) & lush and rigorous in colour." ("Paper Cuts Outs (gouaches découpés) of Henri Matisse", 2011)
* With assistance, Matisse set himself out to create large scale, paper cut out collages.
* He called them "gouaches découpés." ("Paper Cuts Outs (gouaches découpés) of Henri Matisse", 2011)
* He maneuvered scissors through sheets of paper that were already prepared.
* Matisse called collage “painting with scissors.” And also said, "Only what I created after the illness constitutes my real self: free, liberated.” ("Paper Cuts Outs (gouaches découpés) of Henri Matisse", 2011)
A Brief History
* Henri Emile Benoît matisse
* Born 31st December, 1869.
* Born in the town of Le Cateau-Cambrésis, North France.
* He classed himself as a dreamer, "frail and not outstandingly bright." ("Biography of Henri Matisse", 2011)
* In 1887, Matisse went to Paris and studied law
* Worked as a court administrator in Le Cateau-Cambrésis after completing his studies.
Beginning of Art
* Matisse discovered his love for art after he had appendicitis.
* He began painting in 1889.
* He said later on “From the moment I held the box of colours in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the thing it loves.”
* In 1891, Matisse returned to Paris to study art at Académie Julian, but left in disgust over the perfectionism from his teacher.
* Matisse began as a painter.
* He then moved to painting still-life and landscape art
* Matisse's style change once he was introduced to the artist, Van Gogh;
Collage
* In 1941, Matisse was diagnosed with cancer.
* His creativity was not crushed though.
* He called the last 14 Years of his life "Une seconde vie' - A Second Life" ("Paper Cuts Outs (gouaches découpés) of Henri Matisse", 2011)
* Matisse's cut outs were always "vast in scale (though not always in size) & lush and rigorous in colour." ("Paper Cuts Outs (gouaches découpés) of Henri Matisse", 2011)
* With assistance, Matisse set himself out to create large scale, paper cut out collages.
* He called them "gouaches découpés." ("Paper Cuts Outs (gouaches découpés) of Henri Matisse", 2011)
* He maneuvered scissors through sheets of paper that were already prepared.
* Matisse called collage “painting with scissors.” And also said, "Only what I created after the illness constitutes my real self: free, liberated.” ("Paper Cuts Outs (gouaches découpés) of Henri Matisse", 2011)