Creativity and Movement Tutorial: Study Art with the Masters Pre-k to 2nd Grade: Matisse - The Snail

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Henri Matisse was a famous French artist born in 1869 who started painting at age 20 while recovering from an illness. Three cool things about him are that he used wild, non-realistic colors, "painted with scissors" to make giant paper cut-outs, and started an artistic group called the "Wild Beasts". [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Wild and Crazy Colors

Matisse did not think grass had to be green or the sky had to be blue.
He used bright reds, oranges, and pinks to show big feelings instead of real life.
People called his group of friends the Fauves, which means "Wild Beasts," because their colors were so loud and bold. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Painting with Scissors

When he got older and it was hard to stand and paint, he did not stop making art.
He took bright painted paper and cut out fun shapes with big scissors.
He called this amazing trick "painting with scissors". [1, 2, 3, 4]

Giant Room-Sized Art

His paper cut-outs did not stay small.
He and his helpers glued giant shapes straight onto the walls.
Some of his final artworks grew as big as entire rooms.
 
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