Post on 29-Jan-2016
Henri Matisse Collage
Using line, shapes and color (elements of art)
Elements of art
Lines, shape, form, color, space, texture,and value
They are the building blocks for creating art You can use them by themselves or combine
more then one together. Its all up to you!
Why the elements of art are so important
No elements, no art, end of story. Secondly, knowing what the elements of art
are enables us to (1) describe what an artist has done, (2) analyze what is going on in a particular piece and (3) communicate our thoughts and findings using a common language.
Lets find elements of art being used
Take a art example off of your desk Work in groups for five minutes and find as
many elements of art as you can.
Guess what it is about
This will take about ten minutes. Work in your group (1) describe what an artist has done. What did they
create. (2) analyze what is going on in the particular piece
found on your desk (3) communicate what you think that the art was
about. Why they did it?
Lets discuss to the class what each piece is and how the elements of art help tell their story
What is abstract art
Abstract art is visual rather than having literary meaning
Abstract art includes-Romanticism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Expressionism
Artists come out of these periods and develop other types of art
Out of abstract art comes cubism, which is then developed into Fauvism
What was the Fauvist movement?
Dominated by two artists, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso
abandoned three-dimensional effects in favor of dramatically simplified areas of pure color, flat shapes, and strong pattern.
Believed color to be expressive on its own
Who is Henri Matisse
b. Dec. 31, 1869 --d. Nov. 3, 1954 artist often regarded as the most important French
painter of the 20th century. The leader of the Fauvist movement around 1900, pursued the expressiveness of colour throughout his
career. His subjects were largely domestic or figurative Used shapes without drawing
What kind of art did Matisse make?
Painting to collage His collages were often called sculpting with
scissors because he did not draw out his figures.
Create paper cuts because he was too weak to move around in his old age
Examples of Matisse
Student made examples