Towards the end of his life after being diagnosed with cancer and confined to a wheelchair, Matisse added another artistic genre to his wide-ranging talents. . . paper cut outs. He called it "painting with scissors." This one is part of the Matisse exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Matisse was very creative with his scissors!
ReplyDeleteEven in his darkest hours his expressive spirit was still active in the arts. Informative post.
ReplyDeleteWow great colours.
ReplyDeletehow very cool!
ReplyDeleteMany years ago in one of the many locations where I've worked, there was a print of this hanging over my desk.
ReplyDeleteThat has got to be and impressive exhibit!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I love Matisse.
ReplyDeleteGoing to the Tate Modern exhibition soon
ReplyDeleteAccording to my friend at The Hollywood Reporter, the film "Edward Scissorhands" was based loosely on his life. They were going to call it "Henri Ciseaux-mains", but it didn't have quite the same ring...
ReplyDeleteI must confess I didn't know about his paper cut out period. Thanks for the info, Kate.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that about Matisse!
ReplyDeleteI am inspired by his work. I especially like his doors and windows.
ReplyDeleteI have seen this kind of thing as posters, but I had no idea they were cut-outs. The things we learn by reading blogs!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know he could do this! He was a great artist. Thank you for sharing this knowledge.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
Wil, ABCW Team.
Very unique, I always enjoy the artwork you feature.
ReplyDeleteann
simple yet effective art!
ReplyDeleteROG, ABCW
This has me wondering how the cutouts were adhered...I assume they were? (Sorry, this is from an avid papercrafter.)
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