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Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was a very prolific Impressionist/ Post-Impressionist artist whose longevity allowed him to produce many wonderful, brightly colored pieces of art that spanned different styles, movements and media.
Elementary-school children love color and appreciate any project that doesn't require their work to be exact or totally representational. This project affords my students an avenue of expression that can be depicted in any manner the student chooses.
As Matisse got older and his vision started to fail, many of his most famous works were 1 done with brightly colored paper cutouts that were organized into wonderfully balanced compositions in a very unique style. Matisse's work. Beasts of the Sea, is a perfect project for cagei young children to follow a fairly loose format in creating an original version of Matisse's collage.
To begin this endeavor, I show my classes several reproductions of Matisse's works, including Beasts of the Sea, Tlie Fish Bowl,...