Henri Matisse was our artist inspiration for our art lesson with Miss Houghton this week. Matisse used bright, vivid colours in a non-natural way, and was a fauvist (from les fauves "the wild beasts"). He got sick later in life and couldn't paint anymore, so he began "painting with scissors" (also called cut paper collage). We discussed Matisse, his style and his artworks, and compared him to other artists. We created a Henri Matisse brainstorm with our observations and then we practised cutting out stencils. We used paint to blend a background, leaving some blank space by painting over ice block sticks. After this, we cut out a shape and used it like a stencil to paint over it with a contrasting colour. Next, we did the same with spiral shapes to add another layer to our work. We had to carefully consider the shapes and colours we used, and the composition of our art (this means where we placed things to create balance in our artwork). Just like we do in other learning areas, we worked independently, in small groups, with buddies, conferenced with the teacher, gave each other feedback and self-assessed our work. What a busy day!
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