Henri+Matisse

=__ Artist: __** Henri Matiss ** e =


 * Group Members: ** Tanner Macdonald and Emma Tuttle

http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/51397 Title: Tea


 * __ First Impression __ ** __ **Theme**: __ As we looked at this painting we felt that the theme was to display the easy going life of women. The portrayal of tea in the shade makes us think that this painting could've been for a parlor or sun room in a house. And because the women look relaxed (and the dog). It supports our impression that the time in the painting was a golden age for wherever the women are. Lastly, because the painting shows a large garden and a dog we think that it could be portraying the life of a wealthy wife with either a friend or daughter.


 * __ First Impression Mood: __ ** Our first impression of the mood on this picture was relaxing. The muted and dark colors with the contrast of the bright background gives us a warm and calm feeling about the painting. The title, Tea, also gives off a sound of calmness and easy going afternoons with a friend. As the ladies in the painting relax on chairs in the shade, it shows that the time during this painting could've been tranquil and cool. The detail in showing the shade and outdoors helps to surround us in calm and relaxing feeling.


 * __ Second Impression Theme: __ ** After our research, we found that Matisse's paintings were sometimes based out of parks in France. He would always use more vibrant choices of color than what he saw which could explain the clothing and background. On the right side of the painting, we noticed more defined and larger movements in the brush strokes. These strokes are examples of Matisse's experimentation with impressionism. Lastly, we see that that the people are look more wealthy so this could've been a painting during his leadership in fauvism movement because he did gain more money than usual during that time.
 * __ Second Impression Mood: __ ** When we looked at the painting a second time, we learned that because of a change in public taste, Matisse was forced to modernize his paintings. This added a sort of classicism and stereotypical effect. This is known as the nice-period of the painting world. The painting became less Avant-garde and more plain, as you can see in this picture.

http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/51397 Title: Woman with the Hat __** First Impression ** **Theme:** __ We think the theme of this painting is to appreciate the beauty of simplicity. The painting is of a woman, maybe a lost love of the artist? The painting is very simple because it only uses a couple of colors. You can clearly see some shading on the woman's face. This adds to the overall look of the artwork while still staying simple. __** First Impression ** **Mood**: __ When we looked at this second painting, we though the original mood got lost in the hurried brush strokes. We think that the mood was supposed to be dramatic or mysterious but it was rushed. The colors are very separate and add to the rushed aspect. The shading on the right side of her face and on her shirt tell us that it is truly an impressionistic painting.


 * __ Second Impression Theme: __ ** After learning about the artists life, we found out that the painting is of his wife. Matisse married in 1898 at the age of 29. Most of his works show lots of different styles, decoration, and geometric approach. The theme of this particular painting can be seen many different ways. We think that is the beauty of it, you can think of it as anything you want.

**__ Second Impression Mood: __** When we looked deeper into the background of this painting, we found that he was experimenting with impressionism at the time. He also was working with a new approach to color. That is why the brush strokes are so fast and in color sections. Matisse used large areas of solid color to be structural instead of the descriptive norm of the time period.

[] Title: Decorative Figure on an Ornamental Background __** First Impression ** **Theme**: __ We think that the theme for this picture is to show how laid back life was for the wealthy. We assume this because the surroundings of the picture look very expensive such as the floral wallpaper and the patterned floor. The golden mirror, potted plant, and bowl of lemons show off a rich or plentiful life style around the lady. The lady seems to look like she lives in an elite level of society because she has no worry on her face and poses with a perfect posture to show how proper she might have been. __** First Impression Mood: **__ We think that the mood for the picture is tranquility. We think this because the room in the background contains a mixture of cool and warm colors that contrast pleasingly to the eye. The basket of lemons and the potted plant make a tropical background that adds a calming and relaxing feeling when we look at the painting. Lastly, we think the mood reflects how the woman feels while she posed comfortably for the painting. The lady shows that the easy-going mood was reflected through its people.


 * __ Second Impression __ __ Theme: __** While looking deeper in Matisse’s life, we found that the choice of bright colors was due to his travels along various rivers and his trips around the Mediterranean Sea. We also see that this could’ve been one of earlier works of art because as he experimented with impressionism he also included some pointillism but on a larger stroke scale. The background and floor of the painting have contrast with smaller objects throughout the room giving the painting a cooler aspect to look at. We found out the Matisse was a leader for the fauvism movement which could explain why he had more paintings with color throughout the background.


 * __ Second Impression Mood: __ ** As we found out more about Matisse and his time, we learned that he was a leader of the fauvist art movement and was an exciting time for him. The big brush strokes and quick shaping of the objects adds to the idea of fauvism, quick and colorful. We found out that Matisse was showing off his work across France and wanted to express serenity. Much of his mood is told in his color choices because the bright contrast gives off an effect of excitement.

http://school.eb.com/levels/high/search/images?query=Henri+Matisse&includeLevelThree=true Title: Le Luxe II __** First Impression **** Theme: **__ As we look at this painting for the first time we think that maybe it takes place at a beach or somewhere light. The time was probably cheerful for people posing. The background looks like a beach, so Matisse was probably trying to capture the life for these women. We also see that the women on the ground seem to be helping the standing one, showing that maybe she may be in a higher class. But we see that everything about the portrait expresses the happiness during the time it was painted. __**First Impression Mood:**__ When we looked at the art, we thought the mood was playful but also serious. We think there could be a monarchy as well because the girls on the ground and in the background could be servants of some sort. Maybe the girls are enjoying their job for the woman standing up. The colors a light and somewhat like pastel which gives off a vibrant and light feeling. Lastly, we think that the background seems like beach which supports our feeling of happiness. __**Second Impression** **Theme:**__ When we take a closer look at this painting, we realize that the women are indeed naked outside. This makes us wonder if we are missing part of the picture. The standing woman could have been bathing outside in the sun and now she is being dried by her servants. Maybe bathing outside and having others dry you is a symbol of royalty or luxury in the time period that the painting takes place in. __**Second Impression** **Mood:**__ After we did some research on Henri Matisse, we got the same feeling from the painting. The mood takes more of a playful turn because it looks like the servants are washing their master's feet and serving her, but they still seem to be enjoying their jobs. We were still wondering why the women in the painting are naked. We do not know the time period that it takes place in, so we cannot make any inferences.


 * __ An Artist's ____ Life: __ ** Henri Matisse is remembered as the most important artist of the 20th century. He was born on December 31, 1869 and died November 3, 1954. After studying the law in Paris, he worked as a law office clerk in Saint-Quentin. Matisse began to sit in at an art class at the Ecole Quentin-Latour, and he started to paint with the box of oil paints that his mother had given him. He returned to Paris in 1891 to continue art as a profession. Matisse painted quickly because he said that his life could be expressed by the phrase "Hurry up!".


 * __ The Art Movement: __ ** The one movement that Henri Matisse identified himself in was the fauvist movement. The fauvist movement was loosely based off of impressionism and included the usage of intense contrast in various colors using dot and pointed brush strokes. During this movement Matisse became a leader for the small group of painters that used this certain style of art. The fauvism movement was one of first most influential art movements of the twentieth-century. Although he was a great leader and started a great movement, the introduction of newer art styles gave the fauvist painters a total of about ten years of when fauvism was most influential.

The most important thing for someone to know about our artist is that he was leader in the style he painted. The whole world was new to fauvism and Matisse was experimenting and spreading his new style to artists around Europe and America. Matisse’s colors and mood changed through every painting and in order to understand why, one must know that he was finding new ways to spread fauvism.
 * __ Review Questions __** **__:__**
 * If you had one thing to share about your artist, what is the most important thing for people to know about the artist or the artwork? Why? **

If someone in the future had a chance to look at and evaluate the work of Henri Matisse, I think that they would find it interesting because of its simple appearance. Maybe they would compare it to works of their time. Our question would be, "How did you react when cubism was introduced to the world?" We would ask this because we want to know if he reacted through his paintings or physically towards other people. We want to know how he felt inside and what he did with his own feelings.
 * What would someone in the future say about your artist or the artwork? Why? **
 * If you had one question you would ask your artist that research didn't answer, what would it be and why? **


 * In evaluating your wiki, what's your strongest section and why? **

Our strongest section of our wiki is probably our overall first impressions. This is because when we write, we are just copying down what we think. There is no research involved and we can expres our opinions about the painting. And in my opinion, opinions come very naturally to eighth graders. We think that our weakest section in the wiki are the first impression moods. We think this because we based our thoughts off the painting and not putting any other background into what Matisse may have felt. The first impressions are only borderline of what we thought of Matisse and may not be as deep as it could be. Lastly, we also think this because we included a lot of our feelings and used shallow describing words. The mood first impression sections may not have been as deep as we wanted.
 * Whats your weakest section and why? **

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 * __ Sources: __ **

"Henri Matisse." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 29 Jan. 2016. [|school.eb.com/levels/high/article/51397]. Accessed 5 Jan. 2017.

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Fauvism: “Portrait of Madame Matisse”. Image. Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 Sep. 2016. [|media1.school.eb.com/eb-media/84/43684-004-09776FED.jpg]. Accessed 10 Jan. 2017.

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Matisse, Henri: Decorative Figure on an Ornamental Background. Image. Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 Sep. 2016. [|media1.school.eb.com/eb-media/94/28294-004-8BCCC63B.jpg]. Accessed 5 Jan. 2017.

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Matisse, Henri: Le Luxe II. Image. Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 Sep. 2016. [|media1.school.eb.com/eb-media/35/44135-004-8760E58D.jpg]. Accessed 11 Jan. 2017.