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Still Life with Pomegranates by: Henri Matisse

Still Life with Pomegranates by: Henri Matisse. Osborne Elementary School ART IN MOTION. What do YOU see?. What is a Still Life?. A picture of things (like fruit or flowers), instead of a picture of people or a landscape. Other Matisse Still Life Paintings. 1911. 1890. 1947.

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Still Life with Pomegranates by: Henri Matisse

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  1. Still Life with Pomegranatesby: Henri Matisse Osborne Elementary School ART IN MOTION

  2. What do YOU see?

  3. What is a Still Life? A picture of things (like fruit or flowers), instead of a picture of people or a landscape.

  4. Other Matisse Still Life Paintings 1911 1890 1947

  5. Who was Henri Matisse? • French • Born in 1869 (on New Year’s Eve) • Died in 1954 • Leader of the Fauvists • Friend of Pablo Picasso • Admired Paul Cezanne • Believed that color had a therapeutic power • Sick as a young man • Had cancer as an old man and was confined to a wheelchair

  6. Overcoming Challenges “Every day that dawns is a gift to me” Henri Matisse

  7. Overcoming Challenges • Frederic Church • Enormously successful as an artist • Stricken with rheumatoid arthritis which greatly reduced his ability to paint. • Eventually painted with his left hand and continued to produce his work on a much slower pace.

  8. Overcoming Challenges • Chuck Close • A spinal artery collapse in 1988 left him severely paralyzed • He has continued to paint and produce work that remains sought after by museums and collectors.

  9. A Project for You • Let’s try a Matisse-inspired still life! • Cut out technique • Get your scissors & glue • Be creative!

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