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How artists guide the observer's eyes to the main or unnoticeable details that are important or significant in the role of perceiving the artwork

This is important because it leads the viewer to the focus point of the artwork. This is used to draw attention so that the important but less significant areas of the work can still be admired.

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The element of colours, arrangement of objects tell us that in the painting, the mood is happy and joyful

The mood of The Egyptian is one vibrancy and happiness. This is reflected in the bright colours used throughout the artwork. The arrangement of

objects used throughout the painting also express this happiness as you can see a bright fern outside the window, a lovely bowl of fruit and a vibrant curtain on the right of the work.

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The background and foreground are the fruit,curtain and tree.

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The effect of viewing 'The Egyptian Curtain' makes us feel happy and relaxed because of the choice of bright colours. The positioning of the painting is balanced. Its all neat which makes it calm and relaxing.

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Matisse lived through the holocaust, World War 2 and the atomic bombing; in WW2, Adolf Hitler tried conquering the world, he tortured people, and bombed some countries with atomic bombs.

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Matisse chose to paint such bright and colourful artworks because he wanted people to have

faith, hope and security during World War 1, when the Germans invaded various countries.

He didn't want to have people see sad, depressing events, he just wanted people to focus on

bright and joyful things.

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There is a palmtree, a table, lemons in a bowl.

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-The curtain, because you can see the lines moving through the curtain giving it that dimensional 3D effect.

-The bowl, because it has a shadow which radiates light coming through the window.

-The window, because it reflects light coming in & gives it that happy & relaxing feeling

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To Show expression,emotion in the technique and the use of colour to show feelings

so people can understand to know if its happy or sad.

Henri Matisse shows this in his paintings because he uses colour and shapes to express his feelings

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The three main historical disasters Henri Matisse lived through were 1. World war I/World war II, 2.The holocaust and 3.The dropping of the Atomic bomb.

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The painting has a very vibrant and contrasting mood due to the dark and light colours

which creates an effective scene to the viewer - Eric

I think the mood is a little bit happy and the colours are bright to show it - Lawrence

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What is the effect of viewing 'The Egyptian Curtain' (1948) on YOU (the viewer)

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What was Matisse's personal reason as to why he painted such colourful, lively and bright artworks despite living through such horrible world disasters.

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Write a sentence explaining what happened in the 3 historical disasters Matisse lived through

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What were the 3 main historical disasters Matisse lived through?

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Matisse's 'The Egyptian Curtain' is considered to be very 'simplistic' and 'flat'. However it does have elements of DIMENSION in it. What areas/objects contain 3 dimensional qualities and how has it been created.

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In the 'Egyptian Curtain' 19948, what do the objects in the background and foreground suggest about the environment Matisse painted?

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What is in the background and foreground of 'The Egyptian Curtain' 1948

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Define 'composition' and why is it important in Art

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How have the elements of colour, arrangement of objects and Matisse's painting style reflect the mood of 'The Egyptian Curtain' (1948)

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Describe the mood in the painting ‘The Egyptian Curtain’ (1948)

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Define Mood and why is it important in Art?