Nathaniel Steen Matisse notes by Nathaniel Steen

Notes on Matisse

NSteen2004 — 2024-02-22 20:45:46 UTC

-Modernist French painter, born 1869

-worked in varied styles and mediums throughout his life, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking etc.

-classically trained, later broke with tradition

-leading fauvist artist

-fauvism uses garish/highly saturated colors and expressive brushstrokes

-simplified, almost childlike forms

-later works included cutouts

-as he lost his vision, he turned increasingly to the medium

-scenes abstracted from real life.

-after fauvism, he adopted a more modernist/post impressionist style reminiscent of Picasso.

Matisse work examples

NSteen2004 — 2024-02-22 20:47:45 UTC

Matisse work link

NSteen2004 — 2024-02-22 20:49:16 UTC

Important matisse works to talk about

NSteen2004 — 2024-02-22 20:51:40 UTC

-dance

-blue nudes

-red studio

-le bonheur de vivre

-Young sailor paintings

-madame matisse

What I like

NSteen2004 — 2024-02-22 21:27:46 UTC

I chose Matisse first and foremost because I appreciate his varied way of working. As an artist who often finds sticking to one style constraining, I often look up to artists who are omnivorous in their methods, but still have a singular and unique artistic identity. I am interested in investigating how Matisse makes his work uniquely his, across many decades, materials, and genres.