Henri Matisse
Matisse and some of his fellow artists produced art that expressed emotion, used bright colors, and was very different from the paintings of that time. An art critic called them “fauves” which is French for “wild beasts”, because their art was so wild and unusual.
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Woman With a Hat by Matisse
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Purple Robe and Anemones by Matisse
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Purple Cyclamen by Matisse
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Matisse "painting with scissors"
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Matisse works while in bed
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Lagoon by Matisse
Beasts of the Sea was done by Matisse after a visit to the South Seas. The shapes and colors are representative of the tropical sea.
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Beasts of the Sea by Matisse
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Birds by Matisse
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Some shapes in art are geometric shapes. These are shapes that are used in math. They are precise and regular and are usually man-made. Rectangles, circles, triangles, and squares are examples of geometric shapes.
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Mondrian painting
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Kandinsky painting
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Vasarely painting
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Quilt
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Many shapes in art are not geometric. They look more like shapes found in nature, such as plants and animals. Instead of regular, precise edges, these shapes might be flowing or curving and seem to follow no rules. These irregular shapes are called freeform or organic shapes. The word “organic” means the shapes are more like living things in nature. Freeform shapes could be clouds, trees, puddles, and many, many shapes that look like nothing at all but their own design.
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The Horse, Rider and Clown by Matisse
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Two Masks by Matisse
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