1 of 16

Exploring Matisse’s playful palette - Grade 2 & 3

September Art Project

Rajee Subramanian

Quail Run Elementary

2 of 16

Learning outcome - Colors in motion

Exploring Matisse’s playful palette

  • Language arts - Henri’s Scissors
  • Shapes - organic, freeform shapes - Nature
  • Science behind colors
  • What are colors?
  • How/why do we see colors?

​

  • Art Element - Colors & Shapes
  • Complimentary colors
  • Art Principle - Composition
  • Art Technique - Drawing with colors
  • Positive and Negative space

3 of 16

Hello!

I’m… Henri Matisse

  • Born in France
  • 1869 - 1954
  • Draughtsman - Drawing for machinery
  • Painter
  • Sculptor

​

  • Famous for paper collage
  • Drawing with scissors
  • Playing with bright colors
  • Strong colors
  • Fauvism - strong color (Fauve meaning - wild beast in french)
  • Abstract art
  • Create art that is soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good arm chair

4 of 16

Literature - Henri’s Scissors

by Jeanette Winter

5 of 16

Matisse’s art evolvement

  • Matisse is the founder of Fauvism
  • Fauvism - “Woman with hat” 1905
  • Wife - Amelia
  • Initially not accepted - Called it as beast like (Fauve means beast in french)
  • Bold colors
  • Abstractism originated
  • Cat with red fish - 1916
  • Bold colors
  • Complimentary colors

6 of 16

Matisse’s Collage

Matisse’s cut out collage

7 of 16

8 of 16

Shapes

Shape is an enclosed space

Today we will only use organic and freeform shapes

9 of 16

10 of 16

What is composition?

  • Art of arranging the elements (cut pieces) in a decorative manner at the artist’s command to express hi/her feelings
  • Today, try to have a balance in your composition
  • Pieces distributed & collaged well

11 of 16

How do we see colors?

12 of 16

How do we see colors?

13 of 16

Materials

Grade 2 & 3

  • 9x12 Black construction paper
  • 4.5x6 Blue

construction paper

  • 4.5x6 contrasting color construction paper - 2
  • 4.5x6 Green paper
  • Pair of scissors
  • Pencil
  • Sharpie
  • Glue stick

​

14 of 16

Cut wavy strip the 6x4.5 Blue & Green construction paper

Glue down 3 strips of blue and 3 of green and overlap it.

Keep overlapping and alternating the colors and glue all of them down.

Procedure for Grade 2 &3

15 of 16

Fold the 2 contrasting color 4x6 paper vertically

With the open side facing you draw one side of the organic shape. Make 2 different shapes on 2 colors

Cut it out

Grade 2 & 3

16 of 16

You will be collaging both the positive and negative space to add a variety of shapes

Create a composition by arranging and taking a look at it. Once you are happy with your composition glue all of it down

Grade 2 & 3

Write your name with Sharpie

Rajee