"Matisse, Matisse, the Wild Beast!"

As we go into our Thanksgiving break I wanted to post some images from the art room now that we are in full swing.  Student’s school wide were inspired by  French Artist Henri Matisse. The artists' use of color and style surprised the critics of his time and he was soon referred to as a "fauve" which is the French word for Wild Beast. Each grade level created their own work of art inspired by the artist utilizing various techniques and mediums. Below is a sample of the project each grade level did. Most of our display boards have been revamped displaying many examples as well as detailed descriptions of process as well as additional background information. 

KINDERGARTEN

Kindergarten created their own Matisse “wild beasts” using oil pastels  to create shapes from lines and tempera cakes to add the element of color.

1ST GRADE

First Grade first created a collage with brightly colored paper. They then used different shaped cardboard pieces and utilized printmaking techniques with black paint to create fauvist portraits inspired by "Woman with the Hat".

2ND GRADE

With an emphasis on color and shape, Second Grade created artwork inspired by Matisse’s “Goldfish” in mixed media. 

3RD GRADE 

Third Grade took inspiration from Matisse’s “cut out’s” and “painted with scissors”, creating artwork inspired by our new playground…there is a great view from the art room windows! 

4TH GRADE

Fourth Grade was also inspired by “cut outs” and used color and shape to illustrate an adjective to described themselves. 

5TH GRADE

Fifth Grade used mixed media to create a still life inspired by the French artists’ “Interior with Egyptian Curtain”. In this project they utilized a variety of art concepts, techniques and principles including: printmaking, balance, contrast, color and saturation, value and contour line drawing.