The Artwork of Henry Matisse

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Matisse once said, “A good art work should be like an arm chair in which you could relax at the end of the day”. This statement of Matisse’s indicates that artist’s artwork should be an art of balance, of purity and tranquillity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter. An art which is created for everyone in society and that is like a pacifying influence, something like a good arm chair in which you could rest from physical fatigue. Moreover, his paintings are about imagination, dreams and about the nature itself. Matisse’s Fauvist paintings “Large Red interior” and “Open Window Collioure” are great examples of Matisse’s attitude and response to the world around him. The artworks reflect the theories of Fauvists, revealing Matisse’s desire to be avant garde in his art making practise, and seeking to incorporate the modern life. In the artwork of “Large Red Interior” 1948 the spectators see the evidence of Matisse exploring Fauvist ideas and the modern theories of art. The explicit focus of the frame is on the use of complementary and vivid colours. The exaggerated and unreal...

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