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Henri Matisse A Cut Above the Rest(2013 – 2014)



Paul Romanowski

Henri Matisse A Cut Above the Rest(2013 – 2014)

Matisse was one of the most celebrated painters of the 20th century who, even in his own lifetime, enjoyed a level of popularity envied by other artists. But in 1941, after a near-fatal operation for cancer, he decided to give up painting and sought a new way of drawing in colour. Scissors replaced a paintbrush and with the unique skill of a tailor, he set about creating his now famous cut-outs, which have yet to be rivalled for their originality and daring.

To coincide with a major Tate Modern exhibition in April, Alastair Sooke presents a moving and intimate portrait, with contributions from the Tate’s Nicholas Serota, biographer Hilary Spurling and Jacqueline Duheme, who worked with Matisse in the late 1940s at this critical turning point in his career.

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32 thoughts on “Henri Matisse A Cut Above the Rest(2013 – 2014)
  1. Andrew Wyeth said artist work because they are artists. Trying to convey what the artist may or may not have meant by the piece of art. Just enjoy the piece. If you over analyze you take the grandeur from the art and the artist.

  2. MATISSE WAS A LIVING MIRACLE HIS ENTIRE LIFE ! and although there is no competition in art , he was one of the greatest artists in the history of civilization !

  3. I cannot stand the host spiting his saliva all over a Matisse masterpiece at 25:37. “Looking at The Snail without its protecting glass is really very special…” really? So you can spit freely all over it? It makes me literally cringe every time he articulates an explosive consonant. I cannot grasp how this is allowed by conservators, one can only think it’s because they do it too.

  4. He's important because he influenced later "pop art" which basically corporatized art. The very rich wanted simple easily digestible art they could sell to the masses that discouraged deeper thought and didn't challenge their authority. Art that sells products. That's why they made a talentless hack like Matisse a hero. Same with Warhol and crew.

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