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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Alistair is a Grest teacher. Grazie
Matisse stinks! Poop
“Working hard to digest his work,” sums it up pretty well.
I think that EVERYTHING Matisse created was dancing.
That chapel at 16:31 is remarkable.
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This one is awesome info. Love it.
Thx for sharing it… I’m doing and special week about Matisse in my Instagram art page, and I came across this documentary… 🙂
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Never confuse decorative with art..Matisse went back AND forth from art AND decoration,AND he was aware of it
This is a chapel Jesus would have been proud to walk into.
II wonder how the paper that Matisse used keeps it bright colors after all these years.
My favorite one from his designs is The Snail.
Anyone knows how Matisse colorized his papers?
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It's "DRAWING", not "DRAWRING" !!!
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.
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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 !
wonderful film!
great stuff just give up the exagerated hand gestures please
This was great! I had to do an art project on him and it helped a lot! 🙂
Using this video for homework.
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I greatly admire his paintings. I don't like the cutouts.
I watched this for an art project. It's pretty good. 🙂
Great Performance.
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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.
Sooke's documentaries are good stuff. Wish they were hour long.
thanks for the video! really helpful for my art project 🙂
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.