Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse
Henri-Émile-Benoît Matissewas a French artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth31 December 1869
CountryFrance
design means personal touch
It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.
sculpture work
I did my sculpture as a painter. I did not work as a sculptor.
images memories popular resulted tales tones violent vivid
These images in vivid and violent tones have resulted from crystallization of memories of the circus, popular tales or travel.
artist cliches easily flower greatest hand modesty order shatter summon
The artist must summon all his energy, his sincerity, and the greatest modesty in order to shatter the old cliches that come so easily to hand while working, which can suffocate the little flower that does not come, ever, the way one expects.
allow directly draw drawing filling instead outline paper starting
The paper cutouts allow me to draw with color. For me, it is a simplification. Instead of drawing an outline and then filling in with color-with one modifying the other-I draw directly in color...It is not a starting point, it is a completion.
artist backs copied miss picture turning work
Those who work in a preconceived style, deliberately turning their backs on nature, miss the truth. An artist must recognize, when he is reasoning, that his picture is an artifice; but when he is painting, he should feel that he has copied nature. An
asked felt leaves mess money remain saw value
When I saw what a mess everything was in I asked for my money back on the ticket. I would have felt I was deserting. If everyone of any value leaves France, what will remain of France?
giving feelings may
I never retouch a sketch: I take a canvas the same size, as I may change the composition somewhat. But I always strive to give the same feeling, while carrying it on further.
positive beautiful art
There are always flowers for those who want to see them.
prayer mind essentials
The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.
creativity independent play
Creative people are curious, flexible, and independent with a tremendous spirit and a love of play.
color four made
My pictures are made up of four or five colors that collide with one another…
brother believe men
Ever since there have been men, man has given himself over to too little joy. That alone, my brothers, is our original sin. I should believe only in a God who understood how to dance.
color feelings looks
Purer colors... have in themselves, independently of the objects they serve to express, a significant action on the feelings of those who look at them.