Friday, February 20, 2009

Henri Matisse Recreated

This week we took the children to the world of French artist, Henri Matisse. We know Matisse for his use of color and multiple use of tools to create 2 dimensional masterpieces.

For this exploration we exposed the children to various tools such as our own handmade stamps for printing, paper and foam paper for collaging, 3D tubes for recreating scenes in a painting "The Fish Bowl". We guided them to paint with sponges, brushes (self-portraits were inspired) and arrange shapes on the light table. All age groups really enjoyed this dynamic theme and kept making more masterpieces by the minute!








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