Update on the Great Matisse

Well just to show appreciation for helping me edit my critique, I thank all for the feedback. Here is my redo:

Why are their so many colors? What are they trying to tell the world? Well have no fear The Great Matisse is here. Matisse should know plenty of things about art and colors. Being that he was one of the influential artists of the 20^th Century, his creative ways has set the bar up for creativeness in artwork and for thinking outside of the box through art.

After reviewing Matisse eye popping artwork, first thing that may come to mind is, “WOW!” How does an artist vision its artwork to be so brilliant? Visualizing one of his most well known pieces of artwork such as The Wild Beast, it has a variety of colors that make you wonder, what does it mean? Based on his criteria, he does not pay attention to the detail of his art pieces, more so on the meaning of the painting. Just to know for every brushstroke on a canvas by Matisse, has some sort of story/ meaning to what he is trying to tell the public makes you want to view his artwork.

Being that Matisse is the leader of the Fauves in 1917, a group of artist who believe the color of the painting was just as important as the meaing of the painting, he has influenced a type of art called Expressionism. Even though it developed by Georges Rouault, he branched his ideas from Fauvism although his artwork was similar to Matisse’s work, it didn’t reach Matisse’s limit of creativity and color usage in every brushstroke.

Another rival that lined up with Matisse is Picasso. Both have very creative patterns and twist-n-turns within their paintings and have some sort of way to express themselves through the colors on a canvas. If you have ever viewed Picasso’s artwork, he expresses his paintings through extremely bright colors, hard edged forms, and flattened space. On the other hand, Matisse expresses his painting through using no naturalistic colors (he is inspired by Impressionism but twisted it through his paintings). Both Picasso and Matisse have intelligent minds and put out their creative visions out on the canvas.

After reviewing Matisse’s artwork, it is very creative and to know that every brushstroke has meaning really makes his artwork art. Based on his quote, “There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted”, he is a true artist that thinks outside of the box and sets his mind to whatever as long as it has meaning and color. He has truly saved art from going down hill.

Bombs Away Dear Matisse

Oh great Matisse we love your art but what does it mean? Within his definition of art is by showing that art has to have meaning within the colors on a canvas. You may wonder what is art and its purpose. It may mean the purpose of life, nature, random thoughts or many other sources of being creative. Viewing Matisse’s artwork, it has many things that may come to mind like, how did this come together as art?

Matisse’s artwork is very odd and it makes you wonder how can an artist such as Matisse; create weird scenarios to get the viewers attention. Looking back on his history, going to the best schools and studying arts in Paris gave him keys points to creating great art. Art has its mysterious ways of feeding its message to people to create a piece of artwork. In some way, art spoke to him as creating unnatural colors with some sort of meaning behind it. It must be stressful for him as an artist to follow those bases.

One that caught my attention the most was Madame Matisse. Every brushstroke had some sort of story behind it and that is very inspiring. I wonder how his wife felt about this painting because it looks very odd. But every artist has their own vision on their work and his turn out to be “different”. Don’t get me wrong his work is very unique but showing some simplicity wouldn’t hurt. Being that half of the painting was half light and the other dark was very interesting but I would really like to know why it couldn’t be like one side happy and the other side sad or something similar to that.

Another piece of work by Matisse is The Joy of Life 1905-06. The colors are very eye popping and I wonder what the true meaning of this painting is supposed to be. It shows a lot of naked Caucasian people being happy and doing things at their pleasure. Why are they naked? Is it a sign of freedom? Also there are random people posing in random places and a group of people making a circle dancing. What’s their significance toward the meaning of this painting? I’ve noticed that the circle of people is just like the dance painting later in 1909. I’m guessing that the previous painting has inspired a separate painting of the dancing circle of happy people. What I would suggest in the Joy of Life painting would be to put all of his positive pieces of work all in one to show a variety of his pieces of work all in one.

Art can be viewed in many ways but in Matisse’s world it is very creative and odd. The great thing about Matisse is the way he sets his artwork toward what he is thinking about at that specific moment. The only side effect is does he ever notice will the audience ever understand his artwork and the true meaning?

With the feedback, I understood that my paragraphs were run ons and made little since and now the meaning behind Matisse is known.