MATiSSE CuT-OuTs

Year 7 & Year 8

Students were shown Matisse Cut-Outs. They looked at the art elements shape and colour and then negative and positive space.

Stage 2 Layering work

For the second stage, they began layers their work to create a dynamic design.

Unit Question Can we break conventions in drawing?

As the artist Henri Matisse grew older he was no longer able to paint. His eye-sight was failing and he was bound to a chair wheel. Matisse devised a technique called CUT-OUTS he used scissors to create his shapes.

Year 7 & Year 8 final outcomes for Matisse project