Second graders
have been studying the French artist Henri Matisse. They learned that when he
was younger he had no interest in art. Mostly because they didn’t have art
class in school back then! When Matisse was a little older, he came down with
appendicitis. During his recovery his mother got him some art supplies for
something to do. He fell in love with painting and art. He decided he wanted to
become an artist. He first loved to paint and used bright colors and vivid
patterns. As he got older, his back hurt too much to paint. He still had a
passion for art and didn’t want to stop creating, so he invented his own style
of art which he called “drawing with scissors.” This allowed him to sit in his
wheelchair and still make art by cutting and gluing. This kind of art is called
collage. Second grade artists created their own depiction of one of Matisse’s
famous paintings, Goldfish. Students painted, drew, cut, and glued to make
their masterpieces!
***Lesson Idea from Artolazzi:)***
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