Open Ended Art – Matisse (it’s stART too!)
This weeks open ended art project theme is “Matisse”. It’s a new thing; Open Ended Art will feature a specific artist once a month. We read “When Pig-Asso met Moo-Tisse” and “Drawing with Scissors” as well as checking out some Matisse art on the internet to get familiar with his work.
I really loved this project. I’ve always liked Matisse anyway (which is why we had those books on hand already!), and his collage work I always thought was especially stunning.
^^ THIS is how almost all of my progress shots came out this week. Yay?
To get started, and show him a bit about the collage work, I first cut a bunch of “matisse inspired” shapes and let him do a collage with those.Â
I realize that I am biased, but didn’t he do an amazing job? I didn’t cut the pieces with any kind of picture in mind at all. And here we have “Mommy Watches Two Baby Birds”. I really love how this one came out.
After that, I handed over paper and scissors and asked him to make his own shapes for another collage work. We discussed “organic” shapes, and how Matisse used very few straight lines.Â
These are the *only* process shots that aren’t all screwed up, and you can’t see very much. Sigh! He cut a lot of long wavy strips, glued several together in bunches, and then attached the mini-collages to the paper.
For more great open ended art projects, check out the linkie at Mommies Wise Little Bookworms!
those are great!!!
tonight I’ll be posting the December Open Ended Art themes and next months artist style is just as fun as Matisse!
He did an amazing job!!
LOVE IT! He really did a great job. (bummer about your camera!)
I say this every time but he is talented 🙂 I hope you get a new camera soon!
Very cool! Nope, you arent biased at all! He did an amazing job!
I am very impressed with what you son did. Both projects are awesome, and he could even describe what he did. This is an open-ended art at its best.
I appreciate all the kind comments!
I do think my kidlet is a little older than many that are participating in open ended art (5 years, in kindergarten). That makes it a lot easier for him to create his “masterpieces” and to give them names and things than if he were younger. =)
I imagine that soon enough he will be “too big” for projects with mommy, but for now, we’ll keep participating! =)
Here’s something fun: Matisse’s goldfish come to life! (you can even feed them) http://www.artsology.com/henri-matisse-goldfish.php
Or, can you find 5 things different in these Matisse paintings?
http://www.artsology.com/matisse_red_room.php