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Changes in Western Art: From Realism To Cubism"
Students discover the influences of mid 19th and early 20th century art styles: Realism, Impressionism, Post / Neo Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism through an analysis of styles, subject matter, and media.
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Matisse Cut-outs
Learners explain color and composition from an arrangement of color paper cut-outs without a definitive sketch or drawing.
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Matisse Cut-Outs
Students examine color and composition by arranging color paper cut-outs without the use of sketches or drawings in this Art lesson for the upper-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed upon the "cut-out" art pieces created by Henri...
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Colorful Cut-Outs
Young scholars examine the works of Claude Matisse. In this Matisse Art Lesson, students explore Beasts of the Sea to find recognizable shapes. Young scholars visit the National Gallery to view Matisse artworks.
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2oth-Century Painters: Master of Color
Students describe how the work of the artists reflected the their lives and times, and how they inspired new artistic movements. They compare and contrast the works of the two artists at different periods in their lives. Students view a...
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Activity Plan 3-4: Still Life Artists
Students find that still life's are a great way to jump-start art. In this early childhood art lesson, students examine famous still life paintings, discuss still life art, and create their own still life piece.
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The Red Studio Shows the Way
Students look at the painting The Red Studio Shows the Way, and critique the art piece. In this critiquing art lesson plan, students discuss how the painting expresses ideas and feelings and history.
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Dreaming with Marc Chagall
Students scrutinize the early twentieth-century artists who dealt with expressionism and abstraction, especially Marc Chagall. This four lesson unit examines the life and work of Chagall and supports the student creation of works similar...
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Cell Art
Combine art and science with this cell structure assignment. Learners depict a cell diagram, including the organelles, imitating a specific artist's style.
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Activity Plan 5-6: Art History 101
Learners learn to appreciate art. In this early childhood lesson plan, students read about different artists and imitate their style to develop creative thinking, and language and literacy skills.
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Cow Parade
High schoolers create individual works of art using cow cut-outs as their canvas in this hilarious instructional activity ideal for the High School Art or Art History classroom. The instructional activity includes resource links and can...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Henri Matisse (Biographie en Francais)
A biography of twentieth-century French painter Henri Matisse.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913 1917
Exhibition of Matisse's paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints, from a pivotal period in the artist's career. With a numerous examples of the artist's work, biographical notes, compositional analysis, and video of Matisse at work.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Henri Matisse: Dance 1
Features a comprehensive discussion by two art historians of Matisse's painting 'Dance 1', which is considered a Fauve masterpiece.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Matisse, Goldfish
From around 1912, goldfish became a recurring subject in the work of Henri Matisse. They appear in no less than nine of his paintings, as well as in his drawings and prints. View examples and read why he chose this particular motif.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Henri Matisse
Use this site to learn about Henri Matisse (1869-1954 CE) and his approach to color. (Biography in French.)
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Henri Matisse Art for Kids
Investigate the biography of Henri Matisse who was an artist and painter of the Fauvism and Modern art movement on this site.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Henri Matisse
A brief description of Matisse's importance is followed by links to galleries/museums that exhibit Matisse works.
Mark Harden's Artchive
The Artchive: The Girl With the Green Eyes
The Artchive excerpts information from a publication of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) about Henri Matisse's painting "The Girl with the Green Eyes."
ArtLex
Art Lex: Fauvism
On this site you will find a brief definition for what the Fauvism art movement was, along with several examples of Fauvist paintings.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Fauvism
Artcyclopedia gives a brief definition of Fauvism, and offers links to over 20 artists and their works.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Art Periods: Cubism
A detailed history and explanation of the ideologies behind cubism. Lots of cubism links as well.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Art Nouveau
This site contains information on Art Nouveau in great detail. Find out what this term means, and how this "new art" adapted from old styles.
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A short biography of Henri Matisse (1869-1954 CE) with samples of some of his well-known works.