{"product_id":"matisse","title":"Matisse ","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-information__description\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"Painting with scissors\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eis how\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHenri Matisse\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003edescribed his cut-outs. Created toward the end of his life, when the artist was confined to a wheelchair, these\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003evibrant explosions of form and color\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003estill delight today as joyful celebrations of life, nature, and boundless creativity.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e \n\u003cstrong\u003eHenri Matisse\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(1869–1954) was a fighting spirit. Despite cancer diagnosed in 1941, progressive weakness, and confinement to a wheelchair, the indomitable Frenchman\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe never stopped doing artistic research\u003c\/strong\u003e . In what he called a second life, a second way, he embarked on an extraordinary “collage period” cutting and gluing pieces of colored paper to create\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003egouaches découpées\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOf\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebirds, plants, flowers and female forms\u003c\/strong\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBy placing emphasis on color and contrast, the cutout technique generated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esingular lines and vivid juxtapositions\u003c\/strong\u003e . In works such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fall of Icarus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1943),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue Nude\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1952),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe snail\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(1953) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe bundle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1953),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclear shapes and elementary structures\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ethey fuel a compositional force that conceals the decorative charm of the work, which is at the same time rigorously structured and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epervaded by a contagious joy of life\u003c\/strong\u003e . As the work progressed, Matisse's enthusiasm for the results obtained pushed him to create ever larger works, moving from small specimens to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehuge wall-sized murals\u003c\/strong\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs he approached the end of his life, the artist increasingly enjoyed the luminous simplicity of these works, admitting: “Only what I created after the illness represents what I truly am: free, liberated…”. In this indispensable introductory volume we revisit the joyful final chapter of Matisse's long and prodigious career, analyzing how\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe artist's entire journey is contained in the clippings thanks to the exploration of the possibilities they offer on a formal, chromatic and compositional level\u003c\/strong\u003e . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch5 data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\" aria-level=\"2\" role=\"heading\" class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003e The author \u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\n \u003cstrong\u003eGilles Néret\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(1933–2005) was an art historian, journalist, writer, and museum correspondent. He organized numerous art exhibitions in Japan and founded the SEIBU Museum and the Wildenstein Gallery in Tokyo. He edited art magazines such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eL'Œil and Connaissance des Arts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand received the Elie Faure Prize in 1981 for his publications. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52483263070547,"sku":"TASCHEN 15 - 9783836537339","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7690\/9390\/files\/book-matisse-saypaper-taschen-1209068329.png?v=1764255533","url":"https:\/\/saypaper.it\/en\/products\/matisse","provider":"SayPaper","version":"1.0","type":"link"}