The Codomas
1947
Henri Matisse created this vibrant composition for his famous artist book 'Jazz' when he was too ill to stand at an easel, inventing a technique he playfully called 'drawing with scissors.' Instead of a brush, he used shears to cut shapes from sheets of paper painted with bright gouache, arranging them into a rhythmic dance of geometric grids and organic squiggles. The bold contrast between the strict black checkerboard at the bottom and the floating blue lines above shows how he turned physical limitation into pure, joyful visual music.
- Technique
- Gouache cut-out
- Material
- Paper
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