2nd Grade Matisse Unit

The second graders began a unit on Henri Matisse. We studied his paintings and had a discussion on the use of his color. Matisse began to "paint with scissors" once he became older though. We observed all of the different shapes and colors Matisse would use in his collage work. This project is the first of two and our main vocabulary words were: positive/negative space, organic shapes, and contrast.
The students created an organic shape and used both their positive and negatives pieces to form this artwork. Our next Matisse project will be based on his artwork "Beasts of the Sea".