Matisse was one of the most important and influential artists of the twentieth century. His paintings are full of color and emotions.
The "Life in Color" exhibition ends September 7, 2014. If you are an art lover, you will enjoy it. Here are some of my favorite pieces.
San Antonio Museum of Art |
"Seek the strongest color effect possible... the content is of no importance."
-Henri Matisse
Odalisque
The word odalisque etymological term comes from the French form and originates from the Turkish odalık, that means "chambermaid". By the XVIII century the term odalisque referred to the erotic artistic genre in which an eastern woman lies on her side on display for the spectator.
Here are some of my favorite odalisque paintings by Matisse.
"Looking at art should be like sitting in an easy chair."
- Henri Matisse
"It is not enough to place colors, however beautiful, one beside the other; colors must also react on one another. Otherwise, you have cacophony."
-Henri Mattise
For more information on this exhibition please visit, www.samuseum.org