Author: Catherine Ingram
- Non-Fiction
- Blume
- ISBN: 9788498018202
Synopsis
Trained originally in the French classical manner, Matisse was inspired by the Impressionists and Cézanne to create a style that brought out the beauty of color, form and line by reducing them to the bare essentials. While considered a leader of the Fauves and an inspiration to most of the great figures in modern art, he wasn't interested in being associated with any school or trend. A family man who worked 'office hours' in his studio, he defies the image of the artist as a tortured soul. In a career spanning six decades, he produced masterpiece after masterpiece that constantly challenge how we perceive color and form.
Matisse soñaba con «un arte de equilibrio, de pureza, de serenidad...». Su trayectoria constituyó un meticuloso intento de encontrar el orden en medio del caos y la miseria, así como de afirmar la riqueza y la belleza de la vida. Vivió con intensidad y percibió cosas que normalmente no vemos, como la suntuosa luz de vainilla en Tahití o el movimiento sinuoso de un caracol de jardín que sale de su caparazón. Una sobrecarga de sensaciones: los vivos colores nos refrescan mientras se desata una energía poderosa y ceremonial.
