Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse
Henri-Émile-Benoît Matissewas a French artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth31 December 1869
CountryFrance
passion expression details
Expression is not a matter of passion mirrored on the human face or revealed by a violent gesture. When I paint a picture, its every detail is expressive.
expression gains clarity
I counted solely on the clarity of expression of my work to gain my ends.
drawing ideas precision
To draw is to make an idea precise. Drawing is the precision of thought.
art style etc
An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc.
able influence walks
In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope.
art vision world
I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it.
feelings way painting
I am unable to make any distinction between the feeling I get from life and the way I translate that feeling into painting.
art cutting color
Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.
art want condensation
I want to reach that condensation of sensations that constitutes a picture.
art color energy
With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.
cutting decision tongue
You want to paint? First of all you must cut off your tongue because your decision takes away from you the right to express yourself with anything but your brush.
art color importance
Seek the strongest color effect possible... the content is of no importance.
love running winner
In love, the one who runs away is the winner.
dream art balance
What I dream of is an art of balance.