![]() He creates an uncomfortable claustrophobia through the use of the strong red color of the walls which serves to further flatten the space (bringing us right up to it). In this painting by Matisse (Red Studio, 1911), he uses perspective, and relationship (overlap) between objects to place them in space, but he also shows the same objects from unrealistic angles and with little or no shadow or form: in this way he both flattens the objects but also gives a sense of space to the whole painting. Henri Matisse – Red studio, Oil on Canvas, 1911 This is apparent when comparing their still life paintings or interiors (Blackadder tends to render portraits and animals with more 3D modeling than she applies to her still life tableaux). Project 2 calls for active engagement of the ‘background’ spaces in a drawing: the suggestion is to look at Elizabeth Blackadder and Henri Matisse for a deeper understanding of what it means to develop a background such that it plays an important role in the composition.Īfter reviewing a large selection of paintings, drawings, prints and cutouts by the two artists it seems to me that they share a love of the flattened picture plane, and the use of decorative elements.
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