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Matisse and the colours
of the South of France The class found that, even in his
lifetime, Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954) was counted as
one of the greatest modern artists. The children learned that he is known
for his use of rich, bright colours,
fanciful patterns,
flattened abstract
forms, and
graceful lines. They enjoyed this web site based on an
American collection of Matisse's work - in
Baltimore. Through the website, they found that
Matisse had left lots of comments on record about how
he worked. For example, he explained why he used the same
props
in different paintings: "I have worked all my life before
the same objects. The object is an actor. A good actor can
have a part in ten different plays; an object can play a
role in ten different pictures" Children enjoyed spotting which prop
appears in both "Interior With Dog" (1934) and
another painting in the Baltimore Collection. On other pages, they looked for
patterns,
and found out how Matisse represented real objects and
people. Matisse and "Cut-out
art" The class found out more on the Tate
Modern website, which showed how took sheets of paper, and
had them painted by assistants in the colours he needed.
Then he cut of tore them into shapes, and directed the
assistants to arrange them pinned up on a large canvas on a
wall. Find
out more---->
http://www.tate.org.uk/imap/pages/animated/cutout/matisse/snail.htm The class designed their own cut-outs
using the activities on the Early Start
CD-ROM. Find
out more----> They went on to try making cut-outs in
the style of Matisse. If you are working at home, you can
buy a paper collage kit based on Matisse's "The Snail" from
the Tate Online Shop: http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewProduct?id=4034 See Art Encyclopedia for links to collections of
pictures of works by Henri Matisse:- http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/matisse_henri.html See the Web Museum for a biography of Matisse and
a collection of images.
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As part of their work on "colours", one class decided to
look at the French artist Henri Matisse, who was born in a
hard-working town in what was then grey, flat Northern
France. As an adult. Matisse escaped to lively Paris and
warm Nice in the South of France - where he did most of his
work. He retained affection for his childhood roots, and
gave a big collection to found a museum in his home town of
Le Cateau Cambrésis.
As he grew old, Matisse became too ill to paint, but he
explored making "cut-outs" instead, and produced some of his
greatest works - like "The Snail", created in 1953, a year
before he died.
Find out about Matisse's cut-out, "The Snail" at Tate Modern
in London, or on the tate website...
Pétanque We suggest you start pupils playing
the very simple game of "beach boules", where they play as
individuals. This is played with coloured balls, and gives
opportunities to talk about colours. Later, in section
9 (Numbers 13-31), we look at
pétanque as a team game, which brings in counting and
measuring. With section
9, there is a single-sheet
summary of the rules of the team game, which you can give
out to pupils.
Links to sites about
pétanque:
Playing boules in France in the 19th century: the
Pétanque version was devised in 1910 in the south of
France.
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British Pétanque Association Schools can affiliate to the BPA and get help with running competitions, coaching, and access to local Petanque clubs, They also run an award scheme with four levels to help encourage young people to develop their ability and skill at the game. http://www.britishpetanque.org 12 Ensign Business Centre, Westwood Park, Coventry, CV4 8JA Tel: 02476 421408 Fax: 02476 422269 |
 Pétanque / boules is a game for all ages. |
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Buy your equipment from the Association atL: www.boulesales.co.uk |
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http://www.playaboule.com - website of a US supplier of equipment, includes pages on:
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http://www.beachmedia.com - lots of useful information from a US enthusiast. |
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