The artistic idealism pursued by Matisse all his life is tranquility, pleasure and elegance, and the painting style of "animism" is only an important stage in his pursuit of ideals. The decorative simplification of self-expression uses the simplest but most expressive combination of colors and shapes, that is, it uses the constructive language of plane decoration to express itself and express its rich and profound feelings about nature, and finally creates a harmonious, quiet and pleasant world. Generally speaking, Matisse's artistic theory system can be summarized as the decoration simplification of self-expression, pursuing a modern Isu born out of tradition, with self-expression as its creative purpose and simple plane decoration language as its means of expression.
"The purpose of color is to express the needs of artists, not to see things. 」
The teacher who had the greatest influence on him in his artistic career was Moro. Moreau once said to Matisse: "In art, the simpler your method is, the more remarkable your feeling will be. It is this sentence that guided Matisse's painting style, which enabled him to shape everything he conceived with simple lines and bright colors, and had a far-reaching impact on his artistic creation throughout his life.
Red dining table
"I want to create with color blocks. I want to combine these flat color blocks like composers combine harmony. 」
Hongse studio
music
In this painting, Matisse focuses on a state of listening attentively and being immersed in personal thoughts. The color of the picture is pure, strong and full, and the lines are refined and concise. Later, when talking about this painting, he said: "We can move towards tranquility by simplifying our concepts and forms. This is our only ideal. 」
dance
Dance depicts five women dancing hand in hand in a circle, which is simple and imaginative. This painting has no specific plot, no disturbing and depressing content, but depicts a relaxed, cheerful and powerful scene. The color of the whole painting is very simple, there are only three colors, but it is very energetic.
Interestingly, this painting by Matisse is strikingly similar to a painted pot with dancing patterns unearthed from Majiayao culture in Qinghai, China. Both of them have the same effect in composition processing, line application, simple color and dynamic trend reflected in their works, which also shows Matisse's preference for oriental art and his approach to traditional oriental modeling concepts.
Western classical painting mainly focuses on decisive aspects in modeling, and the use of lines is not very important, while Matisse's works impress and infect people through simple lines and warm colors. The lines and colors in this painting reflect a kind of boldness and enthusiasm, and contain strong vitality.
Red muslin (Madame Matisse)
What I dream of is a kind of harmonious, pure and quiet art, which avoids disturbing and depressing subjects, just like a comfortable easy chair, which plays a soothing role in the mind and lets the tired body and mind have a rest. 」