Henri Matisse

essay, I will be looking and comparing two photographers who use street photography and the candid approach within their work. The candid approach is photographing the subject without them knowing which this came from the pioneer of street photography Henri Cartier Bresson and his decisive moment. The decisive moment is method which involved being in a particular place, at a particular time to capture a particular moment. Throughout looking at the photographers, I will be looking at the themes…

In 1908, photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson was born in Chanteloup-en-Brie, a commune located in the north of France. An early aficionado of the arts, strongly influenced by his father – a textile merchant –, and his uncle, who was a gifted painter. During his youth, Cartier-Bresson found great joy in literature and happily read the works of prominent authors such as Dostoyevsky and Rimbaud, but also passionately studied painting. At age 19, Cartier-Bresson studied painting under André Lhote,…

Henri Cartier-Bresson was born on August 22nd, 1908 in Chanteloup, France. Cartier-Bresson had five siblings, Cartier-Bresson being the oldest. His family were privileged growing up due to his father was a textile manufacturer. His whole life he was interested in the arts and was inspired by his uncle who was a painter (Oden). Many members of his family were also interested in art. He went to school in Paris where he developed an interest in literature and art. In 1927 Cartier-Bresson studied…

directions. A photo is a window into what the photographer is seeing in their world, like Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. Consequently, Henri Cartier and Gregory Crewdson used techniques to emphasise and evoke different meanings and feelings towards the viewer. Whether, this was happiness or uneasiness, staged or not, the images are a portal into the photographer's world. Henri Cartier-Bresson was a skilled photographer that worked solely in capturing the decisive moment of everyday…

Cartier-Bresson’s historical background, influences and objectives. Henri cartier- bresson was born on the 22nd of august in 1908 in France and died august 3 2004. Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer whose humane, spontaneous photographs helped establish photojournalism as an art form. Cartier- bresson personal influences was his uncle Louis because henri and his uncle spent many hours In his studio together they started getting very close henri started referring to his uncle as his…

his death in 1906. It is often considered Cezanne’s finest work (“The Bathers (Cézanne)”, 2016). Cezanne aimed to disregard current trends and give a timeless quality to his work. Two upcoming artists, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, is said to be influenced by this painting. In 1906, Henri Matisse finished the Bonheur de Vivre, or the “Joy of Life”, which seems to be closest to Cezanne’s image of bathers,…

Introduction The objective of this paper is to discuss how Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse and Pablo Picasso can be seen as in being inspired by and breaking free of Paul Cézanne’s work of art The Large Bathers. Through this paper I will briefly discuss the lives of all three individuals and their influences in an effort to understand how these painters each had their own unique style. Who was Matisse? Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse lived from 1869 to 1954, he was a french citizen. He started early…

According to biography.com Henri Matisse was born on December 31, 1869 in Le Cateau in France. He was born to a family who worked in the grain business. Starting off as a young man Matisse worked as a legal clerk then pursued a degree in law in Paris from 1887-1889. When he returned to Saint-Quentin he received an occupation in a law office. Although he already had a steady occupation he began to take drawing classes every morning before work. Matisse was suffering from an illness at 21 years…

artists like Henri Matisse (1869-1954) felt colour was much more important and extreme, using brighter and bolder colours, more expressive, they were pushing the boundaries, evolving paintings as they progressed. Henri Matisse (1869-1954) Early Modernism Portrait of Madame Matisse. The Green Line, 1905 Oil on canvas 100 1/2 × 32 1/2 in 255.3 × 82.6 cm © Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York French Art 1900-1930 at Statens Museum for Kunst Henri Matisse was…

Bonheur de Vivre and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon to The Large Bathers Introduction I would like to begin by examining how 'The Large Bathers' was unique compared to the classical forms and how Cezanne had impacted the later artists, including Picasso and Matisse. Similarities between the three paintings are its subject: the human bodies. Since the period of Renaissance, the human body had been sacrosanct and was viewed with the most respect, a primary vehicle for artists to convey ideas and…