What is the Joy of life? If you are to take the question literally you would begin to delve into human happiness and what that means to you in particular. Indulge me for a minute if you will what is the joy of life? Is it the birth of a new child, the love that brought the child into this earth, maybe it is a good meal or a warm fire? The question could go on and on but simply put the answer is that joy is a subjective term that depends entirely on the person who the Question is asked.
If I had to take a stab at what made Mattise happy it would have to be women and I mean this with the utmost respect the man has more than a few naked women in the portrait in different poses. Riske would be the word that I would use to describe this painting while it was becoming more acceptable at the time it was certainly not widely accepted although today
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While Picasso's use much warmer and inviting colors such as oranges, yellows, pinks, reds, and if blues or greens were used they are pastels these colors almost invite you into the scene. Personally with the message that appears to be conveyed of a lightly-hearted party Piccasos breaks away through the color and uses it to convey the message more appropriately in my opinion. If you are trying to bring people to you use a brighter color it has worked since the beginning of time a home with white walls conveys warmth whereas grey conveys