Matisse & his cut-outs

I've always liked the work of Matisse and especially his cut-outs. 

It amazes how simple materials like paper and a scissor, in the handa of the right person, become art. For me these cut-outs are very soothing, looking at all these patterns and following their lines creates such a tranquility inside me.

 

"The Sorrows of the King" (1952)

"The Sheaf" (1953)

"The Snail" (1953)

Matisse working in Nice, in 1952.

Shots from the Tate Exhibition in 2014.

Matisse's Cut-Outs on Tate and on MoMA links:

- http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/henri-matisse-cut-outs

- http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1469

- http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2014/matisse/

- http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2014/matisse/the-cut-outs.html

Image sources: 

*Wikipedia

*MoMA

*Tate