START WITH ART: The Swimming Pool

We're starting our day by examining the paper cutout by Henri Matisse pictured below. Take a look at the artwork then read the questions to the students/children in your life and see how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking!

Title: The Swimming Pool
Artist: Henri Matisse
Date: 1952
Medium: Gouache on paper, cut and pasted, on painted paper
Size: 185.4 x 1643.3 cm

START WITH ART:

• What do you see in the paper cutouts? What hints do the shapes and colors provide? 

• Can you find the people swimming in the water? 

• This is a very large artwork, as you can see at the video on the link. How does the size of the artwork impact the experience of viewing it? 

Make sure to check out the video and audio options at MoMA's site!

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