Paper Cut-Out Collages

In art class we learned about Henri Matisse. He was a famous artist who painted and sculpted. As he got older he was confined to a wheelchair which made it difficult for him to paint and sculpt. He didn't want to give up his interest in art so he began using scissors to create paper cut-outs. He said he was "drawing with scissors". His collages were admired by many. Some were extremely large murals that covered a whole wall. It was neat to be able to cut out shapes with our scissors. You may recognize some of our shapes, but many were made just by turning the paper and cutting unique forms. 

 

Here are our thoughts: 

I like cutting with scissors. -Lily

Matisse is a famous artist. I want to be one too. -Charlotte

I like the cut-out collages that Matisse made. He just used scissors and paper. He called it drawing with scissors. -Bianca

We made Matisse art. We used scissors and no crayons, markers or pencils. -Theo

I can make cool shapes by drawing with scissors. I can make some shapes wavy and bumpy. -Adria

I made a collage out of paper. It looks good. -Tyson

I liked the art we did. It was cool to cut out shapes. -Desi

It was really cool to make different shapes. -Ben

I liked some of the shapes some people made. Matisse is an artist. I am an artist too. -Ava

We cut shapes. I liked that. -Dominic

I liked making Matisse art. I like that I made a shape that looked like a dragon. -Brooke

Matisse is a very good artist. I like his collages. -Jack

I love Matisse and I love my collage I made. I bet he would like it if he was alive and in our school. -Brody

I cut out neat shapes. -Marshall

I like Matisse because he is a very good artist. -Andrew

You can see all of our collages on Artsonia. The artists in Room 2 are amazing.

-Mrs. T :)



Doing a gallery walk.

Free-Form Collages

Collecting our papers.

We read about the famous artist Henri Matisse. He created amazing artwork. When he was older and no longer able to stand at an easel to paint, he cut out shapes and made collages. Matisse called this "drawing with scissors." We cut out free-form shapes and created our own collages inspired by Henri Matisse. After we started our collages, we stopped and took a gallery walk to see what everyone had been up to. It was neat to hear the compliments that were shared and the ideas that we took back to our work. We think our collages look fantastic.

Lots of artists and Room 2 like to stand while they create.

"Drawing with scissors" and planning our pieces. 

Taking a gallery walk to see the work in progress. 

Back to work.

Here are our thoughts:
I like drawing with scissors. He used to paint, but when he got older he just cut out stuff. -Jake
I enjoyed cutting out shapes. -Gavin
I enjoyed placing the coloured paper onto our sheet and cutting them out. -Anna
I liked to cut out the shapes. It was fun to make shapes and put them on the paper. -Cady
I liked when the shapes were done. I loved the picture I made because the shapes were really good. -Bapreet
You just make random shapes and you don't have to draw to make them. You can close your eyes and cut. -Brady
I loved when we cut out the paper. I glued the shapes on the paper anyway I wanted. -Landyn
I had fun working with scissors. I learned that Henri Matisse can draw without using pencil or crayon or marker. -Levi
I had fun learning how to draw with scissors. I made some neat shapes. Naomi
I learned that Henri Matisse was an artist and as he got older he drew with scissors. -Sierra
I learner that Henri Matisse did not give up on making pictures. -Zachary
I liked cutting shapes. -Jay Dee
I learned that he made pictures with paint and then he drew with scissors. -Eliza

Here are our collages!