... shows the dreamlike state that culture and nature can combine to create. Another breakthrough painting of the time was Henri Matisse's Le Bonheur de vivre (The Joy of Life) 1905-1906. In this piece Matisse's almost emulates a prehistoric cave painting by using simple color and simplistic forms. It is a long mural ... filled with coed nudes embracing nature much like Gauguin's Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Matisse's work exemplifies brightness in color and light to set the tone of happiness. It is a piece showing love between man and woman, and man ... rest of th...

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... work in Spain. She was associated with the Modernist movement in Catalonia and France's Art Nouveau. There also was an article about Matisse and Picasso. It said" we are as different as the North Pole is to the South Pole," Henri Mattisse said once of Pablo Picasso. (Presse, May 17, 2002) These are two artists that were famous during the 20th century ... ...

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... approach to dance and the integration of dance, music and scene design exerted a strong influence on Brodovitch. The 1920s were exciting years to be in Paris where    Picasso, Derain, and Matisse were also working at the time.  Brodovitch worked in many artistic areas; designing porcelain, glass, textiles and layouts for famous designers.  In 1924, Alexey arrived on the Paris art scene ... was art director from 1934 to 1958, Brodovitch used the work of such European artists as Man Ray, Salvador Dali, and A.M. Cassandre, as well as photographers Bill Brandt, Brasai, and Henri Cartier...

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... created art. This inspired many artists to start and experiment with African art. Some of the artists who experimented and liked the way African art portrayed things were Geaorges Braque, Henri Matisse, Maurice de Vlaminck, and Pablo Picasso. Many of Pablo's paintings are known for geometric shapes and things of that sort. African art continues to inspire many artists around the world ... ...

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