{"id":74314,"date":"2017-12-20T16:33:04","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T00:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=74314"},"modified":"2017-12-20T16:37:54","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T00:37:54","slug":"10-lessons-matisse-can-teach-you-about-art-and-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/20\/10-lessons-matisse-can-teach-you-about-art-and-life\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Lessons Matisse Can Teach You About Art and Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matisse is currently my muse, with his minimalist compositions, his playful use of form and color, and his masterful cutouts.<\/p>\n

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Original work by Matisse, remixes by ERIC KIM.<\/p>\n

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LEARN FROM THE MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Photography Composition 101<\/a><\/p>\n

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1. See different<\/h2>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153There are always flowers for those who want to see them.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

2. Balance in art<\/h2>\n

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The nuns are arrange so they appear to be dancing with the figures in the painting. United States. New York City. Manhattan. Museum of Modern Art. “The dance” by Henri MATISSE, French painter. \u00c2\u00a9 Henri Cartier-Bresson\/Magnum Photos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153What I dream of is an art of balance.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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3. Look for the differences in between<\/h2>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I don’t paint things. I only paint the difference between things.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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4. Expressive gestures in art<\/h2>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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5. True happiness comes from a good days work<\/h2>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Derive happiness in oneself from a good day’s work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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6. Never become a prisoner to anything, and especially yourself.<\/h2>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

7. Retain and guard your original na\u00c3\u00afvet\u00c3\u00a9 in art.<\/h2>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within you, as desire for drink is within the drunkard or love is within the lover.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

8. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make art like anybody else<\/h2>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

9. Color as personal expression<\/h2>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color – not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

10. Rejoice in life<\/h2>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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Conclusion: You are a medium for making art<\/h2>\n
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Matisse cutout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I have been no more than a medium, as it were.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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MATISSE REMIX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LEARN FROM ALL THE MASTERS OF ART ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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