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Written by: Anitra Redlefsen [Anitra is a teaching artist from Medina, OH. www.artisjoy.com.] 
Grade: 2 and up Activity Summary:Students will learn about positive and negative shapes as they create shamrock paper shapes in the style of artist Henri Matisse.Objectives:One of my favorite artists is Matisse, who became famous later in his life for his paper cut out paintings.One way to achieve harmony in a composition is to repeat positive and negative spaces which vary in size, color, texture or value. Start by first cutting out a positive shape; use the leftover paper around the positive shape as a second by cutting out around it again. Cut a third shape out of the first positive shape, thus altering the it. And so on and so on. Keep using the paper you have to create new shapes which are suggested by shapes already cut out. Confusing? Try this St. Patrick’s Day project! What You Need:
What You Do:
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About Henri Matisse:Henri Matisse was born December 31, 1869 in northern France. As a young man, he went to Paris to study law, graduated, and in 1889 returned home to work as a clerk in a law office. [read more...]More Information:Matisse Biographyhttp://www.kinderart.com/arthistory/matissebiography.shtml
Shamrock Printable
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