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Visual Analysis, The Dance By Henri Matisse In 1909, none other than Henri Matisse created the popular piece of work, La Dance (Henri Matisse, Dance (1909-1910)). Henri Matisse, known for his originality and good use of colours, was a popular artist. Matisse was commissioned to produce a work of art by a Russian of enormous money, which is how La Dance came into existence. At first sight, the iconic painting consists of five figures dancing in front of a blue backdrop on a greenfield, unsure if it is a bright blue sky or a large body of water. It was drawn on a (102x154") canvas with oil. The inspiration for Henri Matisse originated from the Bonheur de Vivre drawing, made some four years before La Dance. La Dance is considered to have been a huge influencer in contemporary art today (www.henrimtisse.org). The depiction of the work of art, La Dance, painted by Henri Matisse, is the excitement of people coming together because of the colours, the significance behind the painting's acts, and the painting's theme. Without question, the colours chosen by Henri Matisse for his popular drawing, in the shape of an invitation to unity, build a feeling of joy. The painting's backdrop consists of two colours, blue and green. The green reflects an irregular greenfield. In an open greenfield, the performers joyfully perform openly. The colour green symbolizes nature and independence, which is in accordance with the painting's message. The dancers are able to dance with nature

and feel happy, and pleasure includes a feeling of liberation. It is unclear what the blue backdrop depicts, but it is appropriate to pick either a large body of water or the bright blue sky since both symbolize adventure in a way. The colour blue expresses faith and belief. Humans are supposed to trust each other and live in harmony together. The people who are painted red are the subject of the art. Passion symbolizes red. The enthusiasm of the performers, every person looking at the painting in a way. The drawing was made using oil on a canvas, which painters do to give versatility and colour depth. Green symbolizes nature and independence, blue represents faith and confidence, and red symbolizes love, each colour has distinct meanings, but the portrayal of the image is helped by their meanings mixed together with the joy of unity. Subsequently, the simplicity of dancing's sense is fun and people come together only that is portrayed by dancing in the painting. For thousands of years, dancing has become a societal practice. It is indisputable that dancing is an expression of fun and unity that unites society. The scale of the canvas allows individuals to perceive the performers as individuals of actual size. There is a gap in the circle between the very left and the front right of the person in the painting. The way it appears is like in the art the cracking of hands is an invitation in. In comparison, this supports the characterization of the image. The painting asks the group to visit them. The purpose behind the breaking of hands will be to get citizens closer (blog.artsper.com). Dancing events and the breaking of hands to encourage the crowd to embrace the fact that La Dancing by Henri Matisse reflects the pleasure of putting cultures and citizens together. The style used by Henri Matisse is plain, the intention of which was to ensure that everybody would be able to grasp the meaning behind the painting and appreciate it. As several of the dancers are in a performing posture that appears uncommon, the form of the dancers is

seen as not having limits on their movements. Equality and joy (1/ blog.artsper.com) can be symbolized. As he meant them to be comparable, the spacing of the entities is quite proportional. They are not taking the attention from any of them, they are both one. Also, the style's versatility is encouraged by the methods used. The only devices are the bodies of the people in the painting. Some would suggest that the style is childish because in the art there is little sophistication and it just seems to be a childish picture. The facial expressions of individuals or their gender are not specified. "Matisse does not concentrate on the individual appearance of the dancer, but rather on the movement and rhythm they create together the quotation (5/blog.artsper.com) encourages the bringing together of individuals because of the ease of style selected by Henri Matisse. The childlike and simplistic style that the painting consists of helps everyone to recognize and put together the context behind the painting. Taking everything into account, blue, green and red, the difference between colours and the symbolism behind the colours, help to offer the painting the sense of happiness and citizens getting together. The truth is accompanied by people dancing and breaking hands to welcome people in. Nevertheless, the painting's beauty and childlike style empower audiences to appreciate the painting's significance. "The Fauves shared the interests of primitivists in indigenous communities and were inspired by primitivism to create art that returned to the essence of nature and communion" (4/blog.artsper.com) as a popular painting in the early 1900s.

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Matisse, Henri. La Danse (Dance). 1910, The Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Christoforou, Marie. “Art Analysis: Dance by Henri Matisse.” Artsper  Magazine, 29 Jan. 2020, blog.artsper.com/en/a-closer-look/art-analysis-dance-by-henri-matisse/. The Dance by Henri Matisse, www.henrimatisse.org/the-dance.jsp....