Challenge 46 - Cutouts a la Matisse

Art Quilt Challenge Group                  Jan 10, 2015/due Feb 14, 2015           at Lyons Quilting

Challenge  46:  Cutouts a la Matisse

 

As young girls, we enjoyed cutting out paper dolls and snowflakes, didn’t we?  Let’s use that sense of play and creativity to make an art quilt using cutouts.  Henri Matisse started using paper cutouts when he became ill and wheelchair bound.  His cutout work is some of his most expressive and cherished work.  Also, there are lots of very old cutout traditions to consider:  Notan, Hawaiian quilting, Ralli applique quilts, African American story quilts like those made by Harriet Powers, cutwork applique, etc.

 

Here are some of the Matisse cutouts as examples:

References: 

·         15 min BBC documentary on Matisse’s cutouts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuJKHKEBfmY

·         http://www.henri-matisse.net/cut_outs.html

·         Information & examples of Notan:  http://fastfridayquilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Challenge%2062

·         Jane Dunnewold’s tutorial on Notan- click on Expanded Square : http://www.janedunnewold.com/tutorials/

·         Ralli Quilts from Pakistan/India:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralli_quilt

·         Harriet Powers quilts: http://www.historyofquilts.com/hpowers.html

·         http://www.bethanash.co.uk/collage/collagepage1.html

·         http://www.caohagan.com/store/about.html