The article focuses on French artist Henri Matisse's artwork. The author explains that the painter used cut paper stripes for collage in his works. Several images of paintings where Matisse used this technique are presented, including "Les Acanthes," painted in 1912, "Le Lanceur de couteaux," painted in 1946, and the series of "Nu bleu".
The article reviews an exhibition of artist Henri Matisse's "cut-out" artworks at the Tate Modern art gallery in London, England, from April 17, 2014 to October 2014.
The article focuses on collage, a form of art that is created by sticking paper pieces on to a card. It states that French artist Henry Matisse used collage in his work, in which he tore and cut up pieces of colored paper to create his pictures. It says that in making a collage, one can move around and play with pieces until he/she is satisfied with their arrangement.
The article reviews several exhibitions including "Zarina: Paper Like Skin" at the Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan, New York City through April 21, 2013, "Matisse: In Search of True Painting" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, New York City through March 17, 2013 and "Blues for Smoke" at the Whitney Museum of American Art in Manhattan, New York City through April 28, 2013.