Matisse's drawing “Upside Down Face” first study and final completed work
In daily life, digital images found on the Internet are also works of art. One condition of a work of art is that it be an image that can be seen and enjoyed every day. Matisse's drawings can be found on the same page in a mixture of varying degrees of finish. As I can easily tell which a better work is based on my taste, I have no inconvenience selecting interesting works among many images. Criticism cannot begin without analyzing each item one by one. In my previous blog (Illustration for Matisse's Mallarmé Poetry Collection, "Upside Down Faces''), I wrote about the drawing. I recently found a drawing on Twitter that appears to be a study for this work. In the image on the right, the realistic elements such as a beautiful model with thick hair are gone, and the drawing stands on its own, with the line structure taking center stage. If I create a model, I can further confirm the source of the artistic effect. It seems like both can be reprod...
