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Stylistic Analysis of Matisses The Green Line

al light source in the work. However, both sides of Madame Matisse’s face seem to be illuminated by the use of warm, bright colors, as to suggest that maybe there is a fire burning or a window directly in front her. By the same token, the dark, shaded area behind her and over her left shoulder is confusing because it also suggests a light source in front of her and to the right, yet there is no shading on her face to accompany it.Lines and shapes play an important role in this work because they work together to establish balance. This is achieved through the use of both geometric and organic shapes, with the organic representing the figure of the woman and the geometric establishing the background and its division of color. The lines in the work are both dominant outlines on her shoulders, hair, and left neckline, and blurred lines like the details on her garments and the contour of her right cheek and chin.Painting technique can be described as the use of several layers of oil paint on canvas with visible brush strokes and some texture.A personal interpretation of the piece reveals a paramount example of Matisse’s ability to use color as an emotional appeal. He is able to convey a love of his wife through the carefully chosen combination of colors, as well as the different aspects of his wife’s personality. The yellow on her face seems to portray a harder, unemotional (and perhaps sickly) personal trait when contrasted with the warmer orange and pink, which emit a loving warmth, opposite the dividing green line. The line itself seems to serve as a neutral point at which the two personalities are divided. At the same time, the hotter colors that are placed on the yellow side of the face seem to express lively, passionate moods that she experienced from time to time. Here, the contrast may indicate that her nature was one of varying degrees of expressiveness, ranging from love and energy to collected, dispassio...

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