Part one of term paper
, French artist, was a leader of the Fauve group. He was highly regarded as one of the great formative figures in 20th century art and a master of the use of color and form to convey emotional expression. Matisse discovered his artistic abilities when he had been bedstrucken with an attack of appendicitis. He became very fascinated and intr ...

Part two of term paper
... the strongest, most powerful visual palpitations of fierce color. Matisse gave color absolute freedom, letting it guide the way. "I feel through color, and so by color that my canvass will always be organized." Matisse's work explored an explosion of pictorial energy. "Colors must be thought out." According to Picasso, "Matisse has color and is searching for drawing." Matisse's travels were always the inspiration for his works. As Amy Freeman Lee believes, "the creative process begins in intu ...