One Man's Journey From Paint to Paper

Henri Matisse was an artist who originally worked with paint. Here are some of his paintings.





When he was older, he got sick. Because he was sick, he had to use a wheelchair. He found that it was too hard on his body to paint anymore.


This is when he decided to pick up a pair of scissors and cut paper. At first he kept this new art a secret because he was afraid of how people would react to it. Eventually, he showed his paper cutting. People loved it. It became a new type of art form--cut paper.


Here's a video about Henri Matisse and his paper cutting.
Tate Museum video about Henri Matisse Paper Cutting