White Torso and Blue Torso 1944

Henri Matisse made this artwork, "White Torso and Blue Torso," and it’s all about shape and color. It's like he’s playing with positive and negative space to create a sense of depth and form. I really get into the physicality of these works. Here, Matisse is using flat, bold colors to define the contours of the torsos. It's all about the surface – the contrast between the matte paper and the crisp edges of the shapes. Look how the blue bleeds slightly into the white, giving the impression of a print or a stencil. I love how he's reduced the human form to its bare essentials, focusing on the curves and lines that suggest volume and weight. Matisse worked in many media and made lots of cut-outs. It reminds me a bit of Ellsworth Kelly, who was doing something similar with abstract shapes and color fields. But in the end, it's about how the art makes you feel – the emotions it evokes. It's not about finding one correct interpretation, but enjoying the different possibilities that art can open up.