Danseuse Dans Un Intérieur, Carrelage Vert Et Noir 1942

Henri Matisse made this painting, "Danseuse Dans Un Intérieur, Carrelage Vert Et Noir" with what looks like free and spirited brushwork, filled with greens, yellows, reds and blues. I like to imagine Matisse starting with the black and green checkered floor, shifting, emerging through trial, error and intuition. You can really feel the making. Look at how the paint sits on the surface, thick in some areas, thin in others. It’s so physical, right? I sympathize with Matisse, imagining him thinking about color and the way he might want to capture the figure of the dancer. The colors are so emotionally resonant. Look at the way the brushstrokes create the dancer's limbs, how that conveys feeling. Matisse was an amazing artist. So many artists are in ongoing conversation, inspiring one another’s creativity. He embraces ambiguity, allowing for multiple interpretations, and refusing fixed or definitive readings.