As part of the Superpower of Looking, year 3 explored a painting by Henri Matisse. The Pink Tablecloth c.1924-1925 is a still life. A still life is a work of art that is an arrangement of objects, typically including fruit and flowers and objects contrasting with these in texture, such as bowls and glassware.
We discussed the colours, composition – the different shapes within the work, and how the space was arranged within the painting. Afterwards we drew our own still life, which was set up in the middle of the room, looking closely at what was in the foreground, what was in the middle-ground and what was in the background.
