For my art history class, we were asked to create something inspired by the week’s Modernism reading on Fauvism, German Expressionism, Post-Expressionism, Cubism, Suprematism, Dada, and other movements from 1900-1920. I chose Matisse’s Bonheur de Vivre (Joy of Life), 1906, not just because it was easier for me, but because I’ve always loved Matisse—in the same way I love van Gogh, which might sound typical, but so what?
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