The Gallery at Winchester Discovery Centre

Matisse: Drawing with Scissors, Late Works 1950-1954

14 January to 18 March
The French painter, sculptor and designer Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was one of the 20th century's most influential artists. His vibrant works are celebrated for their extraordinary richness and luminosity of colour.

The exhibition features 35 lithographic prints of the famous cut-outs, produced in the last four years of his life and includes many of his iconic images, such as The Snail and the Blue Nudes.

The images in this exhibition are lithographic reproductions of Matisse’s late cut-outs, produced for the French art review Verve and published in 1958, four years after Matisse’s death. The publication—a special double-issue dedicated to Matisse—had been discussed with the artist in the last year of his life. Matisse made a cut-out for the cover of the book and the first lithographic plates were prepared under his direction a few days before his death on 3 November 1954.

Matisse was extremely exacting about the printing of his images, insisting above all on accuracy of colour. These fine lithographs are exceptionally faithful small-scale reproductions, intended to introduce the original cut-outs to a wider public.

Henri Matisse - The King of Colour

Events

14 February, 10am
Heat Press - Matisse inspired children's workshop
£6

17 February
Table Mats - Decoupage activities with Jacqueline Rolls
9.30am - 12pm for children aged 4 – 7 years, 2pm - 4.30pm for children aged 8 – 11 years

Wednesday 22 February, 7.30pm
Matisse - a talk by Hilary Spurling
£5

24 February
Handmade Wallpaper Borders Workshop
9.30am - 12pm
£15

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/wdc/wdc-eventdetails?id=142470

29 February, 10.30am
Cut out and create: a Matisse workshop
Free

16 Mar
Table Lantern Workshop
9.30am - 12pm
£15

17 March
Poetry From Images with Brian Evans-Jones, 10am – 4pm
£25

Tours for Visually Impaired people

Guided audio tours of the Matisse exhibition will be available for visually impaired people.

Tuesday 21 February, 2pm
Wednesday 22 February, 10:30am

There will also be the opportunity to explore Matisse’s work through tactile versions of pictures supplied by the Living Paintings Trust.

Schools

Marvellous Matisse

Facilitated-led sessions available for KS1 & 2. Contact Ruth Kerr: 01962 826735

Session plans

Image: Henri Matisse, Nu bleu II (Blue Nude II), 1952
Lithographic reproduction 116.2 x 88.9cm © Succession H. Matisse / DACS 2011

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A Hayward Touring exhibition from Southbank Centre, London on behalf of Arts Council England

Jane Bown
Exposures

23 March - 13 May
An exhibition of portraits from one of Britain’s most significant photojournalists.

Jane Bown has been taking portraits for the Observer newspaper since the late 1940s. Working almost exclusively in black and white, her insightful portraits are immediately recognisable and many have become classics of the genre.

The exhibition will include her iconic images of Samuel Beckett, Bjork and HM The Queen as well as a wealth of unknown portraits from the 1950s and 60s. The exhibition and accompanying book demonstrates why Bown is so widely regarded as the finest portrait photographer of her generation.

Photos Mick Jagger © Jane Bown, HM The Queen © Jane Bown

More information on Jane Bown from the Guardian

Exhibition events

Drawing from the Head
3 March, 24 March or 28 April,10am – 3pm,
Experiment and experience new ways to draw from touch in this one day workshop, suitable for all abilities.
£30

Ben Osborne's Jurassic Journey
29 March, 7.30pm,
An audio-visual celebration of the Jurassic Coast which Ben brings to life with commentary, images, music, poetry and soundscapes.
£10, concessions available

Drawing from the Face
9.30am - 12.30pm for 4-7yrs (with a free adult)
2pm-5pm for 8-11yrs, 3 Apr
£4
Using photographs, collage and drawings, we will explore and experiment to make our own portrait pictures. Bring a large photograph to work from.

To book, visit the box office, book online or call 01962 873603

Easter holiday drop-ins in The Gallery
Monday 2 April, Wednesday 11 April, 10am - 12pm and 1pm - 3pm.
Close Up! Get hands-on with some of the cameras from Hampshire's museum collections. Explore old cameras, try matching labels to camera parts, sorting types of historic cameras and matching photographs from across the decades to cameras of the same decade. Families can drop in anytime

A Northumbria University Gallery Touring Exhibition

A special exhibition space designed to the highest security standards to allow us to display material from the most important galleries, museums and private collections in the country.

The programme includes treasures from national institutions, art works of famous contemporary artists and craftspeople, touring art and museum shows and much more.

Entry to our exhibitions is usually free, but some of them, because they are so special and expensive to mount, will have an admission charge. Exhibitions often have workshops, lectures and activities for adults and children.

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