1. Difi and Matisse
by children of Francesco d’Assisi /Tommaseo Primary School – Turin (ITALY)

2. HI EVERYONE ! HERE WE ARE IN OUR CLASSROOM …WITH DIFI JUST ARRIVED !

3. PLAYING AND RUNNING IN THE PLAYGROUND…
What about ourselves ?
WE LIKE…
PLAYING AND RUNNING IN THE PLAYGROUND…
It’s true !

4. ….DOING A LOT OF FUNNY AND INTERESTING ACTIVITIES …

5. …at the Conservatory “G. VERDI” of TURIN, our amazing city…
…SINGING … LISTENING TO THE MUSIC …
…at the Conservatory “G. VERDI” of TURIN, our amazing city…

6. …USING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM …

7. …AND PAINTING !

8. DO YOU KNOW ?
LAST WEEK WE SAW “MATISSE AND HIS TIME”, A WONDERFUL EXHIBITION AT PALAZZO CHIABLESE. DIFI WAS WITH US, SO LOVELY !

9. LET’S GO AROUND THE EXHIBITION THROUGH PAINTINGS…AND OUR DRAWINGS
LET’S GO AROUND THE EXHIBITION THROUGH PAINTINGS…AND OUR DRAWINGS ! ALL TOGETHER WITH DIFI, OF COURSE

10. HI. I’M DIFI, NOW I’M TALKING ABOUT HENRI MATISSE
HI ! I’M DIFI, NOW I’M TALKING ABOUT HENRI MATISSE. HE WAS BORN IN 1869, IN FRANCE. HE WENT TO SCHOOL IN PARIS AND HE STUDIED LAW BUT…
…HE FELL IN LOVE WITH PAINTING AND ART AND HE DECIDED TO BECOME AN ARTIST

11. IN THE EARLY 1900S MATISSE DEVELOPED A NEW STYLE
IN THE EARLY 1900S MATISSE DEVELOPED A NEW STYLE. HE BEGAN TO PAINT WITH BRIGHT MASSES OF COLORS THAT WERE FREELY APPLIED.
IN MATISSE, TOGETHER WITH FELLOW ARTISTS DE VLAMINCK AND DERAIN, SHOWED THEIR NEW STYLE TO THE WORLD. A CRITIC CALLED THEM "FAUVES“ WHICH MEAN "WILD BEASTS". .
WOMAN WITH A HAT (1905)

12. La Gerbe (1953) Paper cut out Blue nude (1952) Paper cut out
IN HIS LATER YEARS, MATISSE BEGAN TO EXPERIMENT WITH CUTOUTS. HE WOULD CUT OUT COLORED PAPER AND MAKE COLLAGES.
HE RELEASED A BOOK OF THESE CUTOUTS CALLED
“JAZZ” 
La Gerbe (1953)
Paper cut out
Blue nude (1952)
Paper cut out

13. …AND LAST
BUT NOT LEAST ….
PORTRAITS AND DRAWINGS ABOUT ME MADE BY MY LOVELY FRIENDS OF TURIN !

15. THAT’S ALL FOLKS !
SEE YOU SOON !