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Cutting and creating like Matisse
This Art and design video demonstrates a hands-on collage activity inspired by the work of Henri Matisse. Learners begin by practising key cutting techniques, including straight, wavy, zigzag and curved lines, before using their new skills to create expressive collages with colourful shapes and textures. The activity encourages creativity, experimentation and control with scissors.
This video is part of Kapow’s Art and design resources, which support the Cambridge Primary Art & Design curriculum framework (0067). In the Stage 1 Art and design skills unit, this lesson builds learners’ confidence in using tools and making artistic choices through playful, Matisse-inspired collage.
Art and design, Stage 1, Unit 5: Art and design skills, Lesson 4: Cutting skills
