Geometric and Organic Shapes

Mondrian and Matisse

Geometric Shapes• Rectangles and

Squares

• Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray, 1921

• By Pete Mondrian

• By Piet Mondrian

Geometric Shapes

Geometric Shapes

Organic Shapes

• By Pete Mondrian, The Red Tree, 1908-10

Organic Shapes

Organic Shapes

• By Henri Matisse

• Goldfish, 1912

• See the cylinder

• See the circle

Henry Matisse

• Born December 31, 1869.• Died November 3, 1954.• Heart attack at 84 years.• He loved bright colors not

dull colors.• He loved mixing cool

colors with warm colors.• He loved mixing

geometric shapes with organic shapes.

Geometric or Organic?

• By Henry Matisse

Geometric or Organic?

• By Henry Matisse

Geometric or Organic?

• By Henry Matisse

Geometric or Organic?

• By Henry Matisse

Geometric or Organic?

• By Henry Matisse