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'''Paul Matisse''' (born 1933) is an artist and inventor<ref>http://www.paulmatisse.com/</ref> known for his public art installations, many of which are interactive. Matisse also invented the [[Kalliroscope]].
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[[File:Kalliroscope0001+(2).jpg|thumb|alt=|Rotating Kalliroscope]]
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'''Paul Matisse''' (born 1933) is an artist and inventor known for his public art installations, many of which are interactive and produce sound. Matisse also invented the [[Kalliroscope]].
==Early life and education==
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Paul Matisse is the son of New York gallery owner [[Pierre Matisse]], (the youngest son of painter [[Henri Matisse]]), and Alexina Sattler. His mother later divorced Pierre and married artist [[Marcel Duchamp]], becoming [[Alexina Duchamp|Alexina "Teeny" Duchamp]]. Thus Paul is both grandson of [[Henri Matisse]], and the stepson of [[Marcel Duchamp]].<ref name="Reed"/>


In 1954 Matisse graduated from [[Harvard]],<ref name="Cread">Christopher Reed, [http://www.harvardmagazine.com/on-line/050244.html "Pure Fabrications"], ''Harvard Magazine'', May-June 2002.</ref> where he once lived in [[Eliot House]]. After college he briefly studied at Harvard's [[Graduate School of Design]] before working in product development for [[Arthur D. Little]]. In 1962 he set off on his own, inventing and ultimately manufacturing [[Kalliroscope]]s.
In 1954, Matisse graduated from [[Harvard University]].<ref name="Reed">{{cite web |last1=Reed |first1=Christopher |title=Pure Fabrications |url=https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2002/05/pure-fabrications.html |website=Harvard Magazine |publisher=Harvard University |accessdate=2019-05-02 |language=en |date=1 May 2002}}</ref> Matisse studied at Harvard's [[Graduate School of Design]], and worked briefly with [[Buckminster Fuller]].<ref name="PMBio"/>
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[[File:Calder Mobile.jpg|thumb|Calder Mobile]]
From 1977 to 1979 he helped enlarge a sculpture by [[Alexander Calder]] (who died in 1976) for the [[National Gallery of Art]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] Thereafter, he began his own public art career.


==Artistic career==
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He currently resides in a former Baptist church in [[Groton, Massachusetts]]. He is the stepson of artist [[Marcel Duchamp]] and grandson of French painter [[Henri Matisse]]. Henri Matisse's son, [[Pierre Matisse]], was Paul's father.<ref name="Cread"/> His daughter [[Sophie Matisse]] is a painter in New York. His son, Alex Matisse, is a pottery artist and founder of [http://eastforkpottery.com/ East Fork Pottery] in North Carolina. His granddaughter is actress [[Gaïa Jacquet-Matisse]].
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Matisse worked in product development for [[Arthur D. Little]].<ref name="PMBio">{{cite web |title=Bio |url=http://www.paulmatisse.com/about |website=Paul Matisse |accessdate=2019-05-02}}</ref> In 1962 he set off on his own, inventing (1966), patenting (1968), and ultimately manufacturing [[Kalliroscope]]s, which can display the complex and otherwise-invisible flow of liquids.<ref name="PMKallir">{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.paulmatisse.com/history |website=Paul Matisse |accessdate=2019-05-02}}</ref>


After the death of his stepfather [[Marcel Duchamp]] in 1968, Matisse worked with his widowed mother [[Alexina Duchamp|Alexina "Teeny" Duchamp]] and curator [[Anne d'Harnoncourt]] to implement the posthumous installation of Duchamp's artwork ''[[Étant donnés]]'' at the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Philadelphia Museum of Art - Exhibitions - Marcel Duchamp: Étant donnés |url=https://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/324.html |website=Philadelphia Museum of Art - Exhibitions |publisher=Philadelphia Museum of Art |accessdate=2019-07-06}}</ref>
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==Selected public artworks==
[[File:Kendall Band.jpg|thumb|''Kendall Band'']]
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[[File:Japanese American Memorial Bell.jpg|thumb|National Japanese American Memorial Bell]]
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''[[Kendall Band]]'' (1987), an interactive musical sculpture in the [[MBTA]]'s [[Kendall/MIT Station (MBTA)|Kendall/MIT subway station]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]


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[[File:Charlestown Bells.jpg|thumb]]
==Personal life==
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Matisse currently resides in a former Baptist church in [[Groton, Massachusetts]].<ref name="Reed"/><ref name="PMBio"/> His daughter [[Sophie Matisse]] is an artist in New York City. His son, Alex Matisse, is a pottery artist and founder of East Fork Pottery in North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web |title=About {{!}} The Who, What, Where of East Fork |url=https://eastfork.com/pages/about |website=East Fork Pottery |accessdate=2020-09-30 |language=en}}</ref> His granddaughter is actress Gaïa Jacquet-Matisse.


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==Selected public artworks==
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Memorial Bell for the [[National_Japanese_American_Memorial_To_Patriotism_During_World_War_II|National Japanese-American Memorial to Patriotism]] in [[Washington, DC]] (2001
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File:LaCoste.jpg|''Meditation Bell'' (2012)
File:Athens Olympic Bell.jpg|''Olympic Bell'' for Athens Olympic Games (2004)
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File:Japanese American Memorial Bell.jpg|''National Japanese American Memorial Bell'' (2001)
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File:Charlestown Bells.jpg|''Charlestown Bells'' (2000)
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File:The Forest Bells.jpg|''Forest Bells'' (1997)
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File:Musical+Fence0002+(2).jpg|''Musical Fence'' (1980)
File:Kendall Square station - Cambridge, MA - DSC05741.jpg|''Kendall Band'' (1987)
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File:Calder+Mobile.jpg|''Calder Mobile'' (1977)
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*''Meditation Bell'' (2012) - exhibited at Chateau la Coste in 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Vous avez cherché matisse |url=https://chateau-la-coste.com/en/?s=matisse&lang=en |website=Chateau la Coste |accessdate=2020-09-30}}</ref>
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''Charlestown Bells'', an interactive musical sculpture on the [[Charles River Dam]] between downtown [[Boston, Massachusetts]] and the Boston neighborhood of [[Charlestown, Massachusetts|Charlestown]]
*''Olympic Bell'' (2004) - installation for the Athens Olympic Games
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[[File:Musical Fence.jpg|thumb|''Musical Fence'']]
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*''Charlestown Bells'' (2000) – interactive musical sculpture on the [[Charles River Dam]] between downtown [[Boston]] and the Boston neighborhood of [[Charlestown, Massachusetts|Charlestown]]

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*''Memorial Bell'' (2001) – at the [[National_Japanese_American_Memorial_To_Patriotism_During_World_War_II|National Japanese-American Memorial to Patriotism]] in [[Washington, DC]]
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''Musical Fence'' (1980), an interactive musical sculpture once located in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], and now housed at the [[DeCordova Museum]] in [[Lincoln, Massachusetts]] and at the [[Montshire Museum of Science]] in [[Vermont]]
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*''Forest Bells'' (1997)] – six vertical aluminum bells hanging from the limbs of oak trees on [[Groton Conservation Trust]] property in [[Groton, Massachusetts]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Forest Bells |url=http://www.paulmatisse.com/forest-bells/ |website=Paul Matisse |accessdate=2019-05-02}}</ref>
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[[File:The Forest Bells.jpg|thumb|''Forest Bells'']]
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*''[[Kendall Band]]'' (1987) – interactive musical sculpture in the [[MBTA]]'s [[Kendall/MIT Station (MBTA)|Kendall/MIT subway station]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]
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[http://www.paulmatisse.com/forest-bells/ ''Forest Bells'' (1997)], six vertical aluminum bells hang from the limbs of oak tress on [[Groton Conservation Trust]] property in [[Groton, Massachusetts]]
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*''Musical Fence'' (1980) – interactive musical sculpture once located in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], and now installed at the [[DeCordova Museum]] in [[Lincoln, Massachusetts]]. Another version is at the [[Montshire Museum of Science]] in [[Vermont]].
*''Untitled (1976)'' - [[Alexander Calder]]'s last major artwork, posthumously modified for installation by Paul Matisse<ref name="CalderNGA">{{cite web |title=Untitled (1976) |url=https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.56517.html |website=www.nga.gov |year=1976 |publisher=National Gallery of Art |accessdate=2020-09-30}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.paulmatisse.com/ Artist's personal website]


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Revision as of 21:22, 26 February 2024

Rotating Kalliroscope

Paul Matisse (born 1933) is an artist and inventor known for his public art installations, many of which are interactive and produce sound. Matisse also invented the Kalliroscope.

Early life and education

Paul Matisse is the son of New York gallery owner Pierre Matisse, (the youngest son of painter Henri Matisse), and Alexina Sattler. His mother later divorced Pierre and married artist Marcel Duchamp, becoming Alexina "Teeny" Duchamp. Thus Paul is both grandson of Henri Matisse, and the stepson of Marcel Duchamp.[1]

In 1954, Matisse graduated from Harvard University.[1] Matisse studied at Harvard's Graduate School of Design, and worked briefly with Buckminster Fuller.[2]

Artistic career

Matisse worked in product development for Arthur D. Little.[2] In 1962 he set off on his own, inventing (1966), patenting (1968), and ultimately manufacturing Kalliroscopes, which can display the complex and otherwise-invisible flow of liquids.[3]

After the death of his stepfather Marcel Duchamp in 1968, Matisse worked with his widowed mother Alexina "Teeny" Duchamp and curator Anne d'Harnoncourt to implement the posthumous installation of Duchamp's artwork Étant donnés at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[4]

Personal life

Matisse currently resides in a former Baptist church in Groton, Massachusetts.[1][2] His daughter Sophie Matisse is an artist in New York City. His son, Alex Matisse, is a pottery artist and founder of East Fork Pottery in North Carolina.[5] His granddaughter is actress Gaïa Jacquet-Matisse.

Selected public artworks

  • Meditation Bell (2012)
    Meditation Bell (2012)
  • Olympic Bell for Athens Olympic Games (2004)
    Olympic Bell for Athens Olympic Games (2004)
  • National Japanese American Memorial Bell (2001)
    National Japanese American Memorial Bell (2001)
  • Charlestown Bells (2000)
    Charlestown Bells (2000)
  • Forest Bells (1997)
    Forest Bells (1997)
  • Musical Fence (1980)
    Musical Fence (1980)
  • Kendall Band (1987)
    Kendall Band (1987)
  • Calder Mobile (1977)
    Calder Mobile (1977)

References

  1. ^ a b c Reed, Christopher (1 May 2002). "Pure Fabrications". Harvard Magazine. Harvard University. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  2. ^ a b c "Bio". Paul Matisse. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  3. ^ "History". Paul Matisse. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  4. ^ "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Exhibitions - Marcel Duchamp: Étant donnés". Philadelphia Museum of Art - Exhibitions. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  5. ^ "About | The Who, What, Where of East Fork". East Fork Pottery. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  6. ^ "Vous avez cherché matisse". Chateau la Coste. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  7. ^ "Forest Bells". Paul Matisse. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  8. ^ "Untitled (1976)". www.nga.gov. National Gallery of Art. 1976. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
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