![]() ![]() While Icarus is backgrounded in black, perhaps representing the dark sea, he is also surrounded by golden stars as objects in the night sky, stars are symbols of transformation and rebirth. It seems to take the shape of a plant or a tree, symbols of rebirth. Matisse’s Icarus harbors a bright red heart, aflame with the sense of adventure. Look at the heart of his Icarus, at the moment the boy was falling to his death. The story may, like the fairy tale aphorisms at the end of “Bluebeard,” may be a warning, in this case to young men, about their penchant for recklessness, but Henri Matisse obviously did not see it that way. His wings melted and he fell into the sea. While at first Icarus heeded his father’s warning, he soon became so entranced with his ability to fly that he forgot how vulnerable he was. Daedalus made wings composed of wax and feathers for himself and Icarus, and warned his son not to get too close to the sun. They escaped the Labyrinth, having been placed there by King Minos of Crete for aiding the hero Theseus. Very briefly, it is about the young man and his father, the inventor Daedalus. If you do not know Icarus’s story from Greek myth, you might want to read it (“Bullfinch’s Mythology” is a good start), as it has all the elements of great storytelling-a romance, a betrayal and the hero’s death and rebirth. While the “cut-outs” have long been among my favorite works of art, when I again stood before “The Fall of Icarus” (1943), I was reminded of the subject of our class, the search for identity, and our upcoming consideration of male heroism. Yesterday, I attended a press viewing at the Museum of Modern Art for an upcoming exhibit called “Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs.” The “cut-outs” are an art form which Matisse (1869-1954) created by painting gouache (similar to watercolors) on white paper, and then, with the use of a pair of scissors, cutting the paper into whimsical shapes. REMEMBER when you write a biography of a personality: Collect information about him/her, organize your information into paragraphs and use linking words to connect the sentences.Henri Matisse’s “The Fall of Icarus” (1943). Mr Badluck was packing his suitcase to go to the airport whenįinally, he changed his ticket for the next f light. Look at the pictures and write the story using Past Simple and Past ContinuousĪnd the linking words as, when, after that, then, while: Icarus moved his arms faster and fasterĭ. ![]() Daedalus thought that the only way to escapeĦ. King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette of France (watch) this event.Ģ. The first passengers in a hot-air balloon (be) a rooster, a sheep, and a duck, whom the Montgolfier brothers (send) up to an altitude of 1,640 ft (500 m) on September 19, 1783. To rise because hot air is lighter than the rest of the air. Joseph and Jacques Etienne (make) a paper balloon, they (burn) wet straw and (fill) it with hot air. Almost a year later, the first trip (be) possible. They (launch) their first balloon in December, 1782. Joseph (1740-1810) and Jacques Etienne (1745-1799) Montgolfier were two French bothers who (invent) the first successful hot-air balloon. Complete the text using the verb in parenthesis in the right tense: What is the force that pushes the plane upwards? _ī. What is the force that pushes the plane downwards? _Ħ. These help birds and planes to lift into the air. Dogs shake it when they are happy but it's also the back part of a plane. It runs when you have a cold but it's the front part of a plane, too. Where do the pilots fly the plane from? _ cockpitĢ. With your partners in your group, draw your picture or write your poemġ.Study them and try to find a way to express your own feelings and ideas.Try to find as many pictures / texts about the fall of Icarus as you can.Oil on canvas, Musées Royaux des Beaux-arts de Belgique, BrusselsĪccording to Brueghel, when Icarus fell. Pieter Brueghel – Landscape with the Fall of Icarus created in 1558 What do they have in common? Can you spot Icarus in the picture? Look at the painting and read the poem below it. ![]()
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