Sky Arte Documentary Explores Matisse's Polynesian Journey
A documentary titled 'Matisse – Alla ricerca della luce' (Matisse: In Search of Light) will air on Sky Arte on Thursday, July 8, 2021. The film chronicles Henri Matisse's 1930 journey to Polynesia, undertaken when he was sixty years old. This voyage represented the culmination of his lifelong pursuit of light and color, which had previously taken him to Brittany, Corsica, Nice, Algeria, Morocco, and Spain. The Polynesian experience profoundly influenced the final 25 years of his creative life, pushing his work toward the threshold of contemporary art. The documentary frames this artistic quest as also a deeply personal search for self. Sky Arte's website is powered by Artribune, which manages its content and digital interface.
Key facts
- Documentary 'Matisse – Alla ricerca della luce' airs on Sky Arte on July 8, 2021.
- Henri Matisse traveled to Polynesia in 1930 at age sixty.
- The journey was the culmination of his search for light and color across Brittany, Corsica, Nice, Algeria, Morocco, and Spain.
- Polynesia influenced the last 25 years of Matisse's creative life.
- The documentary presents the journey as both artistic and personal self-discovery.
- Sky Arte's website is powered by Artribune.
Entities
Artists
- Henri Matisse
Institutions
- Sky Arte
- Artribune
Locations
- Polynesia
- Brittany
- Corsica
- Nice
- Algeria
- Morocco
- Spain