Henri Matisse, recognised as one of the most influential figures in modern art, dazzled the world with this avant-garde work. Through his use of colour and shape, he defied traditional art conventions, marking a milestone in the 20th century that still lasts today.
For the exhibition Matisse Metamorfosis. Esculturas y dibujos (Matisse Metamorphosis. Sculptures and Drawings) by Fundación Canal, writer and art critic Juan Manuel Bonet delves into the French artist’s impact on his time and on other artists, such as Joan Miró, Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko, and Manolo Quejido, who were influenced by his work.
Juan Manuel Bonet (Paris, 1953) is a writer and art critic. He was director of the IVAM (Valencian Institute of Modern Art), the Reina Sofía National Art Centre Museum (Madrid), the Cervantes Institute of Paris, and the Cervantes Institute.
Of all the exhibitions he has curated, of note are those on poets, ultraism, surrealism, Polish constructivism, Argentinean avant-garde literature, and the Spanish Republican exile. Along with them are retrospectives on Tarsila do Amaral, Juan Gris, José Guerrero, Alex Katz, Manolo Millares, Giorgio Morandi, and Pablo Picasso. Additionally, he has overseen exhibitions on photographers like Francesc Catalá Roca, Jesse Fernández, Bernard Plossu, Leopoldo Pomés, and Josef Sudek, on writers like Rafael Alberti, Max Aub, Julio Cortázar, Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Henri Michaux, and Tadeusz Peiper, on politicians like Juan Negrín, and on composers like Morton Feldman and Ricardo Viñes.
With a degree in Information Science and a Master’s Degree from El País, she has been working in the culture department for TVE’S La 1 news show for 20 years. With her professional background and involvement, she is a leading journalist in the cultural field.
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