Matisse not only developed oriental techniques (brush strokes) into his own creation, but also enriched his painting language by using various artistic elements such as dance and music. Dance was written in 1909- 19 10. When Matisse created it, he brought the model to the Mediterranean coast. He believes that this work is closely related to the happiness brought to him by the Mediterranean. The blue background in the painting symbolizes the blue sky in the south in midsummer and August, and the large area of green reminds people of green space. The scarlet of the characters symbolizes the healthy brown body of the Mediterranean people. In this wild and unrestrained picture, the dancers seem to be controlled by some rough and primitive strong rhythm. They held hands and formed a circle, twisting their bodies and dancing their limbs wildly.

Matisse highlights red with strong and bright color contrast, and everyone's sitting position and their correspondence have a continuous and jumping visual sense, thus producing the effect of note flow. Using typical simple composition, strong color contrast and fluidity, the relationship between color and music is realized.

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