Matisse admitting he didn’t fully know why he painted it that way is oddly comforting. Sometimes the kitchen experiment works before I can explain it too. https://www.openculture.com/2026/11/how-matisses-the-red-studio-went-from-a-london-nightclub-to-a-masterpiece-of-modern-art.htmlBy Jo Alvarez, Nov 11, 2026. 3 likes, 0 comments.