Matisse.

matisse is generally considered one of the forfounders of morden art and graphic design (loosely). His work was very edgy and expremitnal for the time useing bright colours and simple shapes he created outlandish examples of art that confounted the general consensus at the time, so much so that his work was slandered buy the art community and was considerd by most critics at the time to be rubbish. He started off as a painter and created a stile that utlised large blocks of mono colour to create visually striking and 'wild' images, later in his life he began to exprement with the use of cut outs, when he developed this advancement in his work he was in poor health in old age. The last work he made, a church was a push even thourthe usin the stain glass and light itself to create vibrent designes. His work has influenced a great meny people inducing Dick bruna the maker of miffy the rabbit and the ipod adverts. His use of bold colours and intense tones make a strong statement, I could potentially use some of his stile in my own work, maybe making the front and back covers of my book.