Known primarily for his beautiful paintings, drawings, and works on paper, Henri Matisse was also an accomplished sculptor whose radical style left lasting marks on modern art history. The first major U.S. examination of Matisse’s sculpture in nearly 40 years, this exhibition assembles more than 150 works in a variety of media to illustrate his inventiveness, dexterity, and historical significance. The exhibition was presented at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Dallas Museum of Art, and The Baltimore Museum of Art.

The exhibition features an interactive touch-screen display that encourages visitors to be active in the process of observing a sculpture. The Interactive allows viewers to move the sculpture, change the lighting, and look at it in both profile and contour mode.

Matisse’s Aurora sculpture was laser scanned to create a 3D model. This model was prepared for real-time playback utilizing normal maps that create the illusion of a high-density model. A real-time shader that mimics Matisse’s contour line drawing style was programmed specifically for this project.