In his late sixties, Matisse was very ill, and his illness prevented him from painting.

He began to cut with scissors into a painted paper to make drafts for several commissions.

In time, Matisse chose cut-outs over painting art, this way inventing a new medium: The Cut-Outs.

The students referred to the art of Henri Matisse to create one cut-out collage with shapes and colors representing their emotions and life during the quarantine.