Discovering Pointillism: A Journey into Georges Seurat's Masterpieces
Explore the captivating art technique of Pointillism through the works of Georges Seurat, the pioneer of this style. Learn how tiny dots blend to create stunning images in Seurat's iconic masterpiece "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," and delve into other examples of his remarkable artwork.
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What is pointillism? Pointillism is a style of painting that uses dots to create a picture. The dots used are so tiny that when you pull back and look at the canvas as a whole they visually blend into eachother.
Georges Seurat The most famous pointillist artist was Georges Seurat. Georges Seurat was born in France in 1859. Seurat paid attention to what the human eye does with colour, and learned how to "make" people see certain colours, by placing two opposing colours beside eachother.
EXAMPLE: Take a look at the neck of this man. -Yellow + -Blue + -Orange = Shadow
"A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte"-1886
"A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte"-1886 -Took 2 years to complete -Considered to be Seurat's masterpiece -The most important work in Pointillism -On permanent display at the Art Institute in Chicago
