Georges Seurat Pointillism

A little bit about Georges . . . He lived in Paris, France from 1859-1891 He developed an artistic style called “Pointillism” Through the use of tiny dots of paint, he created an optical illusion for the human eye to see a single shade or hue. He believed this form of painting would make the colors more brilliant and powerful than standard brushstrokes

Bathers at Asnières

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

You can visit this painting today See it at the Art Institute of Chicago

How Georges conveyed emotion in his art Happiness: Warm and light colors. Upward lines. Calmness: Balance of light and dark colors. Horizontal lines. Sadness: Cool and dark colors. Downward lines.

Two scenes from the River Seine