1. Georges Seurat
Pointillism

2. A little bit about Georges . . .
He lived in Paris, France from
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

4. Bathers at Asnières

5. A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

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

7. 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.

8. Two scenes from the River Seine