1. George Philippe Seurat

2. Seurat Born into a wealthy family in France
Always wanted to paint, but was initially rejected
Studied the science of color and developed a new painting technique called pointilism
Used colors to represent emotions

3. Pointilism
a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of pure color are applied in patterns to form an image.

4. Seurat’s Theory of Art and Color
Happiness can be shown by the domination of luminous hues, by the predominance of warm colors, and by the use of lines directed upward.
Calm is achieved through an equivalence/balance of the use of the light and the dark, by the balance of warm and cold colors, and by lines that are horizontal.
Sadness is achieved by using dark and cold colors and by lines pointing downward.

5. Circus Sideshow

6. A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat, 1884

7. Sunday… 10 feet wide and 7 feet tall
Made over 60 studies (practice) before he painted the actual work
Took 2 years to paint
Painting now resides in the Art Institute in Chicago

8. The Laborers, 1883

9. The Seine and la Grande Jatte - Springtime 1888

10. The Eiffel Tower 1889