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Georges Seurat

1859 - 1891. Georges Seurat. Painter. French Born in Paris, France. Post Impressionism - used vivid colors , thick application of paint, distinctive brush strokes, and real-life subject matter

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Georges Seurat

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  1. 1859 - 1891 Georges Seurat

  2. Painter • French • Born in Paris, France. • Post Impressionism - used vivid colors, thick application of paint, distinctive brush strokes, and real-life subject matter • Pointillism - tiny juxtaposed dots of multi-colored paint allow the viewer's eye to blend colors optically, rather than having the colors blended on the canvas or pre-blended as a material pigment.

  3. Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte 1886 • What images to you see in this piece? • What do you think is the main idea or story that is being told? A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte shows members of each of the social classes participating in various park activities. It took Seurat two years to complete this 10-foot-wide painting, much of which he spent in the park sketching in preparation for the work (there are about 60 studies). It is now in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

  4. Peasants Driving Stakes • What images to you see in this piece? • What do you think is the main idea or story that is being told?

  5. Fishing in the Siene 1883 • What images to you see in this piece? • What do you think is the main idea or story that is being told?

  6. The Laborers 1883 • What images to you see in this piece? • What do you think is the main idea or story that is being told?

  7. Bathers at Asnieres 1884 • What images to you see in this piece? • What do you think is the main idea or story that is being told?

  8. The Siene at La Grand Jatte 1888 • What images to you see in this piece? • What do you think is the main idea or story that is being told?

  9. What is style?What is an artistic style?

  10. Similarities and Differences between these styles: Pointillism Egyptian

  11. Similarities and Differences between these styles: Realism Pointillism

  12. Similarities and Differences between these styles: Abstraction Pointillism

  13. Similarities and Differences:

  14. Time to create our very own pointillism works!!

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