2006-07-09 01:46:17 · 10 answers · asked by Sarah 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Pointillism is a style of painting in which non-primary colors are generated by the visual mixing of points of primary colors placed very close to each other. The method is also known as Divisionism. This technique was in contrast to current methods of creating non-primary colors, including mixing pigment in the palette or using pigments out of a tube.
2006-07-09 01:48:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many have already given a definition of Pointillism. Georges Seurat, who developed pointillism, was fascinated by the new technology of photography. Many believe he was inspired by his observation of how the eye was able to mix the different points of shade in photographs and this led to his development of pointillism.
2006-07-11 07:37:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a style of painting using the point of the brush. The dots are placed very precisely to give a mix of colour on the canvas. The size of the dots depends on how closely the painting is to be viewed and the size of the finished painting.
Mixing colour on the canvas in this way gives a purer colour than mixing on a palatte and then applying the colour.
2006-07-09 08:55:58 · answer #3 · answered by Patchouli Pammy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seen it at the National Gallery (London), terrific effect to study the painting up close and then slowly move back to see what the artist envisaged.
Truly magnificent
2006-07-09 08:55:57 · answer #4 · answered by Useless 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a style of painting using dots of different colours which seem to be a block of a single colour. often used by george seurat
2006-07-09 08:55:02 · answer #5 · answered by motown 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These links should give enough information to drive you dotty...
http://www.pet-portraitartist.com/learning-to-paint-and-draw/painting-styles/Pointillism.htm
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/pointillism.html
http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/Emerson/pntmat.html
http://www.artfact.com/features/viewStyle.cfm?gID=31
http://www.answers.com/topic/pointillism
2006-07-10 16:27:45 · answer #6 · answered by HM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chuck Close. Just look at his art work that is the answer to your question!
2006-07-09 12:26:49 · answer #7 · answered by rich p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I second the above answer by feudalserfer.
2006-07-09 08:53:49 · answer #8 · answered by arabianbard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
feudalserfer gives the correct answer.
2006-07-09 09:11:55 · answer #9 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not continue to ask... there is absolutely no point to it!
2006-07-09 23:32:20 · answer #10 · answered by Saudi Geoff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋