Pointillism

As a child, the world to me was a place with elusive networks of dirt roads. The small, dirty, square shaped, concrete houses provided shade and comfort from the heat that bounced off the streets causing a mirage of wavering images. The streets were filled with honks from countless motorcycles and rickshaws. Hearing similar dialogues and accents as the people argued for cheaper pomegranates from the food stands located at the corner of the streets. This place of dirt networks, flat-roofed houses…

later gave up at the age of 30. Kandinsky’s enthusiasm in colour and symbols led to his interest in psychology. At this point, his piece mostly reflected the region’s folk art. Soon, his love for music was seen. He was exposed to skills such as pointillism and fauvism. The most important piece was the blue rider,…

Paris’ official art school, he was sent into the military for a year. Upon returning to Paris from the military, Seurat focused in on his career as an artist. One of Seurat’s most well-known accomplishments is developing a style of painting called Pointillism.…

By the beginning of 20th century, the effects of modernity were being increasingly felt across European cities, as people left behind provincial life in search of the opportunities afforded by the industrial revolution. In response to the changing cityscape, many artists began to look for inspiration elsewhere, often escaping to rural spaces to seek out a connection with the natural world. One such artist was André Derain, who, in July 1905, left his home and studio in Paris to travel to the…

palette. One of Henri Matisse’s pieces; Luxe, calme et volupté (Luxury, Calm, and Pleasure), was named after a title from, “Baudelaire’s poem L’Invitation au voyage” (92). Matisse from the looks of this painting uses the brush stroke technique, pointillism. This piece also has a remarkable use…

He later was enrolled into the Madrid School of Fine Arts, where he experimented with art styles such as impressionism and pointillism. In 1922, Dali enrolled in the Special Painting, Sculpture, and Engraving School of San Fernando in Madrid. This is when he discovered and embraced his flamboyant and eccentric persona. He dressed in the style of English aesthetes of the 19th century…

Faivre. He attended art school for several years until he got bored of the basic art and broke free from the traditional art of that time. He went to be considered the founding father of the Neo-Impressionist art movement. The painting represents pointillism, a style of art in which small dots of colours are made to form an image. From a distance, the dots blend together beautifully and forms a picture. He created the masterpiece by first applying a layer of small horizontal brush strokes of…

obtained great admiration by the Parisian community due to the introduction of pointillism to the art world as my original movement and that it was possible to convert dots into forms due to the application of the color theory by utilizing complementary colors, analogous colors and various values to produce movement trough color These three years I have been changing and reaffirming my new powerful movement, pointillism. between the latter paintings it is possible to see the Eiffel Tower, The…

added on to his work. Van Gogh was an art dealer, teacher, and evangelist before he decided to pursue being an artist. When Van Gogh moved to Paris, it led to him gaining exposure to the Parisian avant-garde. From there, Van Gogh tailored Seurat’s pointillism, by applying brilliant colored paint in multi-directional strokes of impasto. (999) This technique gave Van Gogh’s pictures in my opinion a very powerful emotional energy and a “palpable surface texture.” (999) In Van Gogh’s painting,…

Layla (Seonyoung) Yun Mrs. Paulazzo APEH (Period 5) 20 February 2017 To what extent did liberals and nationalists achieve their goals in Europe between 1815 and 1900? Between 1815 and 1900, many Europeans were suffering due to horrible living conditions. Liberals and nationalists sought changes for the Europeans by promoting equality, individual freedom, and passion towards their own nation. Although achievements of liberals and nationalists were not maintained for long period of time, they…