POINTILLISM

Title: PointillismArt contents: Pointillism technique, SeuratEnglish contents: Primary and secondary colours, dots, materials ( felt-tip pen)Objectives:

- To experiment with the Pointillism technique

- To know Seurat and the Pointillism.

POINTILLISM

Pointillism is a technique ofpainting using lots of dots (points).

We use primary colours directlyin the canvas. We don´t mix the Colours. Our eyes mix the colours.

Televisions use a similar technique( only yellow, blue and red).

Georges Seurat•He was born in France in 1859

in Paris.•He was French.•His family was rich in Champagne.•He was a painter.•He studied art.•He died in 1891 of pneumonia when he was 31 years old.

SEURAT´S MOST IMPORTANT WORKS

Sunday afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte

Seurat was very patient. He painted this picture in two years!

Watch this video on Seurat and the Pointillism

This is our model

And these our masterpieces