#Neo-Impressionism

2 articles tagged with "Neo-Impressionism"

Georges Seurat: Pointillism and the Science of Color Perception
Artist Spotlights
·7 min read

Georges Seurat: Pointillism and the Science of Color Perception

Georges Seurat invented Pointillism by treating painting as a science. Discover how he applied color theory to canvas and why his work still looks unlike anything else.

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte: Seurat, Pointillism, and the Science of Seeing
Famous Artworks
·6 min read

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte: Seurat, Pointillism, and the Science of Seeing

Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte is one of the most technically ambitious paintings of the 19th century. Discover how Seurat applied color theory, why he spent two years on a single canvas, what the rigid figures mean, and how the painting changed the course of modern art.