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Art 101
ART 101: Art in Depth
Styles: Pointillism
Pointillism is a style of art consisting of small dots or stokes of primary colors are put onto the canvas. When seen from a distance, all of the small dots optically blend together and create a delicately radiant image. Pointillist artists avoided lines, and used shading techniques to achieve soft effects.
Famous Modern Art Artists:
Henri-Edmond Cross
Georges-Pierre Seurat
Paul Signac
Example of Pointillism: A Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte, 1884-86 by Georges-Pierre Seurat
