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{{quote|[[The Chosen One|Great things]] are done by a series of [[Five-Man Band|small things brought together]].|'''Georges Seurat''', pointillist}}
{{quote|[[The Chosen One|Great things]] are done by a series of [[Five-Man Band|small things brought together]].|'''Georges Seurat''', pointillist}}


In front of you is a picture of art that seems to glow, even with its darker colors. It might be of still life, probably is. It might make you want to relax. It has sort of a grainy look to it, but despite that it still looks like [[Awesome Art|a piece of art with real skill]]. You walk up to it to see, [[Go Mad From the Revelation|its all just dots]]! How did someone make such a piece of art? There clearly is something going on beneath the patterns...
In front of you is a picture of art that seems to glow, even with its darker colors. It might be of still life, probably is. It might make you want to relax. It has sort of a grainy look to it, but despite that it still looks like [[Awesome Art|a piece of art with real skill]]. You walk up to it to see, [[The Reveal|it's all just dots]]! How did someone make such a piece of art? There clearly is something going on beneath the patterns...


<big>Welcome to Pointillism!</big>
Welcome to [[Pointillism]]!


Pointillism is a rejection of [[Impressionism]]. Impressionism focuses on rapid, spontaneous and loose brushstrokes while distinct dots, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_theory scientific theory], and patterns. The practice of Pointillism is in [[Science Marches On|sharp contrast]] to the traditional methods of blending pigments on a palette. Pointillism is analogous to the four-color CMYK printing process used by some color printers and large presses that place dots of Cyan (blue), Magenta (red), Yellow, and Key (black). [[Technology Marches On|Televisions and computer monitors]] use a similar technique to represent image colors using Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) colors. Pointillist colors often seem [[Sweet Exists (Sugar Wiki)|brighter]] than typical mixed subtractive colors. This may be partly because subtractive mixing of the pigments is [[Avoid the Dreaded G Rating|avoided]], and partly because some of the white canvas may be showing between the applied dots.
Pointillism is a rejection of [[Impressionism]]. Impressionism focuses on rapid, spontaneous and loose brushstrokes while distinct dots, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_theory scientific theory], and patterns. The practice of Pointillism is in [[Science Marches On|sharp contrast]] to the traditional methods of blending pigments on a palette. Pointillism is analogous to the four-color CMYK printing process used by some color printers and large presses that place dots of Cyan (blue), Magenta (red), Yellow, and Key (black). [[Technology Marches On|Televisions and computer monitors]] use a similar technique to represent image colors using Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) colors. Pointillist colors often seem [[Sweet Exists (Sugar Wiki)|brighter]] than typical mixed subtractive colors. This may be partly because subtractive mixing of the pigments is [[Avoid the Dreaded G Rating|avoided]], and partly because some of the white canvas may be showing between the applied dots.


[[History Marches On|It is a technique with few serious practitioners today.]]<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointillism#cite_note-3</ref> Human practitioners, at least - computers do this all the time on their monitors and printers. Still it is very noticeable and some works of it can be recognized by most, so the question is if it [[Needs More Love]].
[[History Marches On|It is a technique with few serious practitioners today.]] Human practitioners, at least - computers do this all the time on their monitors and printers. Still it is very noticeable and some works of it can be recognized by most, so the question is if it [[Needs More Love]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:VanGogh 1887 Selbstbildnis.jpg|Vincent van Gogh, Self Portrait, 1887, using pointillist technique.
File:VanGogh 1887 Selbstbildnis.jpg|Vincent van Gogh, Self Portrait, 1887, using pointillist technique.
File:Morning, Interior - Luce.jpeg|Maximilien Luce, Morning, Interior, 1890, using pointillist technique.
File:Morning, Interior - Luce.jpeg|Maximilien Luce, Morning, Interior, 1890, using pointillist technique.
File:Lemmen2.jpg|[[Georges Lemmen]], c.1891-92, ''The Beach at Heist'', [[Musée d'Orsay]] [[Paris, France|Paris]]
File:Lemmen2.jpg|Georges Lemmen, c.1891-92, ''The Beach at Heist'', Musée d'Orsay, Paris
File:Apple Harvest by Camille Pissarro.jpg|[[Camille Pissarro]], 1888, ''La Récolte des pommes'', oil on canvas, 61 x 74 cm, [[Dallas Museum of Art]]
File:Apple Harvest by Camille Pissarro.jpg|Camille Pissarro, 1888, ''La Récolte des pommes'', oil on canvas, 61 x 74 cm, Dallas Museum of Art
File:Paul Signac - L'Hirondelle Steamer on the Seine.JPG|[[Paul Signac]], 1901, ''L'Hirondelle Steamer on the Seine'', oil on canvas, [[National Gallery in Prague]]
File:Paul Signac - L'Hirondelle Steamer on the Seine.JPG|Paul Signac, 1901, ''L'Hirondelle Steamer on the Seine'', oil on canvas, National Gallery in Prague
File:Henri Edmond Cross - Regatta in Venice - Google Art Project.jpg|[[Henri Edmond Cross]], 1903-04, ''Regatta in Venice'', oil on canvas, 73.7 x 92.7 cm, [[Museum of Fine Arts, Houston]]
File:Henri Edmond Cross - Regatta in Venice - Google Art Project.jpg|Henri Edmond Cross, 1903-04, ''Regatta in Venice'', oil on canvas, 73.7 x 92.7 cm, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
File:Robert Delaunay, 1906, Portrait de Metzinger, oil on canvas, 55 x 43 cm, DSC08255.jpg|[[Robert Delaunay]], 1906, ''Portrait de Metzinger'', oil on canvas, 55 x 43 cm
File:Robert Delaunay, 1906, Portrait de Metzinger, oil on canvas, 55 x 43 cm, DSC08255.jpg|Robert Delaunay, 1906, ''Portrait de Metzinger'', oil on canvas, 55 x 43 cm
File:René Schützenberger - Nu à sa coiffure.jpg|[[René Schützenberger]], 1911, ''La Coiffure'', oil on canvas, 121 × 91 cm
File:René Schützenberger - Nu à sa coiffure.jpg|René Schützenberger, 1911, ''La Coiffure'', oil on canvas, 121 × 91 cm
File:Hippolyte Petitjean - Femmes au bain.jpg|[[Hippolyte Petitjean]], 1919, ''Femmes au bain'', oil on canvas, 61.1 × 46 cm, private collection
File:Hippolyte Petitjean - Femmes au bain.jpg|Hippolyte Petitjean, 1919, ''Femmes au bain'', oil on canvas, 61.1 × 46 cm, private collection
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==Notable paintings==
==Notable paintings==


* ''[[A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte]]'' by [[Georges Seurat]]
* ''A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte'' by Georges Seurat
* ''[[Bathing at Asnieres]]'' by [[Georges Seurat]]
* ''Bathing at Asnieres'' by Georges Seurat
* ''The Windmills at Overschie'' by [[Paul Signac]]
* ''The Windmills at Overschie'' by Paul Signac
* ''Banks of Seine'' by [[Georges Seurat]]
* ''Banks of Seine'' by Georges Seurat
* ''A Coastal Scene'' by [[Théo van Rysselberghe]]
* ''A Coastal Scene'' by Théo van Rysselberghe
* ''Family in the Orchard'' by [[Théo van Rysselberghe]]
* ''Family in the Orchard'' by Théo van Rysselberghe
* ''Countryside at Noon'' by [[Théo van Rysselberghe]]
* ''Countryside at Noon'' by Théo van Rysselberghe
* ''Afternoon at Pardigon'' by [[Henri-Edmond Cross]]
* ''Afternoon at Pardigon'' by Henri-Edmond Cross
* ''Rio San Trovaso, Venice'' by [[Henri-Edmond Cross]]
* ''Rio San Trovaso, Venice'' by Henri-Edmond Cross
* ''The Seine in front of the Trocadero'' by [[Henri-Edmond Cross]]
* ''The Seine in front of the Trocadero'' by Henri-Edmond Cross
* ''The Pine Tree at St. Tropez'' by [[Paul Signac]]
* ''The Pine Tree at St. Tropez'' by Paul Signac
* ''Against the Enamel of Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angels'' by [[Paul Signac]]
* ''Against the Enamel of Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angels'' by Paul Signac
* ''The Yellow Sail, Venice'' by [[Paul Signac]]
* ''The Yellow Sail, Venice'' by Paul Signac
* ''Notre Dame Cathedral'' by [[Maximilien Luce]]
* ''Notre Dame Cathedral'' by Maximilien Luce
* ''Le Pont De Pierre, Rouen'' by [[Charles Angrand]]
* ''Le Pont De Pierre, Rouen'' by Charles Angrand
* [[:File:Lemmen2.jpg|''The Beach at Heist'']] by [[Georges Lemmen]]
* [[:File:Lemmen2.jpg|''The Beach at Heist'']] by Georges Lemmen
* ''Aline Marechal'' by [[Georges Lemmen]]
* ''Aline Marechal'' by Georges Lemmen
* ''Vase of Flowers'' by [[Georges Lemmen]]
* ''Vase of Flowers'' by Georges Lemmen


==Music==
==Music==


Pointillism also refers to a style of 20th-century music composition. Different musical notes are made in seclusion, rather than in a linear sequence, giving a sound texture similar to Pointillism.<ref>
Pointillism also refers to a style of 20th-century music composition. Different musical notes are made in seclusion, rather than in a linear sequence, giving a sound texture similar to Pointillism. This type of music is also known as punctualism or klangfarbenmelodie.
Britannica - The Online Encyclopedia http://www.britannica.com/</ref> This type of music is also known as [[punctualism]] or [[klangfarbenmelodie]].
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Georges Seurat - A Sunday on La Grande Jatte -- 1884
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.
—Georges Seurat, pointillist

In front of you is a picture of art that seems to glow, even with its darker colors. It might be of still life, probably is. It might make you want to relax. It has sort of a grainy look to it, but despite that it still looks like a piece of art with real skill. You walk up to it to see, it's all just dots! How did someone make such a piece of art? There clearly is something going on beneath the patterns...

Welcome to Pointillism!

Pointillism is a rejection of Impressionism. Impressionism focuses on rapid, spontaneous and loose brushstrokes while distinct dots, scientific theory, and patterns. The practice of Pointillism is in sharp contrast to the traditional methods of blending pigments on a palette. Pointillism is analogous to the four-color CMYK printing process used by some color printers and large presses that place dots of Cyan (blue), Magenta (red), Yellow, and Key (black). Televisions and computer monitors use a similar technique to represent image colors using Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) colors. Pointillist colors often seem brighter than typical mixed subtractive colors. This may be partly because subtractive mixing of the pigments is avoided, and partly because some of the white canvas may be showing between the applied dots.

It is a technique with few serious practitioners today. Human practitioners, at least - computers do this all the time on their monitors and printers. Still it is very noticeable and some works of it can be recognized by most, so the question is if it Needs More Love.

Gallery

  • Detail from Seurat's La Parade de Cirque (1889), showing the contrasting dots of paint used in Pointillism

    Detail from Seurat's La Parade de Cirque (1889), showing the contrasting dots of paint used in Pointillism

  • Henri-Edmond Cross, L'air du soir, c.1893, Musée d'Orsay

    Henri-Edmond Cross, L'air du soir, c.1893, Musée d'Orsay

  • Vincent van Gogh, Self Portrait, 1887, using pointillist technique.

    Vincent van Gogh, Self Portrait, 1887, using pointillist technique.

  • Maximilien Luce, Morning, Interior, 1890, using pointillist technique.

    Maximilien Luce, Morning, Interior, 1890, using pointillist technique.

  • Georges Lemmen, c.1891-92, The Beach at Heist, Musée d'Orsay, Paris

    Georges Lemmen, c.1891-92, The Beach at Heist, Musée d'Orsay, Paris

  • Camille Pissarro, 1888, La Récolte des pommes, oil on canvas, 61 x 74 cm, Dallas Museum of Art

    Camille Pissarro, 1888, La Récolte des pommes, oil on canvas, 61 x 74 cm, Dallas Museum of Art

  • Paul Signac, 1901, L'Hirondelle Steamer on the Seine, oil on canvas, National Gallery in Prague

    Paul Signac, 1901, L'Hirondelle Steamer on the Seine, oil on canvas, National Gallery in Prague

  • Henri Edmond Cross, 1903-04, Regatta in Venice, oil on canvas, 73.7 x 92.7 cm, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    Henri Edmond Cross, 1903-04, Regatta in Venice, oil on canvas, 73.7 x 92.7 cm, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

  • Robert Delaunay, 1906, Portrait de Metzinger, oil on canvas, 55 x 43 cm

    Robert Delaunay, 1906, Portrait de Metzinger, oil on canvas, 55 x 43 cm

  • René Schützenberger, 1911, La Coiffure, oil on canvas, 121 × 91 cm

    René Schützenberger, 1911, La Coiffure, oil on canvas, 121 × 91 cm

  • Hippolyte Petitjean, 1919, Femmes au bain, oil on canvas, 61.1 × 46 cm, private collection

    Hippolyte Petitjean, 1919, Femmes au bain, oil on canvas, 61.1 × 46 cm, private collection

Examples of Pointillism include:


Notable paintings

  • A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
  • Bathing at Asnieres by Georges Seurat
  • The Windmills at Overschie by Paul Signac
  • Banks of Seine by Georges Seurat
  • A Coastal Scene by Théo van Rysselberghe
  • Family in the Orchard by Théo van Rysselberghe
  • Countryside at Noon by Théo van Rysselberghe
  • Afternoon at Pardigon by Henri-Edmond Cross
  • Rio San Trovaso, Venice by Henri-Edmond Cross
  • The Seine in front of the Trocadero by Henri-Edmond Cross
  • The Pine Tree at St. Tropez by Paul Signac
  • Against the Enamel of Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angels by Paul Signac
  • The Yellow Sail, Venice by Paul Signac
  • Notre Dame Cathedral by Maximilien Luce
  • Le Pont De Pierre, Rouen by Charles Angrand
  • The Beach at Heist by Georges Lemmen
  • Aline Marechal by Georges Lemmen
  • Vase of Flowers by Georges Lemmen

Music

Pointillism also refers to a style of 20th-century music composition. Different musical notes are made in seclusion, rather than in a linear sequence, giving a sound texture similar to Pointillism. This type of music is also known as punctualism or klangfarbenmelodie.

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