Klaus Albrecht Schröder, director of the Albertina, speaks about our new exhibition Seurat, Signac, Van Gogh. Ways of Pointillism. #SeuratSignacVanGogh is on view from 16 September 2016 to 8 January 2017. art,pointillism,Seurat,Signac,Van Gogh,Fine Art … [Read more...]
George Seurat for Kids . Pointillism Art from Home
Enjoy an easy way to make a painting with your kiddos! Pointillism using supplies from home: cotton swabs, paper plate, any paint (not watercolors) or just use the tip of markers. Any colorbook page or print out works. We just happen to be studying French Impressionism this week and I love the Eiffel tower painting that George Seurat painting in the 1800s. There is a great … [Read more...]
Seurat’s Circus Sideshow: A Hypnotic Work
Noise, vitality, movement, boisterousness…these are some of the things that one would expect from a circus scene. But in Georges Seurat’s painting Parade de Cirque, everything is unusually still, almost petrified. Even more strange is the way Seurat painted the work, composed of a profusion of dazzling dots. In this talk, Professor Richard Thomson explores the mystery and … [Read more...]
Paint like Seurat in 7 easy steps!
For this video, a lot of Color theory! But Seurat had such a way with colors! If you follow these advices please post your paintings on social media with the hashtag #mgfcpaint, so I can find them!! Cheers, see you soon! Painting,Gouache,Watercolor,Seurat,How to,Color theory,Pointillism,Tutorial,DIY,Speed painting … [Read more...]
Get to the Point: Georges Seurat and Pointillism- Part 1
Have you ever seen a billboard up close and wondered why it looks like a bunch of dots? Do you know that a very famous artist mastered a technique that your printer uses today? Join us as we learn about French painter Georges Seurat, discover the science behind how your eye blends colors, and create a gigantic painting we view from an … [Read more...]
Seurat, Bathers at Asnières
Georges Seurat, Bathers at Asnières, 1884, oil on canvas, 6.6 x 9.8 ft (National Gallery, London) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. smarthistory,seurat,Art History,Post-Impressionism,Pointillism,Neo-Impressionism,History Of Art … [Read more...]
Georges Seurat: vita e opere in 10 punti
Breve biografia della vita e delle opere di Georges Seurat, il padre del neoimpressionismo e della tecnica puntinista 😉 Nuovo video della serie #artistiin10punti. ▼▼CONTINUA SOTTO▼▼ Pittore e disegnatore francese, Georges Seurat è stato fondatore ed esponente di spicco del neoimpressionismo. Figlio di genitori agiati, non dovette mai preoccuparsi di guadagnare da vivere e … [Read more...]
Georges Seurat – A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884-1886)
Art History Online presents 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte - 1884' by French painter Georges Seurat (1859-1891). A key work in Art History, announcing a new direction, known as Neo-Impressionism. A great example of pointillism. By watching this video you'll learn the major facts about 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte - 1884', also known as 'Un dimanche après-midi à l'Île de la … [Read more...]
Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte
Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte - 1884, 1884-86, oil on canvas, 81-3/4 x 121-1/4 inches / 207.5 x 308.1 cm (The Art Institute of Chicago). In the Google Art project: http://www.googleartproject.com/collection/the-art-institute-of-chicago/artwork/a-sunday-on-la-grande-jatte-1884-georges-seurat/609033/. Created by Beth Harris and Steven … [Read more...]
Georges Seurat’s Sunday on La Grande Jatte | Art Institute Essentials Tour
On this episode of Art Institute Essentials Tour, take a closer look at Sunday on La Grande Jatte, painted by Georges Seurat in 1884. “Bedlam,” “scandal,” and “hilarity” were among the epithets used to describe what is now considered Georges Seurat’s greatest work when it was first exhibited in Paris. Spend some time with this timeless pointillist masterpiece, one of the most … [Read more...]