A Sunday Afternoon on the Grande Jatte |
He applied
the theory that colours from the opposite sides of the colour wheel put right
next to each other make each colour brighter and better. His small dots were all separate from each
other on a bright white base. It is the
viewers' eyes that blend the colour.
Seurat was
truly innovative. His paintings are very
distinctive.
The
painting at the top of this post is his most famous work – A Sunday Afternoon on the Grande Jatte. The original is about 6 by 9 feet – so it is
stunning in the flesh, so to speak. A
great excuse to visit Chicago to see it at the Art Institute of Chicago –
acquired by them in 1923. There are
almost 50 people in this painting. Everyone
has a hat and/or parasol. There is even a monkey! It is almost like a game of musical statues.
Paul Signac was the other painter that did dotty paintings. Do you like them too?
Paul Signac was the other painter that did dotty paintings. Do you like them too?
The paintings are so interesting. It reminds me of the Aboriginal Dot Paintings from Australia.
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