Pointillism
"La Grande Jatte" By Georges-Pierre Seurat
One of the impacts that Impressionism caused in the future art movements was Pointillism. This new form of painting involved the use of many small dots of colour so it could give a painting a better sense of vibrancy when it was looked at from far away. One of the leaders who started with this new idea was Seurat, to whom the term was first applied in regard to his painting "La Grande Jatte" (1886).
Seurat was part of the Neo-Impressionist movement which included Camille Pisarro, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Henri de Toulouse-Lautree and Paul Signac. The process of pointillism was better known as the theory of Divisionism. The term Divisionism was also the name of an Italian version of Neo-Impressionism in the 1890s and early 1900s. The Neo-Impressionist movement lasted for a short period of time, yet it was very influential. If the use of this technique was used well, the effects were of greater impact than the mixing of colours together.
Seurat was part of the Neo-Impressionist movement which included Camille Pisarro, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Henri de Toulouse-Lautree and Paul Signac. The process of pointillism was better known as the theory of Divisionism. The term Divisionism was also the name of an Italian version of Neo-Impressionism in the 1890s and early 1900s. The Neo-Impressionist movement lasted for a short period of time, yet it was very influential. If the use of this technique was used well, the effects were of greater impact than the mixing of colours together.