Saturday, October 23, 2010

Sunday Afternoon on la Grande Jatte

Georges Seurat
Sunday Afternoon on la Grande Jatte
1884
Neo-Impressionism




Neo-impressionists fused science and art to create a methodical style of painting. Seurat used Pointillism and tashes of paint to compose the entire image. The Neo-Impressionists took an interest in science and color theory and focused on time and permanence. The painted frame demonstrates his acknowledgement and proclamation that the painting is a representation, not reality. This anti-mimesis is a reaction to photography and a statement about the autonomy and specialization of art as an institution outside public discourse. 

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