pointillism Meaning & Definition

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Meaning of pointillism In English

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Examples of pointillism

  • The pointillism here is engagingly full of heart.

  • Thus, the language of the composition became clarified as polyphony and pointillism in a particularly high concentration.

  • This work demonstrates the influence of pointillism in the way the depth of field is collapsed into a flat, luminescent surface.

  • Divisionism is concerned with color theory, whereas pointillism is more focused on the specific style of brushwork used to apply the paint.

  • Shading was by crosshatching or pointillism, and even that had to be limited and coarse.

  • Seurat and his pointillism style played a major role in his formation as an artist.

  • There were now so many paintings, laboriously constructed dot by dot (pointillism).

  • Different musical notes are made in seclusion, rather than in a linear sequence, giving a sound texture similar to pointillism.

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