Seurat was a painter and draughtsman and the founder of Neo-Impressionism. Inspired by the scientific and aesthetic theories of the time he developed a method of painting in small dots of unmixed colour.   When placed closely together these mix on the eye and create a wonderful sense of luminosity. He named this technique Divisionism, now more popularly known as Pointillism.

In this talk Melanie will look at the influences and brief career of Seurat and discuss the influence his work had on others

10.30am - 12.30pm

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