This powerpoint presentation talks about the Art Movement: Divisionism. It also discusses about the history, definition and characteristics of Divisionism. It also discusses about the painters who are related in the period of Divisionism.

1. Divisionism

2. Divisionism
▪ It is also called as
“chromoluminarism”
▪ It was the characteristic style in Neo-
Impressionist painting defined by the
separation of colors into individual
dots or patches which interacted
optically

3. Divisionism
▪ By requiring the viewer to combine
the colors optically instead of
physically mixing pigments,
Divisionists believed they were
achieving the
maximum luminosity scientifically
possible.

4. Divisionism
Georges Seurat
▪ Founder of
Divisionism

5. Divisionist Color Theory
▪ Local color: As the dominant element of the painting, local color
refers to the true color of subjects, e.g. green grass or blue sky.
▪ Direct sunlight: As appropriate, yellow-orange colors
representing the sun’s action would be interspersed with the
natural colors to emulate the effect of direct sunlight.
▪ Shadow: If lighting is only indirect, various other colors, such as
blues, reds and purples, can be used to simulate the darkness
and shadows.
▪ Reflected light: An object which is adjacent to another in a
painting could cast reflected colors onto it.
▪ Contrast: Contrasting colors might be placed in close proximity.

6. Famous Artists during the
Divisionism Movement
▪ Giuseppe Pellizza daVolpedo
▪ July 28, 1868 – June 14, 1907
▪ He used a divisionist technique in which a
painting is created by juxtaposing small
dots of paint according to specific color
theory.

7. Famous Artists during the
Divisionism Movement
▪ Vittore Grubicy de Dragon
▪ October 15, 1851 – August 4, 1920
▪ He was largely responsible for introducing
into Italian painting the optical theories
of Divisionism.

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