Tag Archives: Jesse Bryant Wilder

SEURAT: Trying To Connect The DOTS

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Dave

…Seurat suspended work on the large canvas until the fall. When Seurat resumed work on La Grande Jatte in October 1885, he incorporated his new divisionist technique and color theories that he began formulating during the summer while painting in Grandcamp. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Antonia Cunningham, Bridget Riley, Chris Dunmire, Christopher Benfey, Felix Feneon, Frederic Clay Bartlett, Georges Seurat, Jesse Bryant Wilder, Jodi Hauptman, Lars Roper, Meyer Schapiro, Nicolas Poussin, Paul Gauguin, Paul Signac, Robert L. Herbert, Simeran Maxwell, Thomas Kostner, Van Gogh | Leave a comment

SEURAT & THE PSYCHOLOGY of GEOMETRY: Point By Point

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Dave

Over the past several decades, many scholars have attempted to explain the meaning of this great composition. For some, it shows the growing middle class at leisure. Others see it as a representation of social tensions between modern city dwellers … Continue reading →