New Research

Today I've decided to research a topic off of my list that interests me. 

Research Topic: Pointillism

Past knowledge of the topic: I know that pointillism is the use of small dots to create a bigger picture. I can't think of the name of it but I know of a painting that is very famous and is used for pointillism. I learned about pointillism in either 7th or 8th grade (more likely 7th) and took a picture of my sister to turn into a pointillism picture. It was a difficult way of doing art in my opinion. It takes a lot of time and precision to create art like that, I know from experience. I can't imagine how hard it is to do it for a real painting, as opposed to a marker drawing in art class.

RESEARCH

What is Pointillism?: "The theory or practice in art of applying small strokes or dots of color to a surface so that from a distance they blend together" (Merriam Webster).

Example of Pointillism: 

The painting to the right is called Sunday on La Grande Jatte. It was created by George Seurat, and became one of his most famous works. This is the painting that I had seen before. I was taught about pointillism using this piece of art.While it may look like a completely whole picture, if you look closely at it every bit of the picture is created with small dots. The picture here takes a closer look at a woman from the painting, near the ground where her skirt ends. You can see all of the miniature points that make up the skirt.

I'll update this soon and post more of what I find ASAP.
-Shannon