In topic this half term, we’re artists/artist historians.
We’ve been exploring the work of Georges Seurat, a French painter known for pointillism – painting lots of tiny dots and dashes to make up a larger image. When you look closely, it looks like a group of coloured dots, but as you move further away, the bigger picture becomes clearer.
One of Georges Seurat’s most famous works is A Sunday on La Grande Jatte. It’s 3 metres wide and took him 2 years to finish! We’ve really enjoyed discussing the painting, thinking about the visual and tactile elements of art. We’ve thought carefully about:
colour
space – distances or areas in a piece of art; usually used to describe areas or parts of an artwork where there are large blocks of colour or ‘gaps’
composition – the way that something has been deliberately ‘put together’
After some extensive discussion, we doffed our art-historian hats and settled in as artists…
The children used earbuds and paint to create their own pointillism art. I was impressed by the patience and perseverance on display.
Help at home by exploring the Art Bites YouTube channel with your child. Make sure to stay safe online.
Why not try some pointillism at home? All you’ll need is some paint and a few earbuds… and patience!