ARTH 278 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Le Chahut, Georges Seurat, Pointillism
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Harmony is the analogy of the contrary and of similar elements of tone, of color and of line, considered according to their dominance and under the influence of light, in gay, calm, or sad combinations. Influence: charles henry, mathematician, emotional properties and symbolic meaning of lines and color. Color is gone, the lines and the rhythm are more important. The pointillism conveys more light and shadow rather than bright lights. Henri marie raymond de toulouse-lautrec-monfa or simply henre de toulouse- Henri de toulouse-lautrec, at the moulin rouge, 1892. Bridges graphic art and high art, creates posters that signify entertainment, such as the moulin rouge. Based off a story, married couple, middle class, she is bored with the marriage. One day, he comes back home and he can"t find her for years. Not looking at the details and the composition, but more so gathering the feel of the painting, the story.
