Here are your next two art terms of the week:

Photorealism

Photorealism is a style of art in which scenes are painted in a style closely resembling photographs. "The subject matter is frequently banal and without particular interest; the true subject of a photorealist work is the way in which we interpret photographs and paintings in order to create an internal representation of the scene depicted." This was a movement popular in the 1960's and 70's.




- Malcom Morely

Pointillism

Pointillism is more focused on the specific style of brushwork used to apply the paint. The artist uses tiiny dots of primary-colors. When grouped they will create the secondary colors. It is an offshoot of Impressionism, and is usually categorized as a form of Post-Impressionism. This was popular in France in the 1880s.  Georges Seurat was one of the most notable pointilists.

- Hippolyte Petitjean

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-entries adapted from artcyclopedia