Georges Seurat

by Iain Zaczek

Overview

When one thinks of Georges Seurat, one artistic technique should come to mind: pointillism. Through Seurat’s study of color and light, he came to use tiny dots to create gorgeous, unique colors. Readers see full-color photographs of some of his most famous pieces, such as A Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte. Close-up images of small parts of the works call readers’ attention to interesting details, like the child in this painting who’s looking straight out of the canvas. Through clear instructions, readers can learn how to do a pointillist painting, too—if they have the patience!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781482414554
Publisher:	Gareth Stevens Library
Publication date:	08/01/2014
Series:	Great Artists Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2014
Gr 3–5—These books organize biographical material around the artists' works. They offer practical tips in the "How to Paint Like…" chapters. The writing is clear but will not necessarily grab readers. For example, Zaczek writes that van Gogh "lost interest" in his work for a firm that sold art, a vague and incomplete explanation of his failure in the working world. This book uses cartoons ineffectively, belittling serious statements by putting them in comic book—like speech bubbles. The graphics may confuse readers, and it is difficult to determine the focus of some pages, since there is no hierarchy in the size of the sidebars. The statement that van Gogh's "first sign of mental illness" was during his residence with Gaugin seems inaccurate; diary entries from before this period certainly reveal depression. The craftsmanship of these texts seems rushed. Skip these titles.

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