In his paintings, Seurat experimented with pure dots of color in the belief that two colors next two each other would enhance each other’s intensities. Test the validity of his theory. Do two colors’ intensities change when placed side by side? Art>Art Techniques>Color>Optical Effects>Color http://www.mhhe.com/ArtStudio/1/4/4/2.html
Do a search for images by van Gogh and Seurat. After reviewing several, browse images of works of other nineteenth-century artists, as well as images of works by twentieth-century artists. In terms of subject matter, style, and tone, do van Gogh and Seurat fit more with the nineteenth-century artists or the twentieth-century ones? Search Across Time>19th century http://www.mhhe.com/ArtStudio/3/1/8.html and Search Across Time>20th - 21st centuries http://www.mhhe.com/ArtStudio/3/1/9.html
Van Gogh uses spiraling effects to good effect in many of his paintings. Experiment with the possibilities of different spiral patterns. Why did van Gogh employ such patterns? What tone do they convey? Elements of Art>Texture>Spiral http://www.mhhe.com/ArtStudio/1/3/3/6.html
