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divisionism

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di·vi·sion·ism  (d-vzh-nzm)
n.
A branch of neoimpressionism in which colors are divided into their components and mechanically arranged so that the eye organizes the shape.
di·vision·ist n.
divisionism [dɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Movements) the pointillism of Georges Seurat, the French neoimpressionist painter (1859-91), and his followers
divisionist  n & adj
divisionism
the use of small juxtaposed dots of color on a canvas. Cf. Pointillism. — divisionist, n., adj.
See also: Art
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He preferred to paint animals, believing them to be more spiritual than man, and the present work shows the distinct influence of Divisionism, Futurism and Expressionism.
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Interestingly, the oft-cited roles of the West and the radio RTML are downplayed in these testimonies, as are, manifestly, the inculpatory issue of ethnic divisionism and remorse: all of the subjects claim they had no issues with their Tutsi neighbors, and demonstrate shame and guilt for their actions.
Intimate Enemy: Images and Voices of the Rwandan Genocide by Hron, Madelaine / African Studies Quarterly
Of course, it would be absurd to deny the paramount role that the "liberation of color" (in Matisse's words) played in the birth of modern art--especially in the case of Seurat, whose divisionism paved the way to abstraction for Mondrian, Kandinsky, Delaunay, and many others.
"Georges Seurat: The Drawings"; Museum of Modern Art, New York by Bois, Yve-Alain / Artforum International
 
 
 
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