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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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This enigma of infinitely complex painterly quietism has lost its place as sphinx at the door to Paul Signac's razzmatazz portrait of Felix Feneon of 1890, a comparatively minor painting trumpeting divisionist color theory that also provides the first color plate in Elderfield's monumental tome guiding readers through the collection.
The new MoMA by Buchlon, Benjamin H.D. / Artforum International
Promoting egalitarianism in judgment, the show led visitors to wonder, open-eyed, at curiosities by neglected Italian divisionists (Angelo Morbelli), rebellious Finnish symbolists (Akseli Gallen-Kallela), and the remarkable Jan Toorop, whose Watchers on the Threshold of the Sea, ca.
"1900: ART AT THE CROSS ROADS" by SHIFF, RICHARD / Artforum International
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