Seurat's method to compose "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jadde" in Barnes Foundation 4 /Phrase technique

 

 

 

It turns out that the foundation structure can be made with the largest circular units.

Next, let's draw a little more details in the second unit.

It is the same way as carving wood;

gradually digging from rough cutting to details.

  

Seurat [Grand Jadde] the largest and second largest arc model

           the largest and the second largest unit

The pink arc has the effect of a musical phrase.

It is easy to imagine that the uncolored contours are made up of smaller circular arcs.

It can be said that the smallest unit of the whole pattern is an arc. (Arc is Atom of Art.)

These arcs produce various effects with the syntaxial devices.

Impressionist color paintings can be enjoyed intuitively by anyone.

It was easily accepted like a melody-centric pop song.

Cezanne's bather paintings and Seurat's last large paintings are not understood well .It must be perceived that a curve is a series of arcs to start with.

The ability is like hearing the perfect pitch of music,

It cannot be acquired without training.

The largest circular unit makes the foundation structure.

The unit of the second largest circle is used to balance the individual arcs.

Make a model of the second unit and overlay it on the first unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's easy to imagine that the uncolored contours are made up of smaller circular arcs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The pink arcs have the effect of musical phrases.

It's easy to imagine that the uncolored contours are made up of smaller circular arcs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The largest circular unit makes the foundation structure. The unit of the second largest circle is used to balance the individual arcs. Make a model of the second unit and overlay it on the first unit.

The three trees on waterside are very important as basic structure.