Pointillism makes pictures from tiny dots of pure colour that the eye blends from a distance.

Art technique

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Why it matters

The idea in context

Pointillism grew from 19th-century experiments with colour theory. Rather than mixing pigments on a palette, artists placed small marks side by side and trusted the viewer’s eye to fuse colour and light from a distance.

Türkçe

Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Noktacılık, gözün uzaktan birleştirdiği saf renkli küçük noktalarla görüntü oluşturur.

Noktacılık, 19. yüzyıl renk kuramı deneylerinden doğdu. Sanatçılar pigmentleri palet üzerinde karıştırmak yerine küçük izleri yan yana koydu ve uzaktan renk ile ışığı birleştirmeyi izleyicinin gözüne bıraktı.

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Background reading: PointillismAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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