Pointillism

                      

• Was coined by JOHN ROY 
• He continued to paint until his death in 2001.
• His work included pointillism and photorealism and he created a remarkable and highly original body of work that represents an important contribution to the history of late twentieth century American painting.

• Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of pure color are applied in patterns to form an image.

• Georges Seuratdeveloped the technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism. The term Pointillism was first coined by art critics in the late 1880s to ridicule the works of these artists, and is now used without its earlier mocking connotation.

•  Neo-impressionism and Divisionism are also terms used to describe this technique of painting.