Artspeaking topic
How does Seurat's 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte' build light and color through the scientific approach of pointillism?
— Georges Seurat, 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte' (1886)
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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