Type
Text
Type
Thesis
Advisor
Rubin, James H | Mather, David | Uroskie, Andrew.
Date
2016-12-01
Keywords
Art history
Department
Department of Art History and Criticism
Language
en_US
Source
This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/11401/76771
Publisher
The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
Format
application/pdf
Abstract
The thesis discuss about the ideal of democracy in the art of George Seurat, a French Post- Impressionist artist in late 19th Century. Seurat has been commonly read as an artist of “scientific†method. This paper explores the definition and perception of “science†in Seurat’s lived social historical environment. It also evaluates whether his methods are authentically scientific by examining his sources of his methods. My argument is instead of defining Seurat as scientific, “democratic†would be a more accurate description. Seurat’s democratic attitudes are demonstrated by his selection of subject matter, his methods of production, and the influence of popular imagery on his art making. By applying a social art history methodology, this paper examines Seurat’s major works of different stages along with the social historical facts in his age to propose the idea that Seurat is democratic rather than scientific. | 35 pages
Recommended Citation
Wei, Lai, "The Art of Democracy, George Seurat as a Mirror of His Age" (2016). Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions). 2649.
https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/stony-brook-theses-and-dissertations-collection/2649