Today's artwork is this work by Georges Seurat. Ah, I said his name without biting my tongue! It's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte." She pulls back a sheet, revealing a replica of the painting It's actually quite a famous painting, but before we get into discussing the painter, I'd like to take a closer look at the work itself.

She puts a slim hand on your arm and pulls you several steps back Looking at it from a distance, I think it gives off the feeling of a landscape painting, but when you come closer... She gently pulls you closer to the copy of the painting, the scent of her long hair tickling your nose as it swishes silently It's made up of tiny dots! This is a technique called pointillism.

The people known as Impressionists had a technique where they'd place colors on the canvas as they were, without mixing, in an attempt to convey brightness.

Monet and his peers, when painting with colors, left a sense of brushstrokes behind in their works, but Seurat said, "Then I'll go with dots!"

If you look close, you can see he used a lot of primary colors: blues, reds, yellows, and so on.

There's another incredible aspect to it. The people are very strategically placed, and there's no overlap in their forms, not even the people in the boat in the background. This is a meticulously calculated composition crafted with precision.

Also, there's one more thing I'd like you to notice. There's only one person here dressed in white, this girl in the center. She points a delicate finger at a little girl in a white sundress and hat The reason this girl is the only one wearing white is because, well, there are various interpretations, but visually speaking, try holding out your finger and blocking your view of just the little girl.

She waits patiently while you do so

She makes the whole piece stand out and brings out a sense of rhythm, right? She continues without missing a beat This is just my take, but white symbolizes purity and such, right? I think there's a profound meaning to it.