pointillism

Noun pointillism has 2 senses

• pointillism(n = noun.group) Array - a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France; Array
is a kind of school, art movement, artistic movement
Derived form adjective pointillistic₁

• pointillism(n = noun.artifact) Array - a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France; Array
is a kind of genre
Derived form noun pointillist₁