Ascender’s Pointillism Prints

Pointillism was first introduced in the 1880’s, in the wake of impressionism, by the French artist Georges Pierre Seuret. The pointillism technique is when dots are grouped together to form an image. The closer the dots are together: the darker the tones. The farther apart the dots are: the lighter the tones. When looked at from afar, usually depicts a finely detailed picture making a powerful statement; elegant, clean, and honest.

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Ascender’s Pointillism Prints
Pointillism Thumb	Title	Framed/Matted	Print Only	More Info
	This Child Gone	Sold.	Purchase a 11.0″ x 12.2″ print, without frame or mat; $75.00	see more here, here, and here
	Masked	Sold.	Purchase a 14.7″ x 11.0 print, without frame or mat; $75.00	see more here, here, here and here
	Sombrero Surprise	Purchase a print, matted and in a 11″ x 14″ frame; $150.00	Purchase a 11.0″ x 7.4″ print, without frame or mat; $75.00	see more here, here, here and here
	A Few Of My Favorite Things…	Purchase a print, already matted and in a 11″ x 14″ frame; $150.00	Purchase a 15.3″ x 11.0″ print, without frame or mat. $75.00	see more here, here, and here
	Tea & Sympathy with an Angel	Sold.	Purchase a 6.1″ x 8.0″ print, without frame or mat. $45.00	see more here and here
	Julie through the Glass	Purchase a print, already matted and in a 11″ x 14″ frame; $150.00	Presently sold out. Inquire for future prints available.	see more here, here, and here
	Apgar 10-10; Feet	Purchase a dual print (feet & head), already matted and in a 10″ x 20″ frame; $200.00	Purchase a 16.0″ x 10.1″ (feet only) print without frame or mat. $75.00	see more here, here, and here
	The Sisters Three	Sold	Purchase 11.0″ x 15.1″ print without frame or mat. $75.00	see more here, and here
	Acceleration	Sold.	Purchase 10.1″ x 16.0″ print without frame or mat. $75.00	see more here, here, and here
	The Investment	Purchase a print, already matted and in a 11″ x 14″ frame; $150.00	Presently sold out. Inquire for future prints available.	see more here, here, and here
	Sputters	Purchase a print, already matted and in a 11″ x 14″ frame; $150.00	Purchase a 10.4″ x 16.0″ print without frame or mat. $75.00	see more here, here, and here
	Antiquity	Purchase a print, already matted and in a 11″ x 14″ frame; $150.00	Purchase a 11.0″ x 16.0″ print without frame or mat. $75.00	see more here, here, and here
	Young Fiber Artist	Sold.	Purchase 15.6″ x 11.0″ print without frame or mat. $75.00	see more here, and here
	A Passion For The Past	Sold.	Purchase a 10.5″ x 16.0″ print without frame or mat. $75.00	see more here and here
	Apgar 10/10; Head	Purchase a dual print (feet & head), already matted and in a 10″ x 20″ frame; $200.00	Purchase a 11.0″ x 14.2″ print without frame or mat. $75.00	see more here, here, and here
	A Touch of Culture	Purchase a print, already matted and in a 11″ x 14″ frame; $150.00	Purchase 7.9″ x 10.0″ ” print without frame or mat. $75.00	see more here and here
	Decade of Growth	Purchase a print, already matted and in a 11″ x 14″ frame; $150.00	Purchase a 11.0″ x 13.9″ print without frame or mat. $75.00	see more here and here
	Peacock	Sold.	Presently sold out. Inquire for future prints available.	see more here and here
	Indian Chief	Purchase a print, already matted and in a 11″ x 14″ frame; $150.00	Presently sold out. Inquire for future prints available.	Request to see more.
	Get a Grip 1	Purchase a print, already matted and in a 11″ x 14″ frame; $150.00	Purchase a 10.3″ x 16.0″ print without frame or mat. $75.00	see more here and here
	Get a Grip 2	Purchase a print, already matted and in a 11″ x 14″ frame; $150.00	Purchase 10.6″ x 16.0″ print without frame or mat. $75.00	see more here and here
	Cat 2	Sold.	Presently sold out. Inquire about availability.	see more here

Jacquelyn L. Berl: Pointillist Pieces

I see these images as engravings of dreams. Pixelated and disintegrating dreams, they morph one into the other and then dissipate, dot by dot, until awakening. The pieces in front of us capture the last most vivid vision. In fact, this brings me to the notion that one possible way to recall dreams forgotten right after the awakening moment could be by dots — a simple and elegant solution! The lack of lines deprives the viewer of a continuous visual reference, hampering focus; as a result the paintings appear to be covered by a gauze (made of the innumerable microscopic white dots), which further enhances the dreamlike quality.

This black and white, stripped version of pointillism is interesting from a purely technical point of view. The style of painting intended to mix colors inside the beholder’s mind rather than on the painted surface, endures the transformation: the portraits in Berl’s artwork display a heightened psychology, the darkest areas being eyes and mouths — the most expressive facial features. The artist makes a point (pun intended) that this painting technique is best suitable for portraiture and, I find it difficult to imagine still life, landscape or other genres benefiting similarly from such experimentation. But “never say never,” they say.

Another notable trait is the unsteadiness of the images. The white here does not originate from the sun but rather from some supernatural source — I’m thinking in the direction of imagination, unless you believe in ghosts. Even the girl, whose arm is visibly placed on a hard surface, probably a table, appears to hover, threatening to near the viewer, out of the frame, or, correspondingly, withdraw into the two dimensional world in a zoom out effect. Perhaps it is not coincidental that some of Ascender’s pointillist pictures feature Indians posing and dancing (in a way, the epitome of unsteadiness) in traditional wear — possibly exorcizing.

Yet still, in a somewhat contradictory turn, the simplicity of black and white provides a degree of robustness to the paintings as a whole. To sum up, in her pointillist works the artist appeals and stimulates the viewers’ fancy as effectively as she does in her collages and “scatterlings (c).” Conceptually, her work contains many parallels to a wonderful film I watched last year, “Pan’s Labyrinth:” there is the reality, often harsh, and the magic, sweet and comforting, but occasionally horrifying. Similarly to that movie, Ascender eschews easy “happy endings” and challenges us with aesthetically complex and inspiring works of art that fulfill on the visual, psychological and imaginative levels.

Critique of Ascender’s Poinitillism/Stippling by Elijah at Art and Critique