Comments on: A splash of colour – Seurat, Pollock and unity

By: Only me « Richard Littledale's Preacher's A – Z

Only me « Richard Littledale's Preacher's A – Z — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:29:24 +0000

[…] Ever since day one, one of the church’s great assets has been the ability to harness the skills of many into a mission which is greater than any one individual. In the First Century this was one of the secrets which allowed slave and slave-owners, Jews and Gentiles, Romans and Greeks to worship alongside each other. Each felt they were called by God to be part of something greater and more enduring than their differences. From time to time this has been celebrated on this blog, with posts on diversity and colour. […]

By: Pointilist theology « Richard Littledale's Preacher's A – Z

Pointilist theology « Richard Littledale's Preacher's A – Z — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:27:36 +0000

[…] this blog before about the birth of pointilism. Drawing on the insights of Royal Tapestry Maker Michel Chevreul, pointilists recognised that more intense colours were rendered in the brain by juxtaposing dots of […]

By: Polychromatic digital discipleship « Richard Littledale's Preacher's A – Z

Wed, 11 May 2011 07:54:18 +0000

[…] readers of this blog will know my fascination with Michel Chevreul and his insights on the combination of pure colours to make an intense polychromatic whole. […]

By: Explosive unity… « Richard Littledale's Preacher's A – Z

Explosive unity… « Richard Littledale's Preacher's A – Z — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:40:21 +0000

[…] rather, to celebrate the light, colour and diversity of the churches we represent. As I said in a previous discussion, it may be that Chevreul, Seurat and Pollock have some lessons to teach us […]

By: A sermoan from the poolpeet « Richard Littledale's Preacher's A – Z

A sermoan from the poolpeet « Richard Littledale's Preacher's A – Z — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:23:45 +0000

[…] One of the glories of Christianity, surely – is our diversity…as celebrated by Pollock and Seurat in a previous post? Even in those church traditions where the Lectionary means that the same […]

By: preachersa2z

preachersa2z — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:57:26 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Steph. I feel I understand a bit more of what is going on in the Pollock now. The fact that 2 people like 2 different ones kind of proves the point, I think!

By: Steph Wilkinson

Steph Wilkinson — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:45:24 +0000

Hi Richard. In painting you can also make colours look more vivid by placing two complementary colours next to each other (ie. colours that are opposite on the colour wheel) – eg blue next to orange or red next to green. True in life also – the extreme differences in two people serve to make us aware of their unique qualities.
My preferred painting of the two is the Pollock – vital, vigorous, restless, chaotic, rhythmic, energetic – I love it, me!