1. an artist who practices divisionism, a painting technique in which colors are applied in small separate strokes or dots to be optically mixed by the viewer's eye
Usage: art history; also called pointillist
2. a person who advocates or practices division, especially political or social division
Usage: often used critically

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of divisionism or divisionist art
Usage: art history

Examples

• Georges Seurat was a leading divisionist painter of the late 19th century.
• The divisionist technique relies on the viewer's eye to blend colors rather than mixing them on the palette.
• Her divisionist approach to the mural created a shimmering, luminous effect.
• Critics accused the politician of being a divisionist for his inflammatory rhetoric.
• Divisionist works often appear to glow when viewed from a distance.