noun
pointillism
An art movement using small dots of pure color; related to Neo-Impressionism.
See also: 新印象主義
スーラは点描主義の代表的な画家です。
Seurat is a representative painter of pointillism.
Neo-Impressionism, the broader movement that includes pointillism; 点描主義 specifically refers to the dot technique.
Compound of 点描 (てんびょう, 'dot drawing') + 主義 (しゅぎ, '-ism').