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Virginia Pitts Rembert

Piet Mondrian

Pioneer and leader of the abstract art movement, Piet Mondrian (1872–1944) was known for his straight lines and pure colours. Fascinated by the mathematical laws of the universe, this Dutch artist nourished his work with his scientific discoveries and created a new abstract language alongside his allies Wassily Kandinsky and Fernand Léger. As his investigations advanced, his works purified and intensified to the rhythm of the travels and encounters that he enjoyed. Recognised during his lifetime as the founder of an avant-garde movement, he propagated his knowledge and his artistic vision to illustrious architects and stylists and still today remains a cherished source of inspiration.
226 printed pages
Copyright owner
Parkstone International
Original publication
2015
Publication year
2023
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  • оля мельникhas quoted2 years ago
    As Mondrian worked to suppress the solids and voids of natural subjects in favour of their flat, geometric equivalents, he began to resolve the inconsistencies of three-dimensional natural space and two-dimensional artistic space. At first, he flattened objects, figures, trees, and facades into webs of contours, as in the paintings of 1911-1914. Then he treated the webs and later the crossings of their verticals and horizontals as independent members, unattached to the interstitial areas, as in the “Oceans” and
  • оля мельникhas quoted2 years ago
    is original impetus for adapting abstractionism was motivated by spiritualism, but it was also motivated by logic
  • оля мельникhas quoted2 years ago
    ese works, he created the paradigm for extending the rules of art when they can no longer carry the artist’s message. Every generation needs its examples of intellectual and creative courage. I believe that Piet Mondrian is such a model for artists of his adopted country

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