When was piet mondrian born

Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (Dutch:[ˈpitərkɔrˈneːlɪsˈmɔndrijaːn]; 7 March – 1 February ), known after as Piet Mondrian (, US also , Dutch:[pitˈmɔndrijɑn]), was a Dutch painter and art theoretician who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He was one of the pioneers of 20th-century abstract art, as he changed his artistic direction from figurative painting to an increasingly abstract style, until he reached a point where his artistic vocabulary was reduced to simple geometric elements.

Mondrian's art was highly utopian and was concerned with a search for universal values and aesthetics.

He proclaimed in "Art is higher than reality and has no direct relation to reality.

A biography on piet mondrian His transition towards abstraction was complete when along with Theo van Doesburg, Mondrian founded the journal and movement De Stijl. However, as the viewer moves closer, you realize that most of the color blocks are painted with discreet brush strokes running in one direction. Use profiles to select personalised content. The Element of Space in Artistic Media.

To approach the spiritual in art, one will make as little use as possible of reality, because reality is opposed to the spiritual. We find ourselves in the presence of an abstract art. Art should be above reality, otherwise it would have no value for man."

He was a contributor to the De Stijl art movement and group, which he co-founded with Theo van Doesburg.

He evolved a non-representational form which he termed Neoplasticism. This was the new 'pure plastic art' which he believed was necessary in order to create 'universal beauty'. To express this, Mondrian eventually decided to limit his formal vocabulary to the three primary colors (red, blue, and yellow), the three primary values (black, white, and gray), and the two primary directions (horizontal and vertical).

A biography on piet mondrian book They are entirely abstract and feature primarily black lines with red, white, blue, and white blocks executed in an asymmetrical arrangement. The works he painted in his Manhattan studio are, according to many, his greatest achievements. In Tate Modern. Due to the influence and guidance of his uncle and father, he painted following the approach of the Hague School, where a meticulous way of depiction in accordance with Dutch traditions was mixed with the use of color by Barbizon painters.

Mondrian's arrival in Paris from the Netherlands in marked the beginning of a period of profound change. He encountered experiments in Cubism and with the intent of integrating himself within the Parisian avant-garde removed an 'a' from the Dutch spelling of his name (Mondriaan).

Mondrian's work had an enormous influence on 20th-century art, influencing not only the course of abstract painting and numerous major styles and art movements (e.g.

Color Field painting, Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism), but also fields outside the domain of painting, such as design, architecture and fashion. Design historian Stephen Bayley said: "Mondrian has come to mean Modernism. His name and his work sum up the High Modernist ideal. I don't like the word 'iconic', so let's say that he's become totemic – a totem for everything Modernism set out to be."