Neoplasticism
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Neoplasticism, also known as De Stijl, was an art movement founded in 1917 by Dutch artists including painters Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg. This movement aimed to establish universal laws of harmony and equilibrium applicable to both art and life.
Neoplasticism rejected the depiction of visually perceived reality, restricting artistic form to basic elements. Artists like Mondrian eliminated representational components, focusing on straight lines, rectangles, and primary colors (red, yellow, blue) combined with neutrals (black, white, gray). This style influenced painting, architecture, and decorative arts, emphasizing clarity, austerity, and order. Mondrian's late works, such as Broadway Boogie Woogie, replaced black lines with colored bands, reflecting the movement's evolution.123
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Piet MondrianThe birth of De StijlâŠwhich Mondrian coined the name neoplasticism, was to free the work of art from representing a momentary visual perception and from being guided by the personal temperament of the artist. The vision that Mondrian had moved toward for so long now seemed to be within reach: he could now renderâŠ
Read MoreâŠwhich Mondrian coined the name neoplasticism, was to free the work of art from representing a momentary visual perception and from being guided by the personal temperament of the artist. The vision that Mondrian had moved toward for so long now seemed to be within reach: he could now renderâŠ
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De StijlâŠplasticsâ (which he later called Neoplasticism). In his search for an art of clarity and order that would also express his religious and philosophical beliefs, Mondrian eliminated all representational components, reducing painting to its elements: straight lines, plane surfaces, rectangles, and the primary colours (red, yellow, and blue) combined withâŠ
Read MoreâŠplasticsâ (which he later called Neoplasticism). In his search for an art of clarity and order that would also express his religious and philosophical beliefs, Mondrian eliminated all representational components, reducing painting to its elements: straight lines, plane surfaces, rectangles, and the primary colours (red, yellow, and blue) combined withâŠ
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