piet mondrian “always further” a pioneer in the art of abstraction
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PIET
MONDRIAN
“ALWAYS F
URTHER”
A PIO
NEER I
N T
HE A
RT OF
ABSTRACTION
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• Dutch painter• Balance, form and
color
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“THE FIRST THING TO CHANGE IN MY PAINTING WAS THE COLOR.”
Mill in Sunlight: The Winkel Mill 1908
Red Tree 1910
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LOSS OF DETAIL: THE ROAD TO ABSTRACTION
The Red Mill 1911
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CUBISM
Above: Trees in Blossom 1913
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Composition No. 10/(Pier and Ocean) 1915
“I wish to approach truth as closely as is possible, and therefore I abstract
everything until I arrive at the Fundamental quality of objects.”
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THE LOSS OF CURVED LINES
Composition 1917
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NEO-PLASTICISM:“ONLY PRIMARY COLORS AND NON-COLORS, ONLY SQUARES AND RECTANGLES, ONLY STRAIGHT AND HORIZONTAL OR STRAIGHT AND VERTICAL LINE.”
Composition with Yellow, Red, Black, Blue, and Gray 1920
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Tableau No. 1 1925
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DOUBLE LINE PAINTINGS
Painting No. 9 1942
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NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
New York City I 1942 Part of the New York subway system
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BOOGIE-WOOGIE
Victory Boogie-Woogie 1944 (Unfinished)
Birds Eye View of New York City