Mondrian

Key figure of the international avant-garde, Piet Mondrian (1872–1944) was both a remarkable painter and a prominent art theorist, whose influence continues to have a powerful impact today. After coining the term "neoplasticism," Mondrian pioneered a style of painting composed solely of primary colors on a grid of vertical and horizontal black lines. on white background .

In Mondrian's vision, this type of essential painting would contribute to achieving a society in which art for art's sake has no place, but rather exists for the full realization of "beauty ." During his periods of work in Amsterdam, Paris, London and New York , Mondrian was able to draw inspiration from the metropolis. and modern music, especially jazz . In 1917, he co-founded De Stijl , initially a magazine and later a circle of artists who pursued a strictly geometric art form of horizontal and vertical lines.

Featuring reproductions of key works and short texts, this introductory volume presents Mondrian's distinctive and pioneering work, a constant source of inspiration for fashion, art, architecture and design , from White Stripes album covers to Yves Saint Laurent dresses .