de stijl
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De stijl1917-1931
De Stijl – “The Style”• Dutch artistic movement, founded in Netherlands. Also known as Neo-Plasticism.
• Founders: Piet Mondrian & Theo van Doesburg.
• Utopian idea of spiritual harmony & order. Simplified to vertical and horizontal lines.
• Used only primary colors along with black and white.
• Not to reflect reality but rather to express the harmony that they believed was the law of universe.
• Their works of art helped the public along the path to truth and purity.
“.. Only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles,
only straight and horizontal or vertical lines.”
- Piet Mondrian
De Stijl Magazine First Front Cover.
1917 - Vilmos Huszár
• The group’s monthly journal called ‘De-Stijl’ started in 1917.
• This longing for harmony developed in the chaotic times of WW1.
• Journal continued to be printed until 1931 when Theo van Doesburg died.
Theo van doesburg
• Dutch artist.
• Founder and Leader of De Stijl.
• Complete abstraction of reality in his paintings.
• He was more flamboyant and extravagant.
• Split up with his colleague, Piet Mondrian in 1924 due to disagreements.
1883-1931
Composition VII- The Three Graces, 1917
Theo van doesburg
Simultaneous Counter-Composition 1929
Counter Composition V, 1925.
Piet mondrian
• Dutch Painter.
• Important contributor to De Stijl.
• An introvert by nature.
1872-1944
Composition with Grids: Checkerboard Compositionwith Light Colors - 1919
Piet mondrian
Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow Neo Plastisicm - 1930
Gerrit rietveld
• Dutch furniture designer and architect.
• One of the principal members of De Stijl.
• Famous for his Red and Blue chair design.
• The chair was designed for the Rietveld Schroder House which is a UNESCO world heritage site.
1888-1964
Red and Blue Chair - 1917