Piet Mondrian (1872-1944)
In the early 1900s many artists experimented with various abstract ways of
representing reality. Mondrian went beyond them and strived to represent
abstract purity by avoiding any suggestion of reproducing the material world.
Instead, using horizontal and vertical black lines that outline blocks of
pure white, red, blue or yellow, he expressed his conception of ultimate
harmony and equilibrium. His theories and his art can be seen as a
vindication of simplicity when representing complexity.
I guess it is the "engineer" in me to like hard edge modern art. I have
particularly liked the work of turn of the century artist Piet Mondrian
because he used only primary colors. Since I am color blind to some pastel
colors; his work really appeals to me. As you have probably noticed by now
that I have created my web pages using a template featuring a Mondrian style.
I have included several links to other sites featuring Piet Mondrian's work.
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