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De Stijl (/ d ə ˈ s t aɪ l /, Dutch: [də ˈstɛil]; 'The Style') was a Dutch art movement founded in 1917 by a group of artists and architects based in Leiden (Theo van Doesburg, J.J.P. Oud), Voorburg (Vilmos Huszár, Jan Wils) and Laren (Piet Mondrian, Bart van der Leck).
De Stijl, Elementarism, Concrete art, Dadaism Theo van Doesburg ( Dutch: [ˈteːjoː vɑn ˈduzbʏr(ə)x] ; 30 August 1883 – 7 March 1931) was a Dutch artist, who practiced painting, writing, poetry and architecture.
Expressionist architects like Michel de Klerk and Piet Kramer were associated with the Amsterdam School, a modern movement that emphasized the importance of craftsmanship. [9] A direct relationship can be observed in Plan Zuid. Another group established De Stijl, based on the eponymous magazine (1917–1932). [10]
Versions of the chair are also on display at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio. [10] [11] The Red and Blue Chair was on loan [citation needed] to the Delft University of Technology Faculty of Architecture as part of an exhibition when a fire destroyed the entire building in May 2008.
Neoplasticism (or neo-plasticism), originating from the Dutch Nieuwe Beelding, is an avant-garde art theory proposed by Piet Mondrian [a] in 1917 and initially employed by the De Stijl art movement. The most notable proponents of this theory were Mondrian and another Dutch artist, Theo van Doesburg. [1]
Avant-garde architecture is architecture which is innovative and radical. There have been a variety of architects and movements whose work has been characterised in this way, especially Modernism . Other examples include Constructivism , Neoplasticism ( De Stijl ), Neo-futurism , Deconstructivism , Parametricism and Expressionism .
De Stijl 1920s (Holland, Europe) Moderne 1925+ (global) Art Deco 1925–1940s (global) List of Art Deco architecture; Streamline Moderne 1930–1937; Modernism 1927–1960s; International Style 1930+ (Europe, US) Usonian 1936–1940s (US)
Rietveld broke with De Stijl in 1928 and became associated with a more functionalist style of architecture, known as either Nieuwe Zakelijkheid or Nieuwe Bouwen. The same year he joined the Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne. From the late 1920s he was concerned with social housing, inexpensive production methods, new materials ...