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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 ]
Composition with Large Red Plane, Yellow, Black, Grey and Blue is Mondrian's first painting after the publication of this essay, visually representing these ideals by stripping away all recognizable forms of physical objects and even the outlines of individual brushstrokes.
The yellow sky is blocked by a central cloud in the painting. The colors of the sky shift from the realistic towards the abstract with bold colors, to emphasize a spiritual essence. [2] Mondrian would fully transition to Neoplasticism in 1917, and in 1919 said of his transition: I expressed myself by means of nature.
Theo van Doesburg's theory of Elementarism emerged from his evolving views on Neoplasticism, leading to a departure from the strict principles upheld by Piet Mondrian. While Mondrian adhered to the exclusive use of horizontal and vertical lines to express equilibrium and balance, Van Doesburg introduced diagonal lines, which he believed added ...
[8] [3] The painting was owned by the estate of Piet Mondrian in New York City until it was transferred to the city's Sidney Janis Gallery in 1958. [3] It was then briefly in the hands of Galerie Beyeler in Basel , Switzerland, in 1980 before being acquired by Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen later that same year.
The mystical teaching of Georges Gurdjieff and P.D. Ouspensky also had an important influence on the early formations of the geometric abstract styles of Piet Mondrian and his colleagues in the early 20th century. [10] The spiritualism also inspired the abstract art of Kasimir Malevich and František Kupka. [11]
In the early 1900s, Piet Mondrian (1872–1944) [77] had read the Theosophical literature with great interest, including The Great Initiates [78] by Édouard Schuré. [79] He joined the Dutch Section of the TS in 1909. [5] [80] As Carel Blotkamp stated, "It is abundantly clear that Theosophy was of crucial importance to Mondrian." [81] [note 14]
Broadway Boogie Woogie is a painting by Piet Mondrian completed in 1943, after he had moved to New York in 1940. Compared to his earlier work, the canvas is divided into many more squares. Compared to his earlier work, the canvas is divided into many more squares.