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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).
Although De Stijl was made up of many members, Van Doesburg was the "ambassador" of the movement, promoting it across Europe. He moved to Weimar in 1922, deciding to make an impression on the Bauhaus principal, Walter Gropius , to spread the influence of the movement.
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]
Art should be above reality, otherwise it would have no value for man." He was a contributor to the De Stijl art movement and group, which he co-founded with Theo van Doesburg. He evolved a non-representational form which he termed Neoplasticism. This was the new 'pure plastic art' which he believed was necessary in order to create 'universal ...
The Red and Blue Chair is a chair designed in 1917 by Gerrit Rietveld.It represents one of the first explorations by the De Stijl art movement in three dimensions. It was not painted its distinct colors until the early 1920s.
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]
Dutch art describes the history of visual arts in the Netherlands, ... but the De Stijl movement, of which Mondrian was a member, was influential abroad.
De Stijl (/ d ə ˈ s t aɪ l /, Dutch: [də ˈstɛil]; "The Style") was an artistic movement in the 1920s. The movement is also known as neoplasticism — the new plastic art (or Nieuwe Beelding in Dutch).