Mondrian and NonObjectivism

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Mondrian and Non-Objectivism

• Jonathan Borlo

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Piet Mondrian

• Born on March 7th, 1872, in the Netherlands.
• Trained as a teacher, began his career teaching
  primary education.

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Early Paintings

• While working as a teacher, he also practiced
  painting.
• His early paintings were of landscapes of
  Holland.
• He moved to Paris in 1912 where his artwork was
  influenced by cubism.

Red Tree
Mill in Sunlight
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Return to the Netherlands

• World War I broke out while he was visiting home,
  and he was forced to stay in the Netherlands.
• He stayed at the Laren artists colony, and met
  other artists who were working towards the
  abstract style.
• He published his essays defining his artistic
  theory, which he called neoplasticism.

Tableau II
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Return to Paris

• He returned to Paris in 1919.
• He began producing the grid-based paintings that
  he is known for in late 1919.

Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow
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Lines tended to fade before they reached the end
of the painting, rather than ending
abruptly. Only the black lines are flat, other
colors have layers of paint, giving them depth.
Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue,
Red, and Gray
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London and New York

• In 1938 he left Paris and moved to London due to
  the rise of Fascism.
• When the Netherlands were invaded and France fell
  in 1940 he left Paris for New York.
• His paintings from this period have more
  overlapping lines than previous ones.
• He also adds colored lines to his paintings
  instead of the black lines.

Composition with Yellow, Blue, and Red
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Death

• Toward the end of his life, his paintings begin
  to be bright and lively, reflecting the city and
  music that inspired them.
• In New York City in 1944, Mondrian died of
  pneumonia at the age of 71.

Broadway Boogie-Woogie
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Sources

• http//www.pietmondrian.org/about-piet-mondrian.ph
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• http//www.megadeal.ca/Art/Mondrian-Broadway-boogi
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• http//www.artchive.com/artchive/M/mondrian.html