Piet Mondrian

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Piet Mondrian
Adapted From Presentations Created by Rock Ledge
Elementary Fine Art Program, Seymour, WI Original
Source http//www.seymour.k12.wi.us/rle/art/grade
_level_units.html
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Piet Mondrian began as an artist by painting
realistic landscapes.
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• Then Piet changed the way he painted.
• He didnt want his pictures to look like nature.
  
• He wanted to explore how color and line worked
  together.

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• Over time, Piets work became more simple.
• Piet did not use details and he only used a few
  colors.
• Can you guess which colors he liked to use the
  most?

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I hope you guessed the primary colors!
Red Yellow Blue
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For 20 years Piet used only black, white, gray
and the three primary colors.
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Besides using just the primary colors, Piet liked
to use horizontal vertical lines in his art.
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Sometimes he would change the thickness of the
lines. Other times he would place the lines
close together or far apart.
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He was always trying to find a perfect balance in
his art.
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When Piet was 68 years old, he moved
to New York City. The skyscrapers and
the straight lines of the streets must have
reminded him of his paintings!
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Here are some more paintings by Piet Mondrian
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