Composition with red, blue and yellow by Piet Mondrian: art explained

Piet Mondrian was a pioneering Dutch abstract artist, who popularized De Stijl (or neoplasticism) – an entirely new and simplified concept of what art could be. In this video we explore his revolutionary ideas through one of his most famous paintings, Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow.

Chapters:

00:00 – Evolution of De Stijl
00:38 – Mondrian’s early works
01:20 – Windmill in the Gein
01:50 – Mill in the sun — The Winkel mill
02:12 – The Moulin Rouge
02:45 – Composition with red, blue and yellow
05:02 – The life of Mondrian
05:38 – Thanks for watching!

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Mentioned works

Gombrich, EH The History of Art. Phaidon, 1972.

“Mondrian and his studios: room guide. »Tate. https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-liverpool/exhibition/mondrian-and-his-studios/mondrian-and-his-studios-room-guide.

Mondrian, Piet. “Pure abstract art, 1929.” In New Art — The New Life: The Collected Writings of Piet Mondrian. Ed. and Trans. Harry Holtzman and Martin James, GK Hall & Co., 1986.

Seuphor, Michel and Piet Mondrian. Piet Mondrian: Life and work. Abrams, 1956.

Veen, Louis. “Piet Mondrian on the principles of neo-plasticism.” International Journal of Art and Art History, vol. 5, no. 2, 2017, p. 1-12.

White, Michel. De Stijl and Dutch modernism. Manchester University Press, 2009.

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