VISD 2B09 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Piet Mondrian, Geometric Abstraction, Doesburg

• School: OCAD University
• Department: Liberal Studies
• Course: VISD 2B09
• Professor: Keith Bresnahan

Document Summary

Dutch de stijl and russian constructivism were both indebted to. Embraced a sense of order= response to trauma of first world war. Van doesburg, offering a universal language of geometric abstraction. Strong utopian theme, but artists didn"t share one homogenous vision to salve for europe"s wounded psyche of art/ society: piet mondrian. Neo- plasticism= no decorative excesses of pre- war, art, no emotional complexity: straight lines, orthogonal compositions, primary colour palette with white, black, and gray. Natural forms contains essence of universal harmony. De stijl combined of people who wanted to be agents of social change. One of the most immediate impacts on graphic design and typography. Imaginary grid underlines much of de stijl style. Simple geometric elements can create tension when presented with an exquisite sense at contrast. De stijl didn"t see negative space as accent but rather an active element that was balanced with the filled in parts of composition.