De stijl

De stijl1917-1931

De Stijl – “The Style”• Dutch artistic movement, founded in Netherlands. Also known as Neo-Plasticism.

• Founders: Piet Mondrian & Theo van Doesburg.

• Utopian idea of spiritual harmony & order. Simplified to vertical and horizontal lines.

• Used only primary colors along with black and white.

• Not to reflect reality but rather to express the harmony that they believed was the law of universe.

• Their works of art helped the public along the path to truth and purity.

“.. Only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles,

only straight and horizontal or vertical lines.”

- Piet Mondrian

De Stijl Magazine First Front Cover.

1917 - Vilmos Huszár

• The group’s monthly journal called ‘De-Stijl’ started in 1917.

• This longing for harmony developed in the chaotic times of WW1.

• Journal continued to be printed until 1931 when Theo van Doesburg died.

Theo van doesburg

• Dutch artist.

• Founder and Leader of De Stijl.

• Complete abstraction of reality in his paintings.

• He was more flamboyant and extravagant.

• Split up with his colleague, Piet Mondrian in 1924 due to disagreements.

1883-1931

Composition VII- The Three Graces, 1917

Theo van doesburg

Simultaneous Counter-Composition 1929

Counter Composition V, 1925.

Piet mondrian

• Dutch Painter.

• Important contributor to De Stijl.

• An introvert by nature.

1872-1944

Composition with Grids: Checkerboard Compositionwith Light Colors - 1919

Piet mondrian

Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow Neo Plastisicm - 1930

Gerrit rietveld

• Dutch furniture designer and architect.

• One of the principal members of De Stijl.

• Famous for his Red and Blue chair design.

• The chair was designed for the Rietveld Schroder House which is a UNESCO world heritage site.

1888-1964

Red and Blue Chair - 1917