Piet Mondrian
Amersfoort – Netherlands (1872)
Manhattan – United States (1944)
He was 71 years old.
• Piet Mondrian began as an artist by painting realistic landscapes.
Piet Mondrian developed an abstract style which combined squares and rectangles using only
primary colors separated by black lines.
In his paintings there are….
RECTANGLES
SQUARES
BLACK LINES
HORIZONTAL VERTICAL
PRIMARY COLOURS
REDYELLOW
BLUE
ExerciseCreate one of the Mondrian’s artwork.
MaterialWhite paperScissorsGluepencil
Sheet papers in primary colours (yellow, blue and red)
RulerBlack felt-pen
Process1. Draw on a white paper horizontal and vertical
lines using a pencil and a ruler.2. Try to create rectangles and squares.3. Cut small pieces of papers in primary colours.4. Stick them to create colourful shapes.5. Some of the squares and rectangles should be
white.6. Finally, trace all the lines with a black felt-pen.
Let’s work!