https://padlet.com/mandanar/tphspkituzdw0nsn en-us 2023-06-20 20:21:56 UTC 2025-10-24 12:56:52 UTC hello@padlet.com mandanar https://padlet.com/mandanar/tphspkituzdw0nsn/wish/2628460289 Mondrian believed that art reflected the underlying spirituality of nature. He simplified the subjects of his paintings down to the most basic elements, in order to reveal the essence of the mystical energy in the balance of forces that governed nature and the universe.
 By using basic forms and colors, Mondrian believed that his vision of modern art would transcend divisions in culture and become a new common language based in the pure primary colors, flatness of forms, and dynamic tension in his canvases.
I like this painting because of its simplicity and purity of lines and shapes. And when I read about his philosophy I liked it even more!]]> 2023-06-20 21:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mandanar/tphspkituzdw0nsn/wish/2628460289 mandanar https://padlet.com/mandanar/tphspkituzdw0nsn/wish/2628461892 In the 1920s, Mondrian began to create the definitive abstract paintings for which he is best known. He limited his palette to white, black, gray, and the three primary colors, with the composition constructed from thick, black horizontal and vertical lines that delineated the outlines of the various rectangles of color or reserve. The simplification of the pictorial elements was essential for Mondrian's creation of a new abstract art, distinct from Cubism and Futurism. The assorted blocks of color and lines of differing width create rhythms that ebb and flow across the surface of the canvas, echoing the varied rhythm of modern life. The composition is asymmetrical, as in all of his mature paintings, with one large dominant block of color, here red, balanced by distribution of the smaller blocks of yellow, blue gray, and white around it. This style has been quoted by many artists and designers in all aspects of culture since the 1920s. ]]> 2023-06-20 21:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mandanar/tphspkituzdw0nsn/wish/2628461892