De Stijl (1930 CE)

Question 1

De Stijl Style

Answer 1

Based on strict geometry of horizontals and verticals
Incorporates the ideas of Neoplasticism
Abstract
Believed in the birth of the new age after WWI
Utopian aesthetic that balances indiviudal and universal values

Question 2

Composition with Red, Blue
and Yellow IDs

Answer 2

Piet Mondrian
1930 CE
De Stijl
Oil on canvas

Question 2

Composition with Red, Blue
and Yellow

Answer 2

Symbolizes the balance and the tension of dynamic forces through contrast
Gets rid of illusionistic depth
Asymmetrical
Reveals the underlying eternal structure of existence
Precise, mechanical order that is lacking in the natural world (post-war stuff)
“Aesthetic purity”