Piet Mondrian
A Dutch painter and art theoretician, he is regarded as one of the pioneers of 20th-century abstract art, known for his grid-based paintings with primary colors.
Quotes by Piet Mondrian
In art, the search for universal truth comes before the search for an aesthetic form.
The goal of art is to express the universal beauty through pure means.
Life is a dynamic process, and art must reflect that dynamism in equilibrium.
The straight line is the purest expression of direction.
Beauty lies in the harmony of opposites.
The artist must eliminate the accidental to reach the essential.
True art speaks a universal language.
Space and form are interdependent; one defines the other.
The primary colors and non-colors are the foundation of pure plastic expression.
Art is not imitation, but creation of harmony.
In the midst of chaos, seek the order that underlies all.
The rectangle is the most universal form.
Feeling is the source of all true art.
The evolution of art leads to abstraction.
Light reveals the inner structure of things.
Harmony in art is the reconciliation of contradictions.
The artist is a seeker of truth beyond appearance.
Pure plastic art is the art of the future.
Life's meaning is found in balance and proportion.
The line divides space, creating rhythm and relation.