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
Abstraction is the path to universality.
In art, less is more; simplicity reveals depth.
The soul of art lies in its emotional purity.
Modern life demands a new aesthetic.
Colors must be used with restraint to achieve harmony.
The essence of beauty is equilibrium.
Art transforms the mundane into the eternal.
Vertical and horizontal: the axes of the universe.
True freedom in art comes from discipline.
The artist channels the spirit of the age.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication in creation.
Plastic art must be non-objective to be pure.
Life and art are one in their pursuit of harmony.
The grid is the skeleton of composition.
Intuition guides the hand of the true artist.
Abstraction liberates the spirit from the material.
In the end, all art aspires to the condition of music.
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.
As my father's son, I have always been drawn to the abstract.