Inspired by Piet Mondrian
by Diane Chinn
Title
Inspired by Piet Mondrian
Artist
Diane Chinn
Medium
Painting - Watercolor On 140 Lb. Cold Press Paper
Description
Piet Mondrian (1872 – 1944) was a Dutch painter and art theoretician. He is considered one of the greatest painters of the 20th century and one of the pioneers of abstract art. He started out as a traditional representational painter, but over time became very abstract in his work. Eventually, he focused on simple geomatic shapes in red, yellow, blue with gray and black and lots of white space left on the canvas. He described his work as Neoplasticism -- “pure plastic art” which he believed was necessary if an artist was to create “universal beauty.” According to Mondrian “plasticism is the action of forms and colors on the surface of the canvas as a new method for representing modern reality.”
Somewhere in his journey from representational to neoplastic art, Mondrian created a series of tree paintings. According to artist and author Remy Dean, Mondrian “was attracted to trees because of their complex and often chaotic structure.” My painting was inspired by Mondrian’s 1909 painting “The Red Tree” although there is not much red in my painting.
Speaking of trees, riddle me this…
Q: What looks like half a tree?
A: The other half.
Useless Fact…
Methuselah, an estimated 4,765-year-old ancient Bristlecone Pine, is one of the oldest living trees in the world.
Consider this…
“Two kinds of gratitude: the sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.” ~ Edwin Arlington Robinson
Be Kind…
“Ah kindness. What a simple way to tell another struggling soul that there is love to be found in the world.” ~ Alison Malee
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November 25th, 2021
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